Sergei Rachmaninoff: Cross Rhythms of the Soul

Valeria Z. Nollans biography of Sergei Rachmaninoff offers a comprehensive look at his life and relationships, exploring his Russian identity and the influence of women in his life.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 398 pages
Publication date: 15 May 2024
Publisher: Lexington Books

Valeria Z. Nollans biography of perhaps the finest pianist of the twentieth century, Sergei Rachmaninoff: Cross Rhythms of the Soul, is the first biography of Rachmaninoff in English that presents him in the fullness of his Russian identity. As someone whose own life in Russian emigration ran in parallel ways to Rachmaninoffs own—and whose meetings with the composers grandson in Switzerland informed her work—Nollan brings important cultural insights into her observations of the activities of this generation of creative artists. She also traces the intricacies of Rachmaninoffs relations with the women closest to him—whose imprints are palpable in his compositions—and introduces a mystery woman whose existence challenges our established narrative of his life.

Sergei Rachmaninoff: Cross Rhythms of the Soul is the first biography of Rachmaninoff in English that presents him in the fullness of his Russian identity. As someone whose own life in Russian emigration ran in parallel ways to Rachmaninoffs own—and whose meetings with the composers grandson in Switzerland informed her work—Nollan brings important cultural insights into her observations of the activities of this generation of creative artists. She also traces the intricacies of Rachmaninoffs relations with the women closest to him—whose imprints are palpable in his compositions—and introduces a mystery woman whose existence challenges our established narrative of his life.

Weight: 535g
Dimension: 228 x 150 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781666917611