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Sergei Rachmaninoff
…The 1917 Russian Revolution marked a turning point in Rachmaninoff’s life. Leaving behind his homeland and the ruins of his beloved estate Ivanovka, Rachmaninoff embarked on a new journey in…
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Fernando Sor
…“afrancesado” (Francophile). When the Spaniards reclaimed their land from the French in 1813, Sor, along with other afrancesados, feared retribution and fled to France, leaving his homeland forever. Sor’s Parisian…
