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Rachmaninoff or Rach·ma·ni·nov [rahkh-mah-nuh-nawf, -nof, rahk-; Russian ruhkh-mah-nyi-nuh f] Examples noun
- Ser·gei Was·si·lie·vitch [sur-gey vuh-seel-yuh-vich; Russian syir-gyey vuh-syee-lyi-vyich] /sɜrˈgeɪ vəˈsil yə vɪtʃ; Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ vʌˈsyi lyɪ vyɪtʃ/, 1873–1943, Russian pianist and composer.
Examples from the Web for rachmaninoff Contemporary Examples of rachmaninoff
Like the guy who sits down at the piano in a hotel lobby and bangs out Rachmaninoff.
Joshua Robinson
September 6, 2010
Historical Examples of rachmaninoff
It is as dismal and as overdone as Rachmaninoff’s Prelude in C sharp minor.
Thomas Burke
The giant of to-day, to my mind, is indisputably Rachmaninoff.
Great Pianists on Piano Playing
James Francis Cooke
She played the Rachmaninoff “Prelude,” and when she had finished they neither moved nor spoke.
Annie Vivanti
They have not, however, the splendid mould of Rachmaninoff, nor have they his vigorous originality.
Great Pianists on Piano Playing
James Francis Cooke
An excellent example of this is contained in the autobiography, Rachmaninoff’s Recollections.
A Practical Guide to Self-Hypnosis
Melvin Powers
British Dictionary definitions for rachmaninoff Rachmaninoff Rachmaninov noun
- Sergei Vassilievich (sɪrˈɡjej vaˈsiljɪvitʃ). 1873–1943, Russian piano virtuoso and composer