Name That Historical Person
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Никола́й Андре́евич Ри́мский-Ко́рсаков Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov
Who has the most fascinating of back-stories: He was a Imperial Russian Naval Officer (he circumnavigated the world), he kept taking leave during which he was a Professor at the Saint-Petersburg Conservatory. The Imperial Russian Navy understandably became frustrated but by now he was a famous composer. So the position of Director of Naval Music was especially created for him.
Серге́й Васи́льевич Рахма́нинов Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff
Although he had thin fingers he had very large hands, hence those absurd chords of his.
A stereotypical Russian personality, he had a very happy personal life, although he didn't like being in exile, yet his music is basically melancholy. By contrast Пётр Ильи́ч Чайко́вский Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky had a miserable personal life, yet his music is bright and upbeat.
