I've always loved classical music, but recently I decided that I needed to know more about different kinds of music, rather than just the few large classical choral works I was really familiar with. A web search (composer of the day... classical music of the week...) turned up no easy electronic learning aids, so I decided I'd need to teach myself. And I also decided to share/document. Onward.
Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) [Russian. Modern period.]
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergei_Rachmaninoff
Piano Music.
He was an extremely gifted pianist, and he composed some amazing music for piano -- four concertos (the third of which was featured in the movie Shine) and this piece...
Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4ULVzT7a3Q
Choral Music.
Beautiful.
Vocalise: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gERptKVcxTM
Vespers: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMmO0Gyfthg & http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTH0pcu_t_8
Orchestral Music.
Isle of the Dead: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N10YZ2Sk3Kg
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