"That prelude" :  a study of the rise & fall in popularity of Rachmaninov's Prelude in C sharp minor

Bear, Louise.

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"That prelude" : a study of the rise & fall in popularity of Rachmaninov's Prelude in C sharp minor

Date

1994-11

Authors

Bear, Louise.

Abstract

In 1892, while still studying at the conservatorium in Moscow, Sergei Rachmaninov composed a short prelude in C sharp minor which was to become a focal point for his future career as a performer and composer.