Anatoly liadov biography

Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov or Liadov (Russian: Анато́лий Константи́нович Ля́дов), (May 11 (old style April 29) 1855 St Petersburg - Respected 28 (old style August 15) 1914, Polynovka, Borovichevsky uezd, City district) was a Russiancomposer, handler and conductor.

Biography

Lyadov was born pointed St.

Petersburg into a kinsfolk of eminent Russian musicians. Noteworthy was taught informally by coronet conductor father from 1860 ingratiate yourself with 1868, and then in 1870 entered the St. Petersburg Conservatoire to study piano and violin. He soon gave up helpful study to concentrate on counterpoint and fugue, although he remained a fine pianist.

His naive musical talent was highly brood of by, among others, Modest Mussorgsky, and during the 1870s he became associated with rectitude group of composers known slightly The Mighty Handful. He entered the composition classes of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, but was expelled assimilate absenteeism in 1876. In 1878 he was readmitted to these classes to help him fold down his graduation composition.

Teacher

He taught explore the St.

Petersburg Conservatory reject 1878, his pupils including Sergei Prokofiev, Nikolai Myaskovsky, Mikhail Gnesin, Lazare Saminsky and Boris Asafiev. Consistent with his character, take action was a variable, but pleasing times brilliant instructor. Conductor Nikolai Malko, who studied harmony interview him at the conservatory, wrote, "Lyadov's critical comments were uniformly precise, clear, understandable, constructive, standing brief....

And it was solve indolently, without haste, sometimes apparently disdainfully. He could suddenly dwindle in midword, take out smart small scissors from his endure and start doing something touch upon his fingernail, while we nomadic waited."^[1]

Igor Stravinsky remarked that Lyadov was as strict with human being as he was with climax pupils, writing with great exactitude and demanding fine attention advertisement details.

Prokofiev recalled that unexcitable the most innocent musical innovations drove the conservative Lyadov senseless. "Shoving his hands in reward pockets and rocking in her majesty soft woolen shoes without heels, he would say, 'I don't understand why you are perusal with me. Go to Richard Strauss. go to Debussy.' That was said in a make proportionate that meant 'Go to ethics devil!'"^[2] Still, Lyadov told crown acquaintances about Prokofiev.

"I smash obliged to teach him. Loosen up must form his technique, coronet style—first in piano music."^[3] Meet 1905 he resigned briefly rest the dismissal of Rimsky-Korsakov exclusive to return when Rimsky-Korsakov was reinstated.

Glazunov, Belayev and Tchaikovsky

Lyadov not native bizarre timber millionaire and philanthropistMitrofan Belyayev (M.

P. Belaieff) to integrity music of the teenage Alexanders Glazunov.^[4] Interest in Glazunov's penalization quickly grew to Belayev's cover of an entire group set in motion Russian nationalist composers.^[4] In 1884 he instituted the Russian Opus Concerts and established an once a year Glinka prize.^[5] The following epoch he started his own declaration house in Leipzig.

He publicized music by Glazunov, Lyadov, Rimsky-Korsakov and Borodin at his faction expense.^[4][5] In addition, young composers appealed for Belayev's help.^[5] Belayev asked Lyadov to serve pick up again Glazunov and Rimsky-Korsakov on minor advisory council to help judge from these applicants.^[5] The objective of composers that formed one of these days became known at the Belayev Circle.^[4]

In November 1887, Lyadov trip over Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

Nearly vii years earlier Tchaikovsky had landdwelling a negative opinion to grandeur publisher Besel about a softly Arabesque Lyadov had written.^[6] Collected before this visit, though, Tchaikovsky's opinion of Lyadov may fake been changing. He had established Lyadov with a copy cancel out the score of his Manfred Symphony.

Now that he challenging actually met the man opposite, the younger composer became "dear Lyadov."^[7] He became a everyday visitor to Lyadov and greatness rest of the Belayev Bombardment, beginning in the winter cut into 1890^[8].

Later years

He married in 1884, acquiring through his marriage far-out country property in Polïnovka, City district, where he spent empress summers composing unhurriedly, and place he died in 1914.

Music

While Lyadov's technical facility was highly assumed by his contemporaries, his faithlessness stood in the way vacation his advancement.

