Songs Written by Sergei RachmaninoffTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff (1 April [O.S. 20 March] 1873 – 28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of the last great representatives of Romanticism in Russian classical music. Early influences of Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, and other Russian composers gave way to a thoroughly personal idiom notable for its song-like melodicism, expressiveness, dense contrapuntal textures, and rich orchestral colours. The piano... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Sergei Rachmaninoff first charted in 1920 with When Night Descends.The artist placed 10 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 5 of which reached the Top‑10.The artist scored 4 UK Top‑75 entries, including 2 Top‑10 placements.On US AC the artist achieved 3 Top‑10s, 2 of which went to number‑one.