• Essay
  • April 3, 2025
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Russia of the 20th century in the prism of musical art in the 1900s – Sergei Rachmaninoff

Abstract

The publication is a continuation of the contextual review of Russian musical art of the 20th century. This essay is devoted to the examination of S. V. Rachmaninoff’s oeuvre of the central phase (1900s) taking into account the preceding (1890s) and subsequent periods (1910s). The main stage of Rachmaninoff’s work coincides with the transition from the Classical era to the Modern. This time gap became the central theme of his art, which led to the creation of works reflecting contradictory images and emotions. Thus, Rachmaninoff’s music not only illustrates changes in musical language, but also serves as a reflection of broader cultural and historical processes.

Author information

Aleksandr Ivanovich Demchenko

Dr

International Center of Complex Artistic Research; Saratov State Conservatory, Saratov

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Publication history

  • Received: March 1, 2025.
  • Published: April 3, 2025.

Keywords

  • музыкальное искусство ХХ века
  • С. В. Рахманинов
  • Второй концерт
  • весенние мотивы
  • пейзажные мотивы
  • musical art of the 20th century
  • S. V. Rachmaninoff
  • Piano Concerto No. 2
  • spring motifs
  • landscape motifs

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