A cadenza layered with ossia highlights the opening Allegro ma non tanto movement of a work by this composer, which he said was written for elephants.
A cadenza layered with ossia highlights the opening Allegro ma non tanto movement of a work by this composer, which he said was written for elephants. A C-minor solo work by this man starts with crescendo-ing chords that resemble a bell tolling. This composer of four piano concerti was inspired by an Arthur Böcklin [BOCK-lin] painting to write The (*) Isle of the Dead. One of his preludes is sometimes referred to as "The Bells of Moscow."  This composer premiered many of his piano works himself, including a set of 24 variations on the "24th Caprice" for violin. For 10 points, name this Russian composer of Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.
A cadenza layered with ossia highlights the opening Allegro ma non tanto movement of a work by this composer, which he said was written for elephants.
Sergei Rachmaninoff