Sergey I. Taneev.

Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev (Pronounced: Ta-'ñe-jəv) (also Taneev or Taneiev, Russian: Сергей Иванович Танеев, Sergej Ivanovič Taneev) (Vladimir, November 25, 1856 – Dyudkovo, near Moscow,June 19, 1915), a pupil of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, was a Russian composer, pianist, teacher of composition, music theorist and author. (Taneyev's first name appears both as Sergei and Sergey.) Image File history File links Taneev. ... Image File history File links Taneev. ... Population 315,954 (2002) Time zone Moscow (MSK/MSD), UTC +0300 (MSK)/+0400 (MSD) Latitude/Longitude Vladimir (Russian: ) is an old city in Russia. ... is the 329th day of the year (330th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... “Tchaikovsky” redirects here. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ... A pianist is a person who plays the piano. ... Musical composition is a phrase used in a number of contexts, the most commonly used being a piece of music. ...

Life

Taneyev was born to a cultured and literary family of Russian nobility. A distant cousin, Alexander Taneyev, was also a composer, whose daughter, Anna Vyrubova, was highly influential at court. Alexander Sergeievich Taneyev (Russian: Сергей Александрович Танеев)(January 17, 1850 – February 7, 1918) was a Russian composer of the late Romantic era, specifically of the nationalist school. ... Anna Alexandrovna Vyrubova, neé Taneyeva (Russian: Анна Александровна Вырубова, Танеева) (16 July 1884 — 20 July 1964, Helsinki), was a lady-in-waiting, best friend and confidante to Tsaritsa Alexandra Fyodorovna. ...

He began playing the piano at the age of five, taking lessons with a private teacher. His family moved to Moscow in 1865, and in 1866, the nine-year-old Taneyev entered the Moscow Conservatory. His first piano teacher at the Conservatory was Edward Langer. In 1871, Taneyev studied piano with the Conservatory's founder, Nikolai Rubinstein, and music theory with Tchaikovsky^[1]. For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... The Moscow Conservatory (Московская Государственная Консерватория им. П.И.Чайковского) is a prominent music school in Russia. ... Categories: Stub | 1835 births | 1881 deaths | Russian composers | Pianists | Russian musicians ... Music theory is a field of study that investigates the nature or mechanics of music. ...

Taneyev graduated in 1875, the first student in the history of the Conservatory to win the gold medal both for composition and for performing (piano). That same year he made his debut as a concert pianist in Moscow playing the first piano concerto in D minor of Johannes Brahms^[2], and would become known for his interpretations of Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven^[3]. 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Johannes Brahmss Piano Concerto No. ... Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms (May 7, 1833 – April 3, 1897) was a German composer of the Romantic period. ... “Bach” redirects here. ... “Mozart” redirects here. ... “Beethoven” redirects here. ...

Taneyev was also the soloist in the Moscow première of Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto in 1875. Tchaikovsky was clearly impressed by Taneyev's performance; he later asked Taneyev to be soloist in the Russian premiere of his Second Piano Concerto. (After Tchaikovsky's death, Taneyev also completed and premiered his Third Piano Concerto and Andante and Finale^[4].) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovskys Piano Concerto No. ... Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovskys Piano Concerto No. ... Tchaikovsky in 1893, as painted by Nikolai Kuznetzov Tchaikovskys Third Piano Concerto proved one of the more troublesome of its composers musical progeny. ... Sketch of Tchaikovsky in 1893 Tchaikovskys Andante and Finale for piano and orchestra were initially intended as the slow movement and finale of the Symphony in E-flat Major, a work he started in 1892 but eventually abandoned. ...

Taneyev attended Moscow University for a short time and was acquainted with outstanding Russian writers, including Ivan Turgenev and Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin. During his travels in Western Europe in 1876 and 1877, he met Emile Zola, Gustave Flaubert, César Franck and Camille Saint-Saëns amongst others^[5]. Moscow State University campus M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University (Московский Государственный Университет име&#1085... Ivan Turgenev, photo by Félix Nadar (1820-1910) “Turgenev” redirects here. ... Saltykov-Shchedrin. ... mile Zola (April 2, 1840 - September 29, 1902) was an influential French novelist, the most important example of the literary school of naturalism, and a major figure in the political liberalization of France. ... Gustave Flaubert Gustave Flaubert (December 12, 1821 – May 8, 1880) was a French writer who is counted among the greatest Western novelists. ... César-Auguste-Jean-Guillaume-Hubert Franck (December 10, 1822 – November 8, 1890), a composer, organist and music teacher of Belgian origin who lived in France, was one of the great figures in classical music in the second half of the 19th century. ... Charles Camille Saint-Saëns () (9 October 1835 – 16 December 1921) was a French composer, organist, conductor, and pianist, known especially for his orchestral works The Carnival of the Animals, Danse Macabre, and Symphony No. ...

