What nationality was the composer of the symphonic poem Prince Rostislav ?
Prince Rostislav (Rachmaninoff) Prince Rostislav is a symphonic poem by Sergei Rachmaninoff. It was composed when he was a student at the Moscow Conservatory, and is one of his earliest surviving compositions for orchestra. A typical performance of the work lasts from sixteen to twenty minutes.
Alexander Vertinsky Alexander Nikolayevich Vertinsky (Russian: Алекса́ндр Никола́евич Верти́нский , 21 March 1889 in Kiev — 21 May 1957 in Leningrad, Polish: "Aleksander Wertyński" ) was a Russian and Soviet artist, poet, singer, composer, cabaret artist and actor who exerted seminal influence on the Russian tradition of artistic singing.