Film rachmaninoff biography

"Rachmaninoff Revisited" is the first comprehensive biography of the great Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff.
Rachmaninoff: Directed by Antonio de Santos.
BBC The Joy of Rachmaninoff - Documentary 2016 · Rachmaninoff: Symphony no.

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"Rachmaninoff Revisited" to have American Premiere

Premiering at the Russian Documentary Film Festival in New York, musical biography of Rachmaninoff features some of some of today's leading interpreters.

poster © Peter Rosen Productions, Inc.
Sergie Rachmaninoff © Senar.ru
Sergei Rachmaninoff © Senar.ru

A refugee from Soviet Russia, Sergei Rachmaninoff ( 1873-1943) found a new life in New York and became one of the greatest composers and concert pianist in his new homeland. This film is the first comprehensive biography of Rachmaninoff. Featuring commentary and performances by today's most respected pianists, this is a story of overcoming hardship and eventual redemption through the power of music.

rusdocfilmfest.org American Premiere October 18-24, 2021

English title Rachmaninoff Revisited
Genre Music documentary
Recording location World wide
Production year 2020
Duration 54:00
Distribution TV EuroArts Music International, Arte, WDR
Production Company Peter Rosen Productions, Inc.
Director Peter Rosen

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Sergei Rachmaninoff

Russian composer, pianist and conductor (1873–1943)

"Rachmaninoff" redirects here. For other uses, see Rachmaninoff (disambiguation).

Sergei Rachmaninoff
Rachmaninoff in 1921
Born	1 April [O.S. 20 March] 1873 Semyonovo, Staraya Russa, Novgorod Governorate, Russian Empire
Died	28 March 1943(1943-03-28) (aged 69) Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
Works	List of compositions

Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff^[a]^[b] (1 April [O.S. 20 March] 1873 – 28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuosopianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of the last great representatives of Romanticism in Russian classical music. Early influences of Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and other Russian composers gave way to a thoroughly personal idiom notable for its song-like melodicism, expressiveness, dense contrapuntal textures, and rich orchestral colours. The piano is featured prominently in Rachman

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World music CD DVD shop and Classic distribution

ID:TPDVD152 (EAN: 604388727308) | 1 DVD

LABEL:
Tony Palmer: Subcollection:
Biography Movie: Composers:
RACHMANINOV, Sergey Vasil'yevich: Interprets:
HVOROSTOVSKY, Dmitri (baritone) | IGOSHINA, Valentina (piano) | JABLONSKI, Peter (piano) | LAUL, Piotr (piano) | OKHOTNIKOV, Nikolai (bass) | PALMER, Tony | PLETNEV, Mikhail (piano) | PUTILIN, Nikolai (baritone) | TORADZE, Alexander (piano): Ensembles:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra | Kirov Orchestra and Chorus of the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg | Russian National Orchestra: Conductors:
ABBADO, Claudio | GERGIEV, Valery: Other info:
Director: Tony Palmer Producer: Mike Bluett Format: Classical, Color, DVD, NTSC Language: English Subtitles: English, Italiano ..Region: All Regions Screen (Picture) Format: 16:9 Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1 Number of discs: 1 Rated: NR (Not Rated) Studio: Tony Palmer Films DVD Release Date: September 15, 2009 Run Time: 102 minutes Rachmaninoff’s passionate music is m