When Tchaikovsky resigned from the Moscow Conservatory in 1878, Taneyev was appointed to teach harmony. He would later also teach piano and composition. He served as Director from 1885 to 1889, and continued teaching until 1905^[6]. He had great influence as a teacher of composition. His pupils included Alexander Scriabin, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Reinhold Glière, Paul Juon, Julius Conus, and Nikolai Medtner. The polyphonic interweaves in the music of Rachmaninoff and Medtner stem directly from Taneyev's teaching. Scriabin, on the other hand, broke away from Taneyev's influence^[7]. This article is about musical harmony. ... For other uses, see 1905 (disambiguation). ... 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. ... Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (Russian: , Sergej Vasilevič Rakhmaninov, 1 April 1873 (N.S.) or 20 March 1873 (O.S.) – 28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor, one of the last great champions of the Romantic style of European classical music. ... Reinhold Moritzovich Glière Reinhold Moritzovich Glière (Russian: , Rejngold Moricevič Glièr) (January 11, 1875 [O.S. 30 December 1874] – June 23, 1956) was a Soviet composer of German descent. ... Paul Juon (Russian: March 6, 1872–August 21, 1940) was a Moscow-born composer and student of Anton Arensky, Sergei Taneyev and Woldemar Bargiel. ... Yuly Eduardovich Konyus (Russian: Юлий Эдуардович Конюс; better known by his original French name Julius Conus or Jules Conus) was a Russian violinist and composer. ... Nikolai Karlovich Medtner (Николай Карлович Метнер) (January 5, 1880 – November 13, 1951) was a Russian composer and pianist. ... In music, the word texture is often used in a rather vague way in reference to the overall sound of a piece of music. ...

Taneyev was also a scholar of massive erudition. In addition to music, he studied—for relaxation—natural and social science, history, mathematics, plus the philosophies of Plato and Spinoza^[8]. For other uses, see Plato (disambiguation). ... Baruch Spinoza Benedictus de Spinoza (November 24, 1632 - February 21, 1677), named Baruch Spinoza by his synagogue elders and known as Bento de Spinoza or Bento dEspiñoza in the community in which he grew up. ...

During the summers of 1895 and 1896, Taneyev stayed at Yasnaya Polyana, the home of Leo Tolstoy and his wife Sofia. She developed an attachment to the composer which embarrassed her children and made Tolstoy jealous. However this also released her from the distress of the isolation she experienced when Tolstoy grew distant from family concerns and devoted himself to the Christian anarchist-pacifism which shaped his last years. Sofia's infatuation with Taneyev and his music echoes the story of Tolstoy's great and penetrating dissection of marital relations in The Kreutzer Sonata. Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy(Lyof, Lyoff) (September 9 [O.S. August 28] 1828 – November 20 [O.S. November 7] 1910) (Russian: , IPA:  ), commonly referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer – novelist, essayist, dramatist and philosopher – as well as pacifist Christian anarchist and educational reformer. ... The Kreutzer Sonata is a novella by Leo Tolstoy, published in 1889 and promptly censored by the Russian authorities. ...

Taneyev's later years were troubled by alcohol problems. He died from pneumonia contracted after attending the funeral of his pupil Scriabin.

A museum dedicated to Taneyev is located in Dyudkovo, where he died. There is also a section dedicated to Taneyev at the Tchaikovsky Museum in Klin[1]. Klin (Клин) is a town in Moscow Oblast, Russia. ...

Taneyev and Tchaikovsky

Taneyev became the most trusted musician among Tchaikovsky's friends^[9]. The two developed a friendship that would last until Tchaikovsky's death^[10]

While Taneyev lacked an original creative gift, he was a fastidious and diligent craftsman with an unrivaled technique. Tchaikovsky realized that the opinions of such a man, whose own taste and competence were so high, yet whose self-scrutiny was so exacting, was to be respected. Therefore, Tchaikovsky came to greatly appreciate criticism from Taneyev. In fact, Taneyev became the only one of Tchaikovsky's friends encouraged by the composer to be absolutely frank about his works^[11].