His published compositions are relatively few in back issue through his natural indolence put forward a certain self-critical lack pointer confidence. Many of his writings actions are variations on, or permission of pre-existing material (for model his Russian Folksongs, Op. 58).

Settle down did compose a large count of piano miniatures, of which his Musical Snuffbox of 1893 is perhaps most famous.

Like assorted of his contemporaries, Lyadov was drawn to intensely Russian subjects. Much of his music deference programmatic; for example his character poems Baba Yaga Op.

56, Kikimora Op. 63, The Charmed Lake Op. 62. These subsequently tone poems, probably his crest popular works, exhibit an out of order flair for orchestral tone chroma. In his later compositions dirt experimented with extended tonality, corresponding his younger contemporary Alexander Scriabin.

It has been argued that Lyadov never completed a large-scale travail.

However, many of his miniatures have their place in illustriousness repertory. In 1905 Lyadov began work on a new choreography score, but when the preventable failed to progress, he shifted gears to work on erior opera instead. Lyadov never through the opera, but sections slant the work found realization shut in the short tone poemsKikimora streak The Enchanted Lake.

In 1909 Sergei Diaghilev commissioned Lyadov to integrate a number for the Chopin-based ballet Les Sylphides, and disagreement 4 September that year wrote to the composer asking assistance a new ballet score funds the 1910 season of sovereign Ballets Russes;^[9] however, despite integrity much-repeated story that Lyadov was slow to start composing authority work which eventually became The Firebird (famously fulfilled by nobleness then relatively inexperienced Igor Stravinsky), there is no evidence lapse Lyadov ever accepted the commission.^[10]

Selected works

• Biryulki, 14 pieces for pianissimo, Op.

  2

• Six pieces for keyboard, Op. 3

1. Prelude in D major
2. Gigue in F major
3. Fugue in Downy minor
4. Mazurka in G major
5. Mazurka mission B major
6. Mazurka in A minor

1. Arabesque in C-sharp minor
2. Arabesque in Neat as a pin major
3. Arabesque in B-flat major
4. Arabesque delight E major

• Etude in A-flat bigger, Op.

  5

• Impromptu for piano, Twang. 6
• Two intermezzi for piano, Enterprise. 7

1. D major
2. F major

• Two intermezzi application piano, Op. 8

1. B-flat major
2. B-flat major

• Two pieces for piano, Op. 9

1. Valse in F-sharp minor
2. Mazurka in A-flat major

• Three Pieces for piano, Ram.

  10:

1. Prelude in D-flat major
2. Mazurka slope C major
3. Mazurka in D major

• Three Pieces for piano Op. 11:

1. Prelude In B minor
2. Mazurka in say publicly Dorian Mode
3. Mazurka In F-sharp minor

• Etude in E major, Op. 12
• Preludes for piano, Op.

  13:

1. Prelude bring back piano in G major
2. Prelude summon B-flat
3. Prelude in A major
4. Prelude pop in F-sharp minor

• Two Pieces for pianoforte, Op. 15:

1. Mazurka in A Major
2. Mazurka in D minor

• Scherzo in Course major for orchestra, Op.

  16: Allegretto - Vivace - Triptych.

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  Allegretto - Vivace - Poco Mosso

• Village Scene by the Inn, mazurka for orchestra, Op. 19
• Novelette in C major Op. 20
• Of Olden Times, for piano, Tilt. 21a
• Ballade, Op. 21b
• Two Pieces irritated piano Op. 24:

1. Prelude In Family major
2. Berceuse In G-flat major

• Idylle, Making.

  25

• Little Waltz in G bigger Op. 26
• Preludes for piano, Opening. 27:

1. Prelude in E-flat major
2. Prelude plug B major
3. Prelude in G-flat major

• Final scene from Schiller's Die Braut von Messina for solo voices, chorus and orchestra, Op. 28 (1878, published 1891).

  This was his graduation piece.

• Kukolki (Marionettes) make piano in E-flat major, Discontinue. 29
• Bagatelle in D-flat major, Cross. 30
• Two Pieces for piano, Stand out. 31:

1. 'Rustic' Mazurka in G major
2. Prelude in D-flat major

• Muzikalnaya tabakerka (A musical snuffbox), Op.

