Anton Stepanovich Arensky (Russian: Антон Степанович Аренский) (born July 12, 1861 in Novgorod, Russia – died February 25, 1906 in Perkijarvi, Finland), was a Russian composer of Romantic classical music, a pianist and a professor of music. is the 193rd day of the year (194th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1861 (MDCCCLXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Velikiy Novgorod (Russian: ) is the foremost historic city of North-Western Russia, situated on the M10(E95) federal highway connecting Moscow and St. ... is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... The era of Romantic music is defined as the period of European classical music that runs roughly from the early 1800s to the first decade of the 20th century, as well as music written according to the norms and styles of that period. ... A pianist is a person who plays the piano. ...

Arensky was musically precocious and composed a number of songs and piano pieces by age nine. With his father and mother, he moved to St. Petersburg in 1879, where he studied composition at the St. Petersburg Conservatory with Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Theatre Square and the conservatory in 1913. ... Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov (Russian: , Nikolaj Andreevič Rimskij-Korsakov), also Nikolay, Nicolai, and Rimsky-Korsakoff, (March 6 (N.S. March 18), 1844 – June 8 (N.S. June 21) 1908) was a Russian composer, one of five Russian composers known as The Five, and was later a...

After graduating from the St. Petersburg Conservatory in 1882, Arensky became a professor at the Moscow Conservatory. Among his students there were Alexander Scriabin, Sergei Rachmaninoff and Alexander Gretchaninov. Year 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Moscow Conservatory (Московская Государственная Консерватория им. П.И.Чайковского) is a prominent music school in Russia. ... Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin (Russian: Александр Николаевич Скрябин, Aleksandr Nikolajevič Skriabin; sometimes transliterated as Skryabin or Scriabine (6 January 1872 [O.S. 26 December 1871]—27 April 1915) was a Russian composer and pianist. ... Portrait of Sergei Rachmaninoff (1925) by Konstantin Somov This article is about the composer Sergei Rachmaninoff. ... Alexander Grechaninov (October 25, 1864 Moscow, – January 3, 1956 New York) was a Russian Romantic composer, a student of Sergei Taneyev and Nikolai Rimsky_Korsakov known for his liturgical and other choral music. ...

In 1895 Arensky returned to St. Petersburg as the director of the Imperial Choir, a post for which he had been recommended by Mily Balakirev. Arensky retired from this position in 1901, spending his remaining time as a pianist, conductor, and composer. Year 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Portrait of Balakirev Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev (Russian: , Milij Alekseevič Balakirev) (January 2, 1837 – May 29, 1910) was a Russian composer. ... Year 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Arensky died of tuberculosis in a Finnish sanatorium in 1906. It is alleged that drinking and gambling undermined his health. Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for tubercle bacillus or TuBerculosis) is a common and deadly infectious disease caused by mycobacteria, mainly Mycobacterium tuberculosis. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

His music

Pyotr Tchaikovsky was the greatest influence on Arensky's musical compositions. Indeed, Rimsky-Korsakov said, "In his youth Arensky did not escape some influence from me; later the influence came from Tchaikovsky. He will quickly be forgotten." The perception that he lacked a distinctive personal style contributed to long-term neglect of his music, though in recent years a large number of his compositions have been recorded. Especially popular are the orchestral Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky based on one of Tchaikovsky's Songs for Children, Op. 54. “Tchaikovsky” redirects here. ...

Arensky was perhaps at his best in chamber music, in which he wrote two string quartets, two piano trios, and a piano quintet. Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. ... The resident string quartet of the Library of Congress in 1963 A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string instruments—usually two violins, a viola and cello—or a piece written to be performed by such a group. ... A piano trio is a group of piano and two other instruments, almost always a violin and a cello, or a piece of music written for such a group. ... A piano quintet is a chamber musical ensemble made up of one piano and four other instruments, or the name of a piece written for such a group. ...

