Re: Russian & Soviet Composers - Part 3
Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 9:31 pm
I recently managed to obtain a number of scores via Sibley that were taken from an old and very delapidated album of Russian music. Much are early scores from the Jurgenson and Belaieff catalogue, and include some unique and very obscure rarities. With special thanks to Parag, who has spent many hours cleaning up the scores, we can now jointly share these with PP members.
Some of the scans / scores were in a very poor state and although Parag has produced clean copies, the odd page may look slightly fuzzy….although when print the image is very clean.
I shall post these over several nights with linking biographies where I am am to locate information on the composer. Some of the composers are extremely obscure, and unfortunately in those cases the information is very limited.
Akhilles Nikolayevich Alferaki [Alpheraky]. Born 1846, Kharkov – died 1919, St Petersburg. Studied philosophy at Moscow University and simultaneously, piano and music theory. He was closely associated with the Belaieff Circle, and his works often display the influence of Ukrainian folksong.
Odd bits by Alferaki have been posted on PP……but don’t think we have necessarily had all the pieces for each opus [with the exception of Op 25].
Op 25 Trois Morceaux [1. Introduction 2. Mazurka 3. Serenade lavantine] Op 27 Trois Morceaux [1. Mazurka 2. Mazurka 3. Valse] Op 29 Trois Morceaux [1. Duo 2. Scherzo 3. Valse] Op 30 Trois Morceaux [1. Etude 2. Menuet 3. Etude] Nikolay Vasil’yevich Artsybushev [Artciboucheff] Born 1858, Tsarskoye Selo [now Pushkin]: died 1937, Paris. Composer and teacher. Studied with Solov’you and Rimsky-Korsakov, and in 1907 succeeded the latter as a trustee of the Belaieff council for the encouragement of Russian music. Became chairman of the St Petersburg section of the Russian Music Society in 1908, and joined the Belaieff publishing company in Paris in 1920. Collaborated with other Belaieff members including Glazunov, Rimsky-Korsakov and Scriabin in writing works such as Les Vendredis and Variations on a Russian Theme for string quartet. Also made arrangements of works by Borodin, Mussorgsky and Rimsky-Korsakov.
I believe these mazurkas have been posted previous on PP .
Op 3 Deux Mazurkas Nikolai P Artemyev [Artemieff] No further information known beyond he wrote over 400 opuses !! Although I believe there may be some information in Hofmeister [if anyone holds a copy of that work]? I was also able to obtain two further works from the Moscow State Library.
Alice Reine Valse Op 140 “Impetuous Heart” Potpourri on Russian Romances (Jurgenson) Op 217 Petite Valse Inattendue
Vladimir Evgenevich Artinov. Another unknown composer beyond brief mention of his name in the Moscow State Library [opus 1 & 2 being romances].
Op 3 Quatre Elegies [1. Le Soir 2. La Nuit 3. Le Matin 4. Le Jour] Mikhail Pavlovich von Azantchevsky [Asantschewsky] Born 1839, Moscow: died 1881, Moscow. Originally trained for the military. He completed his education in counterpoint and composition under Hauptmann and Richter at Leipzig between the years 1861 and 1864, and piano with Liszt in Rome. He often lived alternating between Paris and St. Petersburg. From 1871-76 was director of the St Petersburg Conservatoire [where he strived to raise its standards and invited several prominent teachers including Rimsky-Korsakov], and was also chairman of the St Petersburg section of the RMS. Was considered one of the most cultivated of Russian musicians, was noted for his exqusite “finish of diction and form which characterises his compositions, as well as for his extensive knowledge in musical matters generally”. He acquired a reputation among book-collectors as the possessor of one of the finest private libraries of muscial works in Europe [G. Anders collection which he purchased in Paris and donated to the St Petersburg Conservatoire]. Among his printed compositions the following should be noted: Op 2 Sonata in B minor for piano and cello; Op 10 Trio in F sharp minor for piano and strings; Op 12 Fest-Polonaise for two pianofortes; Passatempo for piano à quatre mains.
Op 5 Trois Valses [1. Une Valse pour Danser 2. Une Valse pour Rire 3. Une Valse melancolique] Op 6 Six Morceaux [1. - 2. - 3. Passatempo 4. - 5. Chant sans paroles 6. Capriccio] Note - part of No. 3 and No. 4 is missing. Joseph Alexandrovich Borovka [Boroffka] Pianist, born on November 27, 1853. Musical education obtained at the St. Petersburg Conservatorie, graduated in 1876 (class of Leschetizky). From 1877 - 87 he taught at the St. Petersburg Conservatoire; and then from 1888 he moved to take up a position at one of the St. Petersburg musical schools, whilst he also concertizing at the same time.
