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Sergei Rachmaninoff, Chapter 5: The Reluctant Hit Maker

Oct 02, 201823 min
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Episode description

Sergei Rachmaninoff just wasn't hungry -- literally and figuratively. So, after the success of his Piano Concerto No. 2, he took the less obvious route for a composer and dedicated himself to conducting and teaching. He just wasn't craving that next big hit. It was rising political unrest that forced him into composing again.
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