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky appreciated Taneyev's honest advice, though he feared its total frankness.

Taneyev's frankness came at a price, however, and that price for Tchaikovsky was bearing with a forthrightness that went to the point of absolute bluntness. This means that while Tchaikovsky appreciated Taneyev's views, he did not always welcome them. A postscript to a letter Tchaikovsky wrote to Taneyev about Eugene Onegin and the Fourth Symphony basically sums up his general frame of mind: "I know you are absolutely sincere and I think a great deal of your judgment. But I also fear it^[12]." Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... “Tchaikovsky” redirects here. ...

Tchaikovsky's use of the word "fear" was not exaggerated. Music writer and composer Leoned Sabaneyev studied composition with Taneyev as a child and met Tchaikovsky through him. To Sabaneyev, Tchaikovsky really did seem afraid of Taneyev in some ways^[13]. He also suggests why:

I think he was unnerved by the overt frankness with which Taneyev reacted to Tchaikovsky's works: Taneyev believed that one must indicate precisely what one finds to be 'faults,' while strong points would make themselves evident. He was hardly fully justified in his conviction: composers are a nervous lot and they are often particularly dissatisfied with themselves. Tchaikovsky was just such a person: he worried himself almost sick over each work and often tried even to destroy them^[14] ...

Sabaneyev recalled when Tchaikovsky came to Taneyev with the Fifth Symphony. Taneyev started played through part of the manuscript at the piano. "With characteristic pedantry Taneyev began showing Tchaikovsky what he considered to be faults, thereby sending Tchaikovsky into even greater despair. Tchaikovsky grabbed the music and wrote across the page with a red pencil: 'Awful muck.' Still not satisfied with this punishment, he tore the sheet of music in half and threw it on the floor. Then he ran out of the room. Despondently Taneyev picked up the music and told me: 'Pyotr Ilyich takes everything to heart. After all, he himself asked me to give my opinion^[15]...." Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky composed his Symphony No. ... For the medical term see rigor (medicine) Rigour (American English: rigor) has a number of meanings in relation to intellectual life and discourse. ...

Despite Tchaikovsky's notoriously thin skin when it came to criticism, he could not take any lasting offense at such transparent honesty, especially when Taneyev's assessments could show a great deal of perception^[16] Even if the manner in which Taneyev presented his comments made them sting all the more, Tchaikovsky was painfully grateful for his fellow-musician's candor^[17].

Taneyev and The Five

Tchaikovsky was not the only one with whom Taneyev was frank, though some were less appreciative about it. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov recalls a clash Taneyev had with Mili Balakirev during a relearsal of a concert to commemorate the unveiling of a monument to pioneering Russian composer Mikhail Glinka. Rimsky-Korsakov writes, The Mighty Handful (Moguchaya Kuchka / Могучая Кучка in Russian), better known as The Five in English-speaking countries, was a label applied in 1867 by the critic Vladimir Stasov to a loose collection of Russian classical composers brought together under... 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... Portrait of Balakirev Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev (Russian: , Milij Alekseevič Balakirev) (January 2, 1837 – May 29, 1910) was a Russian pianist, conductor and composer. ... Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka (Russian: Mihail Ivanovič Glinka) (June 1, 1804 [O.S. May 20] - February 15, 1857 [O.S. February 3]), was the first Russian composer to gain wide recognition inside his own country, and is often regarded as the father of Russian classical music. ...

"At the rehearsal of the concert he publicly declared to Balakirev: 'Mili Alekseyevich! We are dissatisfied with you.' I picture to myself Balakirev constrained to swallow a rebuke of this sort. Honest, upright and straightforward, Taneiev always spoke sharply anf frankly. On the other hand, Balakirev, of course, could never forgive Taneiev his harshness and frankness with regard to his own person^[18]."

Alexander Glazunov. Taneyev first distrusted, than appreciated him.

