Villa Senar

Villa Senar is an estate built in Switzerland by the Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff. He purchased the plot of land near Hertenstein near Lake Lucerne in 1932. The name of the estate originated from the names of Rachmaninoff and his wife: Sergei and Natalia, by combining the first two letters of each given name and the first of their surname. The villa was designed to remind Rachmaninoff of the estate of Ivanovka the family had in southern Russia before the October Revolution and their migration to Western Europe in 1918. A park and a magnificent rose garden were laid at Senar. The Rachmaninoffs spent every summer at Senar until their final migration to the United States in 1939 at the outbreak of World War II. Two of Rachmaninoff's major compositions were written at Senar: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini completed in 1934 and the Third symphony completed in 1936. The villa hosted famous Russian immigrants, including Ivan Bunin and Vladimir Horowitz.

Rachmaninoff left Senar for the last time on August 16, 1939, going to Paris and preparing to move to New York City.

External links

• Михаил Шишкин, Русская Швейцария

Sergei Rachmaninoff
Operas	Aleko The Miserly Knight Francesca da Rimini Salammbô Monna Vanna
Symphonies	Symphony No. 1 in D minor Symphony No. 2 in E minor Symphony No. 3 in A minor The Bells (choral symphony) Youth Symphony
Concertos	Piano Concerto No. 1 in F♯ minor Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Orchestra works	Scherzo in D minor Suite in D minor Prince Rostislav The Rock Caprice bohémien Isle of the Dead Symphonic Dances
Vocal music	All-Night Vigil Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom Spring The Bells Three Russian Songs Vocalise
Chamber music	Trio élégiaque No. 1 Trio élégiaque No. 2 Cello Sonata in G minor
Piano music	Morceaux de fantaisie (includes Prelude in C♯ minor) Morceaux de salon Six moments musicaux Variations on a Theme of Chopin 10 Preludes Piano Sonata No. 1 in D minor 13 Preludes Études-Tableaux, Op. 33 Piano Sonata No. 2 in B♭ minor Études-Tableaux, Op. 39 Variations on a Theme of Corelli Polka de W.R. Russian Rhapsody Suite 1 for two pianos Suite 2 for two pianos Étude in F♯ major Lento in D minor Four Pieces Three Nocturnes Piece (Canon) in D minor Prelude in F major Four Improvisations Morceau de Fantaisie in G minor Fughetta in F major Three Pieces Miscellaneous
Recognitions	Conservatoire Rachmaninoff Rachmaninoff (crater)
Related articles	List of compositions by Sergei Rachmaninoff Sergei Rachmaninoff Recordings Music written in all major and/or minor keys Youth Ivanovka estate Villa Senar Rachmaninoff (vodka) Romanticism
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Coordinates: 47°01′52″N 8°23′52″E / 47.0312°N 8.3978°E / 47.0312; 8.3978