Rachmaninoff

or Rach·ma·ni·nov

[ rahkh-mah-nuh-nawf, -nof, rahk-; Russian ruhkh-mah-nyi-nuhf ]

noun

1. Ser·gei Was·si·lie·vitch [sur-, gey, v, uh, -, seel, -y, uh, -vich, syi, r, -, gyey, vuh-, syee, -lyi-vyich], 1873–1943, Russian pianist and composer.

Rachmaninoff

/ rækˈmænɪˌnɒf; raxˈmaninəf /

noun

1. RachmaninoffSergei Vassilievich18731943MRussianMUSIC: piano virtuosoMUSIC: composer Sergei Vassilievich (sɪrˈɡjej vaˈsiljɪvitʃ). 1873–1943, Russian piano virtuoso and composer

Example Sentences

Instead, there were small pieces, quite a few by little-known composers, along with Bruckner motets, bits of Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff and Bernstein.

From Los Angeles Times

In a program that paired Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony with Rachmaninoff’s beloved Second Piano Concerto, Honeck effortlessly coaxed sweep and sweetness, breadth and refinement, from the players.

From New York Times

Programmed somewhat arbitrarily between works by Sibelius and Rachmaninoff, it was more entertaining than either of them, and just as well crafted.

From New York Times

When, in June 2022, he became the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition’s youngest winner, his victory was secured with a wholly unafraid version of Rachmaninoff’s Third Piano Concerto.

From New York Times

There was some showmanship, too, in his appearance with the Philharmonic, as the soloist in Rachmaninoff’s “Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.”

From New York Times