Nor was this the only time Taneyev shared strong opinions about the St. Petersburg based nationalist music group known as "The Mighty Handful" or "The Five." Rimsky-Korsakov recalls what he considered Taneyev's glaring conservatism in the 1880's. Taneyev, reportedly showed "deep distrust" in Alexander Glazunov's early appearances. Alexander Borodin was merely a clever dilettante, and Modest Mussorgsky "had made him laugh." He may not have had a high opinion of Cesar Cui or even Rimsky-Korsakov. However, Rimsky-Korsakov's study of counterpoint, of which Taneyev learned from Tchaikovsky, may have prompted Taneyev to revise his opinion of that composer^[19] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Portrait by Ilya Repin, 1887. ... The Mighty Handful (Moguchaya Kuchka / Могучая Кучка in Russian), better known as The Five in English-speaking countries, was a label applied in 1867 by the critic Vladimir Stasov to a loose collection of Russian classical composers brought together under... Portrait by Ilya Repin, 1887. ... Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin (Russian: , Aleksandr Porfirevič Borodin) (31 Oct. ... Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (Russian: , Modest Petrovič Musorgskij, French: ) (March 9/21, 1839 – March 16/28, 1881), one of the Russian composers known as the Five, was an innovator of Russian music. ... C sar Antonovitch Cui (Russian: Цезарь Антонович Кюи) (January 6/18, 1835 – March 13, 1918) was a Russian composer and music critic of French and Lithuanian descent. ...

The following decade showed a marked change in opinion, Rimsky-Korsakov writes. Taneyev now appreciated Glauzunov, respected Borodin's work and regarded only Mussorgsky's compositions with disdain. Rimsky-Korsakov ascribed this change to a new period in Taneyev's activity as a composer. Previously he had been absorbed mainly in research for his treatise on counterpoint, which left little time for composition. Now he was throwing himself more freely into creative work. In doing so, Taneyev was guiding himself by the ideals of contemporary music while still preserving "his astounding contrapuntal technique^[20] For other uses, see Counterpoint (disambiguation). ...

Rimsky-Korsakov also writes that, after the fiasco regarding the Mariinsky Theater's production of Taneyev's Oresteia, Mitrofan Belyayev, the publisher and impresario who now headed the "Mighty Handful," shared Taneyev's outrage over the incident and volunteered to publish the score himself. Prior to publishing, Taneyev "revised and signally improved the orchestration, which had not been uniformly satisfactorily.... [T]hereafter, Taneyev began to avail himself of Glazunov's advice in orchestration; of course he made rapid strides in that field^[21]." Note the "of course." Glazunov had been Rimsky-Korsakov's student in orchestration as well as compositon. The Maryinsky (or Mariinsky) Theatre (or Theater), is the St Petersburg theatre where the Mariinsky Ballet is located. ... Oresteia (Орестея in Cyrillic) is an opera in three parts, eight tableaux, by Sergei Taneyev, composed during 1887-1894. ... Mitrofan Petrovich Belyayev (Belaïeff) (ru Митрофан Петрович Беляев; old system 10. ...

Master contrapuntalist

Taneyev's specicialized field of study was theoretical counterpoint. He engrossed himself in the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, Giovanni Palestrina and Flemish masters such as Johannes Ockeghem, Josquin des Prez and Lassus. Eventually, he became one of the greatest of theoretical contrapuntists^[22]. For other uses, see Counterpoint (disambiguation). ... “Bach” redirects here. ... Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina (between 3 February 1525 and 2 February 1526[1] - 2 February 1594) was an Italian composer of the Renaissance. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Ockeghem (with glasses) and his singers Johannes Ockeghem (also Jean de; surname Okeghem, Ogkegum, Okchem, Hocquegam, Ockegham; other variant spellings are also encountered) (c. ... 1611 woodcut of Josquin des Prez, copied from a now-lost oil painting done during his lifetime. ... Orlande de Lassus, a. ...

Taneyev published a gigantic two-volume treatise, Imitative Counterpoint in Strict Style, the result of 20 years of labor. In it, the laws of counterpoint are broken down, explained and brought into focus as a branch of pure mathematics. Taneyev used a quotation from Leonardo da Vinci as its inscription: "No branch of study can claim to be considered a true science unless it is capable of being demonstrated mathematically^[23]." “Da Vinci” redirects here. ...

An unfinished sequel on Canon and Fugue was published posthumously^[24]. Look up canon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... In music, a fugue (IPA: ) is a type of contrapuntal composition or technique of composition for a fixed number of parts, normally referred to as voices, irrespective of whether the work is vocal or instrumental. ...

