Great Performances

Now Hear This "Rachmaninoff Reborn"

Follow Rachmaninoff’s journey from a Russian aristocrat to an American artist after the Bolshevik revolution. Forced to rebuild at 44, he embraced modern technology, toured extensively and reinvented his career while longing for his lost homeland.

Now Hear This "Rachmaninoff Reborn"

54m 23s

Follow Rachmaninoff’s journey from a Russian aristocrat to an American artist after the Bolshevik revolution. Forced to rebuild at 44, he embraced modern technology, toured extensively and reinvented his career while longing for his lost homeland.

Previews + Extras

  • Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on Paganini: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Rachmaninoff's Rhapsody on Paganini

    S52 E13 - 4m 5s

    Yevgeny Sudbin and Scott Yoo explain the premise behind Rachmaninoff's "Rhapsody on Paganini" and then perform the piece.

  • Now Hear This “Rachmaninoff Reborn” Preview: asset-mezzanine-16x9

    Now Hear This “Rachmaninoff Reborn” Preview

    S52 E13 - 30s

    Follow Rachmaninoff’s journey from a Russian aristocrat to an American artist after the Bolshevik revolution. Forced to rebuild at 44, he embraced modern technology, toured extensively and reinvented his career while longing for his lost homeland.

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