Op 1 Zwei Klavierstucke No. 1 Melodie Op 2 Variations on an original theme Etude de Concert Trois Miniatures [1. Prelude Mignon I 2. Prelude Mignon II 3. Valse Gracieuse] Parag & Malcolm
Some of the scans / scores were in a very poor state and although Parag has produced clean copies, the odd page may look slightly fuzzy….although when print the image is very clean.
I shall post these over several nights with linking biographies where I am am to locate information on the composer. Some of the composers are extremely obscure, and unfortunately in those cases the information is very limited.
Akhilles Nikolayevich Alferaki [Alpheraky]. Born 1846, Kharkov – died 1919, St Petersburg. Studied philosophy at Moscow University and simultaneously, piano and music theory. He was closely associated with the Belaieff Circle, and his works often display the influence of Ukrainian folksong.
Odd bits by Alferaki have been posted on PP……but don’t think we have necessarily had all the pieces for each opus [with the exception of Op 25].
Op 25 Trois Morceaux [1. Introduction 2. Mazurka 3. Serenade lavantine] Op 27 Trois Morceaux [1. Mazurka 2. Mazurka 3. Valse] Op 29 Trois Morceaux [1. Duo 2. Scherzo 3. Valse] Op 30 Trois Morceaux [1. Etude 2. Menuet 3. Etude] Nikolay Vasil’yevich Artsybushev [Artciboucheff] Born 1858, Tsarskoye Selo [now Pushkin]: died 1937, Paris. Composer and teacher. Studied with Solov’you and Rimsky-Korsakov, and in 1907 succeeded the latter as a trustee of the Belaieff council for the encouragement of Russian music. Became chairman of the St Petersburg section of the Russian Music Society in 1908, and joined the Belaieff publishing company in Paris in 1920. Collaborated with other Belaieff members including Glazunov, Rimsky-Korsakov and Scriabin in writing works such as Les Vendredis and Variations on a Russian Theme for string quartet. Also made arrangements of works by Borodin, Mussorgsky and Rimsky-Korsakov.
I believe these mazurkas have been posted previous on PP .
Op 3 Deux Mazurkas Nikolai P Artemyev [Artemieff] No further information known beyond he wrote over 400 opuses !! Although I believe there may be some information in Hofmeister [if anyone holds a copy of that work]? I was also able to obtain two further works from the Moscow State Library.
Alice Reine Valse Op 140 “Impetuous Heart” Potpourri on Russian Romances (Jurgenson) Op 217 Petite Valse Inattendue
Vladimir Evgenevich Artinov. Another unknown composer beyond brief mention of his name in the Moscow State Library [opus 1 & 2 being romances].
Op 3 Quatre Elegies [1. Le Soir 2. La Nuit 3. Le Matin 4. Le Jour] Mikhail Pavlovich von Azantchevsky [Asantschewsky] Born 1839, Moscow: died 1881, Moscow. Originally trained for the military. He completed his education in counterpoint and composition under Hauptmann and Richter at Leipzig between the years 1861 and 1864, and piano with Liszt in Rome. He often lived alternating between Paris and St. Petersburg. From 1871-76 was director of the St Petersburg Conservatoire [where he strived to raise its standards and invited several prominent teachers including Rimsky-Korsakov], and was also chairman of the St Petersburg section of the RMS. Was considered one of the most cultivated of Russian musicians, was noted for his exqusite “finish of diction and form which characterises his compositions, as well as for his extensive knowledge in musical matters generally”. He acquired a reputation among book-collectors as the possessor of one of the finest private libraries of muscial works in Europe [G. Anders collection which he purchased in Paris and donated to the St Petersburg Conservatoire]. Among his printed compositions the following should be noted: Op 2 Sonata in B minor for piano and cello; Op 10 Trio in F sharp minor for piano and strings; Op 12 Fest-Polonaise for two pianofortes; Passatempo for piano à quatre mains.
Op 5 Trois Valses [1. Une Valse pour Danser 2. Une Valse pour Rire 3. Une Valse melancolique] Op 6 Six Morceaux [1. - 2. - 3. Passatempo 4. - 5. Chant sans paroles 6. Capriccio] Note - part of No. 3 and No. 4 is missing. Joseph Alexandrovich Borovka [Boroffka] Pianist, born on November 27, 1853. Musical education obtained at the St. Petersburg Conservatorie, graduated in 1876 (class of Leschetizky). From 1877 - 87 he taught at the St. Petersburg Conservatoire; and then from 1888 he moved to take up a position at one of the St. Petersburg musical schools, whilst he also concertizing at the same time.
Op 1 Zwei Klavierstucke No. 1 Melodie Op 2 Variations on an original theme Etude de Concert Trois Miniatures [1. Prelude Mignon I 2. Prelude Mignon II 3. Valse Gracieuse] Parag & Malcolm
