Sergei Rachmaninov (a/k/a Rachmaninoff) was born this month (April 1, 1873) and is one of Scott Drayco's favorite composers. One of Rachmaninov's pieces, the Prelude Op.23 No.5 in G minor, will be used in the upcoming Drayco book, Suicide Sonata, due out this summer. Here's another talented pianist, Vladimir Ashkenazy, performing the piece: