Rachmaninov is the most innovative composer ...
... in 200 years, researchers reveal Rachmaninov was more innovative than Beethoven, researchers say. Picture: Getty By Maddy Shaw Roberts, ClassicFM London 3K Beethoven might be considered one of the greatest composers of all time – but his music wasn’t as original as Rachmaninov’s, researchers claim. Sergei Rachmaninov was the most innovative composer in classical music history, according to new research that puts the Russian giant just ahead of Bach , Brahms and Mendelssohn . A study of more than 19 composers, published in the open access journal EPJ Data Science , showed that Rachmaninov’s music was the most unlike his predecessors’ across the Baroque , Classical and Romantic eras (c. 1700-1900), His compositions were also judged the most original, compared to his earlier works. Beethoven , whose music bridged the gap between the Classical and R...