Rachmaninoff
or Rach·ma·ni·nov
[ rahkh-mah-nuh-nawf, -nof, rahk-; Russian ruhkh-mah-nyi-nuhf ]
/ rɑxˈmɑ nəˌnɔf, -ˌnɒf, rɑk-; Russian rʌxˈmɑ nyɪ nəf /
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noun
Ser·gei Was·si·lie·vitch [sur-gey vuh-seel-yuh-vich; Russian syir-gyey vuh-syee-lyi-vyich], /sɜrˈgeɪ vəˈsil yə vɪtʃ; Russian syɪrˈgyeɪ vʌˈsyi lyɪ vyɪtʃ/, 1873–1943, Russian pianist and composer.
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Rachmaninoff
Rachmaninov
/ (rækˈmænɪˌnɒf, Russian raxˈmaninəf) /
noun
Sergei Vassilievich (sɪrˈɡjej vaˈsiljɪvitʃ). 1873–1943, Russian piano virtuoso and composer
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