拉赫马尼诺夫的忧郁症和托尔斯泰还有些关系，这件事情参看wiki：
This horrific reception, two disastrous visits to writer Leo Tolstoy's estate and his distress over the Russian Orthodox Church's objection to his marrying his cousin, Natalia Satina, contributed to a period of severe depression that lasted three years, during which he wrote virtually no music.
这两次拜访的传闻我记不清了，可能托尔斯泰临行前对他说了什么“贝多芬算个鸟”之类的话（这个是我瞎猜的）作者: 云起时 时间: 2008-7-22 17:12
记得米尔斯这样诠释过技巧——用以比喻他的演奏——“俺觉得《战争与和平》是一部技巧性很高的作品”。