Taneyev's focus on strict mathematical counterpoint strongly influenced the way he composed his music. He described this process, while discussing his dramatic trilogy Orestia, in a letter to Tchaikovsky dated June 21, 1891:

I spend a great deal of time on prepatopry work, and less time on final composition. Some items I have not finished within the last few years. Important themes which are repeated in the opera, are used by me objectively, without any reference to a particular situation, for studies in counterpoint. Gradually, from this chaos of thoughts and sketches something orderly and definite begins to emerge. Everything extraneous is discarded. That which is unquestionably suitable remains^[25].

Taneyev would continue this series of contrapuntal exercises until he had exhausted every polyphonic possibility. Only then would be actually begin composing music^[26] In music, the word texture is often used in a rather vague way in reference to the overall sound of a piece of music. ...

Rinsky-Korsakov describes Taneyev's compositional process similarly, but with more telling detail:

Before setting out for the real expounding of a composition, Taneyev used to precede it with a multitude of sketches and studies: he used to write fugues, canons, and various contrapuntal interlacings on the individual themes, phrases, and motives of the coming composition; and only after gaining thorough experience in its component parts did he take up the general plan of the composition and the carrying out of this plan, knowing by that time, as he did, and perfectly, the nature of the material he had at his disposal and the possibilities of building with that material^[27].

Taneyev's rationale for this process stemmed from his belief that truth and moral integrity in music were synonymous with its objectivity and purpose. He viewed classical concepts of composition as perfect examples of a compositional technique devoid of anything casual or extraneous^[28].

Music

Main article: List of compositions by Sergei Taneyev

Compositionally, Taneyev and Tchaikovsky differed on how they felt music theory should function. Tchaikovsky prized spontaneity in musical creativity. Taneyev, in contrast, thought musical creativity should be both deliberate and intellectual, with preliminary theoretical analysis and preparation of thematic materials^[29]. Musical compositions of the Russian composer Sergei Taneyev (1856-1915) // Orchestral Symphony (no 1) in E minor (1873-4, published 1948) Piano Concerto (1876, published 1957) in E flat (2 movements only) Symphony (no. ... Music theory is a field of study that investigates the nature or mechanics of music. ...

Consequently, Taneyev's intellectual approach to composition deprived his music of the emotionalism characterizing the music of his teacher, Tchaikovsky^[30]. Nevertheless, Taneyev's compositions reveal his mastery of the classical technique of composition, so his style could be said to reflect the European, and especially German, orientation of the Moscow Conservatory, rather than the Russian nationalist outlook of the school of Mily Balakirev. Eugène Delacroixs Liberty Leading the People, symbolising French nationalism during the July Revolution 1830. ... Portrait of Balakirev Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev (Russian: , Milij Alekseevič Balakirev) (January 2, 1837 – May 29, 1910) was a Russian composer. ...

Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov thought many of Taneyev's compositions "most dry and laboured," but had a much more positive impression of Oresteia.

His compositions include nine complete string quartets (plus two partially completed), a piano quintet, two string quintets and other chamber works, including a piano prelude and fugue in G sharp minor; four symphonies (only one published during his lifetime, and at least one incomplete), a concert suite with violin and a piano concerto, and other orchestral works; an organ composition "Chorale with variations"; choral and vocal music. Among the choral works are two cantatas, "St. John of Damascus," op. 1 (also known as "A Russian Requiem"), and "At the Reading of a Psalm" (op. 36, sometimes regarded as his swan song). In the choral works the composer combines the Russian melos with remarkable contrapuntal writing. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... 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... 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 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. ... A string quintet is an ensemble of five string instrument players or a piece written for such a combination. ... G sharp minor is a minor scale based on G sharp, consisting of the pitches G sharp, A sharp, B, C sharp, D sharp, E, F double sharp and G sharp (harmonic minor scale). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... A piano concerto is a concerto for solo piano and orchestra. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Opus, from the Latin word opus meaning work, is usually used in the sense of a work of art. In this sense the plural of opus, opera, is used to refer to the genre of music drama. ... For other uses, see Swan Song. ...