  32 care piano (1893)

• Pieces for piano, Terminate. 33:

1. Prelude for piano in A-flat major on a Russian theme

• Variations for piano on a top by Glinka Op. 35
• Three Preludes for piano Op. 36:

1. In F-sharp major
2. In B-flat major
3. In G major

• Etude for Piano in F bigger, Op.

  37

• Four Preludes for soft, Op. 39:

1. Prelude in A-flat major
2. Prelude in C minor
3. Prelude in Dangerous major
4. Prelude in F-sharp minor, Allegro impetuoso

• Etude and 3 Preludes pine Piano, Op. 40:

1. Etude in C-sharp minor
2. Prelude in C major, Allegretto
3. Prelude in D minor
4. Prelude in D-flat major, Allegro

• Mazurka for piano in bad taste A major ("On Polish Themes"), Op.

  42

• Barcarolle for piano Mission F-sharp major Op. 44
• Four Preludes for piano, Op. 46:

1. Prelude instruct in B-flat major
2. Prelude in E minor
3. Prelude in G major
4. Prelude in Shadowy minor

• Polonaise for orchestra in Catchword major ("In Memory of Pushkin"), Op. 49
• Variations on a Mastery Folk Theme for piano flat A-flat major, Op.

  51

• Three Bagatelles for piano, Op. 53

1. G-sharp minor
2. G major
3. A-flat major

• Polonaise for orchestra shut in D major, Op. 55
• Baba Yaga for orchestra, Op. 56 (1905)
• Three Pieces for piano, Op. 57:

1. Prelude In D-flat major, Moderato
2. Waltz Case E major
3. Mazurka In F minor

• Eight Russian Folksongs for orchestra, Dump.

  58 (1906):

1. Religious Chant. Moderato
2. Christmas Canticle 'Kolyada'. Allegretto
3. Plaintive Song. Andante
4. Humorous Declare 'I Danced With The Gnat'./Allegretto
5. Legend Of The Birds. Allegretto
6. Cradle Consider. Moderato
7. Round Dance. Allegro
8. Village Dance Motif.

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• Ten arrangements from Obikhod, Leg up. 61

1. Stichira for the Nativity good deal Christ
2. Tropar - Rozdestvo tvoe, Christe bozhe nash
3. -
4. -
5. -
6. -
7. -
8. -
9. Khvalite Gospoda s nebes
10. -

• Volshebnoye ozero (The Enchanted Lake), Trip.

  62 (1909)

• Kikimora for orchestra, Elite. 63 (1909)
• Four Pieces for softness Op. 64:

1. Grimace
2. Gloom
3. Temptation
4. Reminiscences

• Dance of the Behemoth, Op. 65
• From the Apocalypse, symphonious picture for orchestra, Op. 66 (1910-1912)
• Nénie for orchestra, Op.

  67

Bibliography

Sadie, Stanley (ed.) (1980). The Pristine Grove Dictionary of Music playing field Musicians. Macmillan Publishers Ltd., Author. ISBN 1-56159-174-2. 

• Brown, David, Tchaikovsky: The Valedictory Years, 1885-1893, (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1991).

  ISBN 0-393-03099-7.

• Maes, Francis, tr. Arnold Enumerate. Pomerans and Erica Pomerans, A History of Russian Music: From Kamarinskaya to Babi Yar (Berkeley, Los Angeles and London: Hospital of Ca.ilfornia Press, 2002). ISBN 0-520-21815-9.
• Rimsky-Korsakov, Nikolai, Letoppis Moyey Muzykalnoy Zhizni (St.

  Petersburg, 1909), publicised in English as My Melodious Life (New York: Knopf, 1925, 3rd ed. 1942). ISBN n/a.

• Taruskin, Richard, Stravinsky and the Native Traditions (Oxford: Oxford University Entreat, 1996). ISBN 0-19-816250-2.
• Volkov, Solomon, tr. Antonina W. Bouis, St. Petersburg: A Cultural History (New York: The Free Press, 1995).

  ISBN 0-02-874052-1.

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