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Michael Rabin
1936 — 1972
Violinist
Michael Rabin studied violin with Ivan Galamian. Rabin died in an accident at age 36, leaving behind some amazing recordings, including spectacular performances of Paganini.
Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninov
1873 — 1943
Composer, Pianist — Russian
Rachmaninov studied composition under Taneyev and Arensky at the St. Petersburg Conservatoire.
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Rachmaninov |
Lied |
vc pf |
1890 |
|
Rachmaninov |
Romance |
vc pf |
1890 |
|
Rachmaninov |
Two Pieces: Prelude, Danse oreintale, Op. 2 |
vc pf |
1892 |
|
Rachmaninov |
Two Pieces: Romance, Hungarian Danse, Op. 6 |
vc pf |
1892 |
|
Rachmaninov |
Trio éléligiaque, Op. 9 |
piano trio |
1893 rv1907 rv1917 |
|
Rachmaninov |
Cello Sonata, Op. 19 |
vc pf |
1901 |
Joachim Raff
1822 — 1882
Composer, Schoolteacher
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Raff |
Aus der Scweiz, Op. 57 |
vn pf |
1848 |
|
Raff |
2 Fantasies, Op. 58 |
vn pf |
1852 |
|
Raff |
Duo, Op. 59 |
vc/vn pf |
1848 |
|
Raff |
3 Duos on Themes from Wagner, Op. 63 |
vn pf |
1853 |
|
Raff |
La fée d'amour, Op. 67 |
vn w/ orch |
1854 |
|
Raff |
Violin Sonata #1, Op. 73 |
vn pf |
1854 |
|
Raff |
Quartet #1, Op. 77 |
string quartet |
1855 |
|
Raff |
Violin Sonata #2, Op. 78 |
vn pf |
1858 |
|
Raff |
6 Morceaux, Op. 85 |
vn pf |
1859 |
|
Raff |
2 Fantasies, Op. 86 |
vc pf |
1854 |
|
Raff |
Quartet #2, Op. 90 |
string quartet |
1857 |
|
Raff |
Piano Trio in c, Op. 102 |
piano trio |
1861 |
|
Raff |
Piano Quintet, Op. 107 |
piano quintet |
1862 |
|
Raff |
Piano Trio in G, Op. 112 |
piano trio |
1863 |
|
Raff |
Violin Sonata #3, Op. 128 |
vn pf |
1865 |
|
Raff |
Violin Sonata #4, Op. 129 |
vn pf |
1866 |
|
Raff |
Quartet #3, Op. 136 |
string quartet |
1866 |
|
Raff |
Quartet #4, Op. 137 |
string quartet |
1867 |
|
Raff |
Quartet #5, Op. 138 |
string quartet |
1867 |
|
Raff |
Violin Sonata #5, Op. 145 |
vn pf |
1868 |
|
Raff |
Piano Trio in a, Op. 155 |
piano trio |
1870 |
|
Raff |
Piano Trio in D, Op. 158 |
piano trio |
1870 |
|
Raff |
Violin Concerto #1, Op. 161 |
vn w/ orch |
1871 |
|
Raff |
Octet, Op. 176 |
string octet |
1872 |
|
Raff |
Sextet, Op. 178 |
string sextet |
1872 |
|
Raff |
Suite, Op. 180 |
vn w/ orch |
1873 |
|
Raff |
Cello Santa, Op. 183 |
vc pf |
1873 |
|
Raff |
3 Quartets, Op. 192 |
string quartet |
1874 |
|
Raff |
Cello Concerto #1, Op. 193 |
vc w/ orch |
1874 |
|
Raff |
2 Piano Quartets, Op. 202 |
piano quartet |
1876 |
|
Raff |
Volker, Op. 203 |
vn pf |
1876 |
|
Raff |
Cello Concerto #2 |
vc w/ orch |
1876 |
|
Raff |
Violin Concerto #2, Op. 206 |
vn w/ orch |
1877 |
|
Raff |
Suite, Op. 210 |
vn pf |
1879 |
|
Raff |
Duo |
vn pf |
1882 |
Nikolay Petrovich Rakov
born 1908
Composer
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Rakov |