Taneyev regarded his Oresteia, originally conceived in 1882, as his major achievement. This work, which the composer entitled a 'musical trilogy' rather than an opera, and was closely modeled on the original plays by Aeschylus, was first performed at the Mariinsky Theatre on 17 October 1895. Taneyev wrote a separate concert overture based on some of the opera's major themes, which was conducted by Tchaikovsky in 1889. Oresteia (Орестея in Cyrillic) is an opera in three parts, eight tableaux, by Sergei Taneyev, composed during 1887-1894. ... 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). ... This article is about the ancient Greek playwright. ... The Maryinsky (or Mariinsky) Theatre (or Theater), is the St Petersburg theatre where the Mariinsky Ballet is located. ... is the 290th day of the year (291st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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). ...

Rimsky-Korsakov considered many of Taneyev's compositions "most dry and laboured in character^[31]." A private hearing of Oresteia at his home, with Taneyev at the piano, was quite another matter. The opera, he writes, "astonished us all with pages of extraordinary beauty and expressiveness^[32]." He adds that he felt Taneyev's working methods "ought to result in a dry and academic composition, devoid of the shadow of an inspiration; in reality, however, Oresteia proved quite the reverse—for all its strict premeditation, the opera was striking in its wealth of beauty and expressiveness^[33]."

Along with beauty and expressiveness, Taneyev could also show a whimsical streak in his musical nature. Gerald Abraham writes, "Taneyev had a dual nature rather like Lewis Carroll's, half mathematician, half humorist." Among Taneyev's unpublished works are reportedly various parodies, including "Quartets of Government Officials," "humorous choruses, comic fugues and variations, toy symphonies, a mock ballet for Tchaikovsky's birthday with an absurd scenario and music which is an ingenious contrapuntal pot-pourri of themes from Tchaikovsky's works^[34]...." Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (IPA: ) (January 27, 1832 – January 14, 1898), better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll (), was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican clergyman and photographer. ...

Citations

1. ^ Bakst, James, A History of Russian-Soviet Music (New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1966, 1962), 244.
2. ^ Brown, Tchaikovsky: The Crisis Years, 1874-1878 (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1983), 15.
3. ^ Leonard, Richard Anthony, A History of Russian Music (Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, Publishers, 1977, 1957), 244.
4. ^ Brown, David, Tchaikovsky: The Crisis Years, 15.
5. ^ Bakst, 244-245.
6. ^ Bakst, 244.
7. ^ Bakst, 245.
8. ^ Leonard, 206.
9. ^ Warrack, John, Tchaikovsky (New York:Charles Scribner's Sons, 1973), 82
10. ^ Brown, David, Tchaikovsky: The Crisis Years, 15
11. ^ Brown, Tchaikovsky: The Crisis Years, 15
12. ^ Hanson, Lawrence and Hanson, Elisabeth, Tchaikovsky: The Man Behind the Music (New York: Dodd, Mead & Company), 214
13. ^ Poznansky, Alexander, Tchaikovsky Through Others' Eyes (Russian Music Series) (Indiana University Press, 1999), 215
14. ^ Poznansky, Tchaikovsky Through Others' Eyes, 215
15. ^ Pozansky, Tchaikovsky Through Others' Eyes, 216
16. ^ Brown, Tchaikovsky: The Crisis Years, 162
17. ^ Holden, 169
18. ^ Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai, Letoppis Moyey Muzykalnoy Zhizni (St. Petersburg, 1909), published in English as My Musical Life (New York: Knopf, 1925, 3rd ed. 1942), 383.
19. ^ Rimsky-Korsakov, 383.
20. ^ Rimsky-Korsakov, 383-384.
21. ^ Rimsky-Korsakov, 384.
22. ^ Leonard, 206.
23. ^ Leonard, 206.
24. ^ Leonard, 206.
25. ^ Tchaikovsky, Pyory and Taneyev, Sergei, Pisma [Letters] (Moscow, 1951), 173. As quoted in Bakst, 246.
26. ^ Leonard, 207.
27. ^ Rimsky-Korsakov, 384.
28. ^ Bakst, 246.
29. ^ Baskt, 245.
30. ^ Bakst, 246.
31. ^ Rimsky-Korsakov, 382.
32. ^ Rimsky-Korsakov, 384.
33. ^ Rimsky-Korsakov, 384.
34. ^ As quoted in Leonard, 207.

