Russian and soviet composer (1872–1956).
Born March 30th, 1872 in Moscow.
Died March 11th, 1956 at 83 years old in Moscow.
Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel