Autographs of Sergei Rachmaninoff

Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff (1 April  1873 – 28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, 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 Rachmaninoff's compositional output and he used his skills as a performer to fully explore the expressive and technical possibilities of the instrument. More about Sergei Rachmaninoff

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Born into a musical family, Rachmaninoff began learning the piano at the age of four. He studied piano and composition at the Moscow Conservatory, from which he graduated in 1892, having already written several compositions. In 1897, following the disastrous premiere of his Symphony No. 1, Rachmaninoff entered a four-year depression and composed little, until supportive therapy allowed him to complete his well-received Piano Concerto No. 2 in 1901. Rachmaninoff went on to become conductor of the Bolshoi Theatre from 1904–06, and relocated to Dresden, Germany, in 1906. He later embarked upon his first tour of the United States as a pianist in 1909.

After the Russian Revolution, Rachmaninoff and his family left Russia permanently, settling in New York in 1918. Following this, he spent most of his time touring as a pianist through the US and Europe, from 1932 onwards spending his summers at his villa in Switzerland. During this time, Rachmaninoff's primary occupation was performing, and his compositional output decreased significantly, completing just six works after leaving Russia. By 1942, his declining health led him to move to Beverly Hills, California, where he died from melanoma in 1943. Read even more about Sergei Rachmaninoff at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Sergei Rachmaninoff

The most expensive item with a signature of Sergei Rachmaninoff (SERGEI RACHMANINOFF AUTOGRAPHED PROGRAMME 1938) was sold in July 2017 for £699.99 while the cheapest item (Sergei Rachmaninoff vintage signed page AFTAL) found a new owner for £56.99 in March 2016. The month with the most items sold (2) was August 2018 with an average selling price of £298.50 for an autographed item of Sergei Rachmaninoff. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2017 with £699.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £56.99 was March 2016. In average, an autographed item from Sergei Rachmaninoff is worth £172.00.

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thumbnailComposer Pianist Sergei Rachmaninoff autograph Feb 18th 1939 London concert£99.99logo
thumbnailSERGEI RACHMANINOFF - CLASSICAL PIANIST - CUT AUTOGRAPH£399.99logo
thumbnailSERGEI RACHMANINOFF - COMPOSER / MUSICIAN - AUTOGRAPH - 1914£499.99logo
thumbnailSERGEI RACHMANINOFF - Signed - Russian Composer - Pianist - Autograph - 1938£175.00logo
thumbnailSERGEI RACHMANINOFF - Signed - Russian Composer - Pianist - Original Autograph£166.97logo
thumbnailSERGEI RACHMANINOFF 1873-1943 /RUSSIAN COMPOSER & PIANIST - GENUINE AUTOGRAPH£490.00logo
thumbnailSergei Rachmaninoff Signed Autograph on page. Very Rare. AFTAL LOA. With PC Pic£299.00logo
thumbnailSergei Rachmaninoff Signed Sheet from Programme / Program Nottingham UK£220.00logo
thumbnailSergei Rachmaninoff vintage signed page AFTAL #145£169.99logo
thumbnailSergei Rachmaninoff vintage signed page AFTAL #145£140.00logo
thumbnailSergei Rachmaninoff vintage signed page AFTAL#145£149.99logo
thumbnailSergei Rachmaninoff vintage signed page AFTAL#145£199.99logo
thumbnailSergei Rachmaninoff vintage signed page AFTAL#145£87.00logo
thumbnailSergei Rachmaninoff vintage signed piece AFTAL#145£124.99logo
thumbnailSergei Rachmaninoff, Russian Composer, AMQS, SIGNED, 1936£401.00logo