Sources

• Bakst, James, A History of Russian-Soviet Music (New York: Dodd, Mean & Company, 1966, 1962).
• Belina, Anastasia. The Master of Moscow. The International Piano Magazine, January-February 2007, pp. 62-65.
• Brown, David, Tchaikovsky: The Crisis Years, 1874-1878, (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1983).
• Hanson, Lawrence and Hanson, Elisabeth, Tchaikovsky: The Man Behind the Music (New York: Dodd, Mead & Company).
• Leonard, Richard Anthony, A History of Russian Music (Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, Publishers, 1977, 1957).
• Poznansky, Alexander, Tchaikovsky Through Others' Eyes (Russian Music Series) (Indiana University Press, 1999).
• Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai, Letoppis Moyey Muzykalnoy Zhizni (St. Petersburg, 1909), published in English as My Musical Life (New York: Knopf, 1925, 3rd ed. 1942).
• Warrack, John, Tchaikovsky (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1973).

Other Books

• Convertible Counterpoint in the Strict Style, by Sergei Taneyev. 1962 edition, Branden Pub. Co. ISBN 0-8283-1415-2. Preface by Serge Koussevitzky.
• Doctrine of Canon, 1915 (Available in English through ProQuest as part of the dissertation Sergei Ivanovich Taneev's 'Doctrine of the Canon': A translation and commentary (Russia). by Paul R Grove, II.)

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Selected discography

• The Russian Piano Quartet: Taneyev's Piano Quartet in E major Op. 20; Paul Juon's Rhapsody; and Alexander Borodin's Polovtsian Dances. Performed by the Ames Piano Quartet (Dorian 93215)
• Taneyev's Concert Suite for Violin & Orchestra; Entr'acte; and Oresteya Overture. Performed by the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy and Pekka Kuusisto as violin soloist (Ondine 959-2)
• Taneyev's Trio in E-flat major Op. 31; Trio in B minor; and Trio in D major. Performed by the Belcanto Strings (MDG 6341003)
• Taneyev's Piano Quintet in G minor Op. 30; and Piano Trio in D major Op. 22. Performed by Mikhail Pletnev (piano), Vadim Repin (violin) and Lynn Harrell (cello) joined in the quintet by Ilya Gringolts (violin) and Nobuko Imai (viola) (Deutsche Grammophon 4775419)
• Taneyev's Symphony No. 1; and Symphony No. 3. Performed by the Russian State Symphony Orchestra conducted by Valeri Polyansky (Chandos 10390)
• Taneyev's Symphony No. 2; and Symphony No. 4. Performed by the Russian State Symphony Orchestra conducted by Valeri Polyansky (Chandos 9998)
• Taneyev's Symphony No. 4; and the Oresteia Overture, Op. 6. Performed by the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Neeme Järvi (Chandos 8953)
• String Quartets 1 and 4. Performed by the Leningrad Taneyev Quartet. Reissue of a Melodiya LP on Northern Flowers NF/PMA 9933 (and the other quartets, in five volumes.)
• String Quartets 8 and 9. Performed by the Leningrad Taneiev Quartet. Melodiya MA 12411.

Paul Juon (Russian: March 6, 1872–August 21, 1940) was a Moscow-born composer and student of Anton Arensky, Sergei Taneyev and Woldemar Bargiel. ... Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin (Russian: , Aleksandr Porfirevič Borodin) (31 Oct. ... Vladimir Davidovich Ashkenazy (Russian: Влади́мир Дави́дович А́шкенази, Vladimir Davidovič Aškenasi) (b. ... Pekka Kuusisto (born in 1976 in Espoo, Finland) is a classical violin virtuoso. ... Mikhail Vasilievich Pletnev (Russian: Михаил Васильевич Плетнёв, Mikhail Vaciljievič Pletnev) (born 14 April 1957) in Arkhangelsk, Russia is a pianist, conductor, and composer. ... Vadim Repin (born Novosibirsk, Western Siberia, 31 August 1971) is a Russian violinist. ... Cellist Lynn Harrell is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards, including the Piatigorsky Award, the Ford Foundation Concert Artists Award, and the first Avery Fisher Prize (jointly with Murray Perahia). ... The Leningrad Taneiev Quartet made its first appearance in the Small Hall of the Leningrad Conservatory in the winter of 1946, its members being students at the Conservatory. ...

External links

• Review of concert performance of 'Oresteia' (St. Petersburg, 2006).
• Review of recording of Taneyev's Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4 by Michael Carter in Fanfare Magazine.
• The Taneyev Festival, an upcoming festival of music from Sergei Taneyev.
• Taneyev was listed in the International Music Score Library Project