See Rachmaninoff in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(räk-mäˈnə-nôfˌ, räᴋʜ-, rəᴋʜ-mäˈnyĭ-nəf), Sergei Vasilievich 1873-1943.
Russian-born composer. A virtuoso pianist, he excelled at the interpretation of the late romantic composers. His own work is largely a continuation of that genre.