Goodbye Russia: Rachmaninoff in Exile

Fiona Maddocks

Rachmaninoff left Russia in 1917 with almost nothing and never returned. The music changed accordingly.

Fiona Maddocks follows the composer through the emigration that defined his final twenty-five years, from Scandinavia to New York to a house in Beverly Hills. He supported his family by touring as a pianist, composed very little, and stayed fixed on a country that no longer existed. Maddocks writes for readers who love the music without requiring them to read a score.

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Tyler Cowen

Fiona Maddocks, Goodbye Russia: Rachmaninoff in Exile. Captures the spirit of the man and his music, and a good addition to the growing literature on European cultural exiles in America. Readable and to the point.

Source · October 2024

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