Violin Concerto #1 |
vn w/ orch |
1944 |
|
Rakov |
Violin Sonata |
vn pf |
1951 |
|
Rakov |
Violin Concerto #2 |
vn w/ orch |
1954 |
|
Rakov |
Concertino |
vn w/ strings |
1959 |
|
Rakov |
Violin Sonata #2 |
vn pf |
1976 |
Jean-Phillipe Rameau
1683 — 1764
Composer, Theorist — Paris
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Rameau |
Piéces de clavecin en concerts |
hpd w/ vn/fl bs/vc |
1741 Paris |
Writings:
Génération harmonique, 1737 Paris
Traité de l'harmonie, 1722 Paris
Nouveau systéme de musique théorique, 1726 Paris
Rameau and Diderot: Démonstration du principe de l'harmonie, 1750 Paris
Maurice Ravel
1875 — 1937
Composer, Pianist — Paris
Born to a Basque mother and Swiss father, Ravel's family settled in Paris while he was still a baby.
Ravel studied piano at the Paris Conservatoire, then returned and continued with composition studies under Faure. Ravel repeatedly tried for the Conservatoire's Prix de Rome. The repeated denials of the prize seemed politicized and unjust to many. When for a fifth time, the Conservatoire administration denied Ravel the Prix de Rome, the public reaction led to a dramatic affair culminating in the resignation of the Conservatoire's director.
Ravel took part in a group of artists, writers, and musicians known as 'Les Apaches'. Stravinsky's description of Ravel as a 'Swiss watchmaker' certainly notes the extremely crafted and finely detailed textures characteristic of Ravel's work.
Vaughan Williams studied privately with Ravel.
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Ravel |
Violin Sonata |
vn pf |
1897 |
|
Ravel |
Quartet |
string quartet |
1903 |
|
Ravel |
Introduction and Allegro |
string quartet and fl clr harp |
1905 |
|
Ravel |
Piano Trio |
piano trio |
1914 |
|
Ravel |
Le tombeau de Claude Debussy |
vn vc |
1920 |
|
Ravel |
Sonata |
vn vc |
1922 |
|
Ravel |
Berceuse sur le nom de Gabriel Faure |
vn pf |
1922 |
|
Ravel |
Tzigane, rapsodie de concert |
vn pf |
1924 |
|
Ravel |
Tzigane, rapsodie de concert |
vn w/ orch |
1924 |
|
Ravel |
'Blues' Sonata |
vn pf |
1927 |
Jean-Féry Rebel
1666 — 1747
Violinist
Max Reger
1873 — 1916
Composer
Music for Strings:
|
Composer |
Music |
Scoring |
Dates |
|
Reger |
added violin parts to Clementi's Op. 36 '6 Sonatinas' |
vn w/ orch |
1895 by |
|
Reger |
Violin Sonata, Op. 1 |
vn pf |
1890 |
|
Reger |
Trio, Op. 2 |
vn va pf |
1891 |
|
Reger |
Violin Sonata, Op. 3 |
vn pf |
1891 |
|
Reger |
Cello Sonata, Op. 5 |
vc pf |
1892 |
|
Reger |
Cello Sonata, Op. 28 |
vc pf |
1898 |
|
Reger |
Violin Sonata, Op. 41 |
vn pf |
1899 |
|
Reger |
4 Sonatas for Solo Violin, Op. 42 |
vn |
1899 |
|
Reger |
2 Romances, Op. 50 |
vn w/ orch |
1900 |
|
Reger |
2 String Quartets, Op. 54 |
string quartet |
1900 |
|
Reger |
Caprice |
vc pf |
1901 |
|
Reger |
Piano Quintet, Op. 64 |
piano quintet |
1902 |
|
Reger |
Albumblatt, Tarantella |