Selected works

Operas

• Son na Volge (Сон на Волге – A dream on the Volga, libretto by Anton Arensky after Alexander Ostrovsky's play "Voyevoda", 1888, premiere: January 2, 1891 [OS December 21, 1890], Moscow, Bolshoy Theatre)
• Rafael (Рафаэль – Raphael, 'the musical scenes from epoch of Renaissance', libretto by A. Kryukov, 1894 May 6 [OS April 24], 1894, Moscow, Conservatory)
• Nal' i Damayanti (Наль и Дамаянти – Nal and Damayanti, after Indian epos "Mahabharata", libretto by Modest Tchaikovsky after the novel by Vasily Zhukovsky, 1903, premiere: January 22, [OS January 9], 1904 St Petersburg), Moscow, Bolshoy Theatre)

Aleksandr Nicolaevich Ostrovsky (Александр Николаевич Островский) (April 12 (March 31, O.S.)1823— June 14 (June 2, O.S.)1886) was a Russian... For the toll-free telephone number see Toll-free telephone number Year 1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 2nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... Bolshoi Theatre The Bolshoi Theatre is a theatre and theater company in Moscow, Russia, which gives performances of plays, ballet, and opera. ... This article is about the Renaissance artist. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... is the 126th day of the year (127th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 114th day of the year (115th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1894 (MDCCCXCIV) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... A university school of music or college of music, or academy of music or conservatoire (British English) — also known as a conservatory (American English) or a conservatorium (Australian English) — is a higher education institution dedicated to teaching the art of music, including the playing of musical instruments, musical composition, musicianship... For the film by Peter Brook, see The Mahabharata (1989 film). ... Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (Russian: Пётр Ильич Чайкoвский Pëtr Ilič ÄŒajkovskij) (7 May [O.S. 25 April] 1840 – 6 November [O.S. 25 October] 1893), also transliterated Piotr Ilitsch Tschaikowsky or Peter Ilich Tschaikowsky, was a Russian composer of the Romantic era. ... On the publication of Pushkins first major work in 1820, Zhukovsky presented the younger poet with this famous portrait of himself, over the inscription: To the victorious disciple from his vanquished tutor. Vasily Andreyevich Zhukovsky (29 Jan/9 Feb 1783, Mishenskoe near Tula - 12/24 Apr 1852, Baden-Baden... 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... Saint Petersburg (Russian: Санкт-Петербу́рг, English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as Питер (transliterated Piter), formerly known as Leningrad (Ленингра́д, 1924–1991) and... For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... Bolshoi Theatre The Bolshoi Theatre is a theatre and theater company in Moscow, Russia, which gives performances of plays, ballet, and opera. ...

Ballet

• Noch v Egipte or Egipetskiye nochi (Ночь в Египте or Египетские ночи – Egyptian Nights Opus 50 1900

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Others

Opus 2: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in F minor

Opus 4: Symphony No. 1 in B minor

Opus 11: String Quartet No. 1 in G major

Opus 15: Suite for Two Pianos No. 1 in F major

Opus 22: Symphony No. 2 in A major

Opus 23: Suite for Two Pianos No. 2 "Silhouettes"

Opus 25: Cantata for the 10th anniversary of the Coronation

Opus 25: Impromptu No.1 for piano solo

Opus 32: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor

Opus 33: Suite for Two Pianos No. 3 "Variations"

Opus 35: String Quartet for Violin, Viola, and Two Cellos No. 2 in A minor

Opus 35a: Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky

Opus 41: Four Etudes for piano

Opus 46: Cantata "The Fountain of Bakhchisarai"

Opus 48: Fantasia for Piano and Orchestra on Themes of Ryabinin

Opus 51: Piano Quintet in D major

Opus 54: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A minor

Opus 62: Suite for Two Pianos No. 4

Opus 63: Twelve Preludes for Piano

Opus 61: Cantata "The Diver"

Opus 73: Piano Trio No. 2 in F minor

External links

• Biography on Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers
• Anton Arensky's works on The Lied and Art Song Texts Page
• Find-A-Grave profile for Anton Arensky
• Brief overview of his life and information about Opus 35
• Anton Arensky free scores in the International Music Score Library Project