Anton Arensky
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10 Selected Studies for Piano12 Etudes, Op.7412 Pieces, Op.6612 Preludes, Op.632 Pieces, Op.122 Quartets, Op.552 Romances, Op.2124 Morceaux caractéristiques, Op.363 Choruses, Op.393 Declamations, Op.683 Esquisses, Op.243 Morceaux, Op.193 Morceaux, Op.423 Quartets, Op.574 Etudes, Op.414 Morceaux, Op.254 Morceaux, Op.304 Morceaux, Op.564 Romances, Op.175 Romances5 Romances, Op.495 Romances, Op.645 Romances, Op.706 Canonic Pieces, Op.16 Caprices, Op.436 Pièces enfantines, Op.346 Pieces, Op.56 Pieces, Op.536 Romances, Op.276 Romances, Op.386 Romances, Op.446 Songs, Op.108 Romances, Op.60A
Anchar, Op.14Arabesques, Op.67B
Bigarrures, Op.20C
Cantata on the 10th Anniversary of the Coronation, Op.26Ceremonial March for Anton Rubinstein's Jubilee, Op.18Children's Suite, Op.65D
Dream on the Volga, Op.16E
Essais sur des rythmes oubliés, Op.28F
Fantasia on Russian Themes, Op.48FughettaI
Intermezzo, Op.13M
Memories, Op.71N
Nal and Damayanti, Op.47P
Piano Concerto, Op.2Piano Quintet, Op.51Piano Trio No. 1Piano Trio No.2, Op.73Près de la mer, Op.52R
RaphaelS
Scherzo, Op.8Selected Works for PianoString Quartet No.1, Op.11String Quartet No.2, Op.35Suite in G minor, Op.7Suite No.1, Op.15Suite No.2, Op.23Suite No.3, Op.33Suite No.4, Op.62Symphony No.1, Op.4Symphony No.2, Op.22T
The Flower Garden, Op.69The Fountain of Bakhchisaray, Op.46The Goblet, Op.61The Tempest, Op.75The Wolves, Op.58V
Variations on a Theme by TchaikovskyViolin Concerto, Op.54WikipediaAnton Stepanovich Arensky (Russian: Анто́н Степа́нович Аре́нский; 12 July [O.S. 30 June] 1861 – 25 February [O.S. 12 February] 1906) was a Russian composer of Romantic classical music, a pianist and a professor of music.
Arensky was born in a music-loving, affluent family in Novgorod, Russia. He was musically precocious and had composed a number of songs and piano pieces by the age of nine. With his mother and father, he moved to Saint Petersburg in 1879, after which he studied composition at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory with
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
In 1895, Arensky returned to Saint Petersburg as the director of the Imperial Choir, a post for which he had been recommended by
Mily Balakirev. He retired from this position in 1901, living off a comfortable pension and spending his remaining time as a pianist, conductor, and composer.
Arensky died of tuberculosis in a sanatorium in Perkjärvi, in what was then the Russian-administered Grand Duchy of Finland, at the age of 44. While very little is known about his private life, Rimsky-Korsakov alleges that drinking and gambling undermined his health. He was buried in the Tikhvin Cemetery.
The Antarctic Arensky Glacier was named after him.
Pyotr Ilyich 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
Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky for string orchestra, Op. 35a - arranged from the slow movement of Arensky's 2nd string quartet, and based on one of Tchaikovsky's Songs for Children, Op. 54.
Arensky was, perhaps, at his best in chamber music, in which genre he wrote two string quartets, two piano trios, and a piano quintet.
(for solo piano unless otherwise specified)