Sergei Rachmaninoff

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Sergei Rachmaninoff

Born April 1, 1873 · Semеnovo, Novgorodskaya guberniya, Rossiyskaya imperiya (Russia)

Died March 28, 1943 · aged 69

Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist and conductor of the late Romantic period, some of whose works are among the most popular in the Romantic repertoire. Born into a musical family, Rachmaninoff took up the piano at age four. He graduated from the Moscow Conservatory in 1892, having already composed several piano and orchestral pieces. In 1897, following the …

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Moscow SkiesMoscow Skies · 1944
Moscow Skies
7.41944
MovieWarHistory
In September 1941, lieutenant Ilya Streltsov, who graduated from the flight school, was assigned to the fighter aviation regiment guarding the sky of Moscow. He meets in part the nurse Zoya, with whom he grew up in the same yard and with whom he has long been in love. During the first training flight on the "Seagull", lieutenant Streltsov shot down a German plane and received the nickname "Lucky." Streltsov is jealous of the squadron commander to nurse Zoya, believes that he is finding fault with him. For a whole month he is not allowed to fly sorties. In October 1941, lieutenant Streltsov made his first sortie, he shot down one plane and rams the second. For this battle, he is awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union.
AlekoAleko · 1953
Aleko
5.81953
MovieDramaMusic
The history of the gypsy Aleko who couldn't forgive the betrayal of his wife.
Stupid BoyStupid Boy · 2004
Stupid Boy
5.72004
MovieComedyDrama
This coming-of-age drama deals with a young man, realizing who he really is and which things he will never do...
Happy Birthday!Happy Birthday! · 1998
Happy Birthday!
7.51998
MovieDrama
Blending dramatic situations with a documentary-influenced visual style, Happy Birthday looks in at a typical day in a Russian maternity hospital. The patients range from a middle aged woman pleased if surprised by her current pregnancy to a Muslim woman whose marriage to a Russian has blighted her relationship with her family. No matter what their situations, the women draw strength and support from each other as they share their common experience.
Rachmaninov-RavelRachmaninov-Ravel · 2000
Rachmaninov-Ravel
2000
MovieMusic
From the Giovanni Agnelli Auditorium in Turin, the RAI National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by D. Kitaenkoosn, performs works by Rachmaninov and Ravel.
VibratoVibrato · 2012
Vibrato
2012
MovieDocumentaryMusic
White NightsWhite Nights · 1960
White Nights
7.71960
MovieDramaRomance
Based on the short story of the same name by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, it is about a young man living in Saint Petersburg who suffers from loneliness. He gets to know and falls in love with a young woman, but the love remains unrequited as the woman misses her lover, with whom she is finally reunited.
A Hall of MirrorsA Hall of Mirrors · 2023
A Hall of Mirrors
2023
Movie
A teenager struggles to overcome his addiction to video games, while rediscovering the beauty of nature.

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