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Episode Guide
Sergei Rachmaninoff---Under the Influence
Series: Whole Notes
Series Progress: Episode 7 of 1354% Completed
Synopsis
This documentary is part of a six part series showcasing the lives and works of some of the world's most famous composers. Hosted by distinguished concert pianist Joh Kimura Parker, Whole Notes focuses in this segment on composer, pianist, and conductor Sergei Rachmaninoff. Born in 1873, Rachmaninoff is considered the last of the great tradition of Russian romantic composers. He studied at the Moscow Conservatory, where he met Tchaikovsky, who greatly influenced the young pianist's musical career. This film features the National Arts Centre Orchestra of Canada, conducted by Pinchas Zukerman, performing Rachmininoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, the second movement of which contains one of the most familiar and popular melodies in all of music.
📊 Series Binge Profile
Total Content Density: 6 hours 30 minutes (13 episodes)
Intensity Rating: Relaxed Watch - Easy viewing. Perfect for casual watches.
Binge Milestones
1 episode/day: 13 days
3 episodes/day: 5 days
5 episodes/day: 3 days
Episodes (13)
- - Great Performances
- S01E01 - Johann Sebastian Bach---Serving God Through Music
- S01E02 - Ludwig van Beethoven---Triumph over Adversity
- S01E03 - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Giving a Name to Perfection
- S01E04 - Maurice Ravel: The Color of Music
- S01E05 - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky---Hopeless Romantic
- S01E06 - Sergei Rachmaninoff---Under the Influence Viewing
- S02E01 - Antonio Vivaldi: A Man for All Seasons
- S02E02 - George Frideric Handel: Much More to Handel
- S02E03 - Joseph Haydn: The Composers' Composer
- S02E04 - Franz Schubert: The Lieder of the Pack
- S02E05 - Frederic Chopin: the Piano Man
- S02E06 - Johannes Brahms: Keeper of the Classical Flame