Rachmaninoff: Ravishing, Rhapsodic & Romantic

Description

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LEADER

Rick Phillips is a freelance writer, reviewer, teacher, speaker, broadcaster, podcaster and music tour host, all in the field of classical music. For 30 years he worked in a variety of locations and positions in the Music Dept. of CBC Radio, the Canadian public broadcaster, as a producer, executive producer, manager, and trainer, in Montreal, Edmonton, Calgary and Toronto. From 1994-2008, he produced and hosted Sound Advice®, the national weekly guide to classical music and recordings. Presenting adult education/music history and appreciation courses has been part of his professional life for 40 years and he holds a B.Mus. from McGill University, and a M.Mus. from the University of Toronto. Rick has been offering seminars on musical topics at Toronto Pursuits for almost 20 years and it remains a highlight of every summer.

BOOKS AND MUSIC

No advance reading is required, but Rick encourages you to read Sergei Rachmaninoff by Rebecca Mitchell
Reaktion Books (2022)
ISBN-13: 978-1789145762

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Although active in the first half of the 20th century, Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) was the continuation of the 19th-century line of Russian Romantic composers like Tchaikovsky and Rimsky-Korsakov. He fled Russia after the 1917 Revolution, never to return, eventually becoming a U.S. citizen. A triple threat, Rachmaninoff was a gifted concert pianist, conductor and composer who created from the heart, avoiding most 20th-century musical trends. Using legendary recordings from the past and present, including his own, this series will explore the life, legacy and music of one of the great Russian composers.

Toronto Pursuits 2023

See the Toronto Pursuits 2023 page for full details on the program schedule, health and safety, booking your accommodations, terms and conditions, and more.

“What I try to do when writing down my music, is to make it say simply and directly that which is in my heart when I am composing. If there is love there, or bitterness, or sadness, or religion, these moods become part of my music.”
— S. Rachmaninoff, 1943

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