The Music of Sergei Rachmaninoff

Episode 68 July 28, 2023 00:18:00
The Music of Sergei Rachmaninoff
Knowing & Doing
The Music of Sergei Rachmaninoff

Jul 28 2023 | 00:18:00

/

Show Notes

Composer and pianist Sergei Rachmaninoff wrote masterpieces that have found their way into the standard repertoires of major orchestras for decades. CSLI Senior Teaching Fellow, Randy Newman, shares how Rachmaninoff’s music can help us experience “longing” and beauty in profound ways. And he shares details about the composer’s life that may inspire you.

Other Episodes

Episode 22

October 22, 2021 00:32:51
Episode Cover

The Joy of Generosity

We live in a culture that would have us believe that the way to happiness is to gain more—more money, more things, more pleasure....

Listen

Episode 60

April 07, 2023 00:15:44
Episode Cover

The Gift of Music

Music is a great gift, with the power to take us to another world. Though music can move us so much, it makes a...

Listen

Episode 94

July 26, 2024 00:21:19
Episode Cover

Ralph Waldo Emerson's Philosophy and Influence

Ralph Waldo Emerson was a gifted nineteenth century American writer who helped launch a movement of sorts called transcendentalism, in which the individual supplanted...

Listen