Previous posts for April 1st may be found here: Sergei Rachmaninoff (2019), F. Melius Christiansen (2020), Alberta Hunter (2021), Debbie Reynolds; Sergei Rachmaninoff (2022), Susan Boyle (2023) , Rachmaninoff (2024), and Sergei Rachmaninoff (2025)
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Sergei Rachmaninoff (1 April [O.S. 20 March] 1873 – 28 March 1943) was, of course, one of the greatest pianists of his time, and remains one of the most beloved of all composers.
Musical Heritage Society
A composer whose lineage is Russian
Is an heir to a style to be plush in,
And laughing or grieving,
This heart-on-your-sleeving
Is not a thing up for discussion.
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Hand Me Downers
Along with his musical gifts, Rachmaninoff possessed physical gifts that placed him in good stead as a pianist, including large hands with a gigantic finger stretch. – Wikipedia
The spread of Rachmaninoff's hand
Was quite inexplicably grand,
And his passage work numbs
The ten fingers and thumbs
Of mortals less lavishly planned.
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