Rachmaninov's exceptionally large hands may have been a manifestation of Marfan's syndrome. With his long, tapering fingers, the tall and slender pianist could easily play his own concertos, which demanded an unusually long reach at the keyboard. The gene for Marfan's syndrome has now been identified.
. 2001 Nov;175(5):354. doi: 10.1136/ewjm.175.5.354
Creativity and chronic disease Sergei Rachmaninov (1873-1943)
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Paul Wolf
1 University of California, San Diego, VA Medical Center, San Diego
Clinical professor of pathology
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