List of compositions by Sergei Taneyev

Musical compositions of the Russian composer Sergei Taneyev (1856-1915)

Orchestral

*Symphony (no. 1) in E minor (1873-4, published 1948) (edited by Pavel Lamm)
*Piano Concerto (1876, published 1957) in E flat (2 movements only. Completed by Pavel Lamm and Vissarion Shebalin)
*Symphony (no. 3) in D minor (1884, published 1947)
*"Oresteia", overture for orchestra, Op. 6 (1889, a symphonic poem based on themes from the opera)
*Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 12 (1901)
*Symphony No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 21 (3 movements only)
*Concert Suite for violin & orchestra, Op. 28 (1909)
*Overture on Russian Themes in C (completed by Pavel Lamm, published in 1948)

tring quartets

*String Quartet, D minor, 1874–6 (2 movements completed)
*String Quartet no. 7, E flat, 1880
*String Quartet no. 8, C, 1882–3
*String Quartet no. 9, A, 1883
*String Quartet no.1, B flat minor, op.4, 1890
*String Quartet no.2, C, op.5, 1894–5
*String Quartet no.3, D minor, op.7, 1886, rev. 1896
*String Quartet no.4, A minor, op.11, 1898–9
*String Quartet no.5, A, op.13, 1902–3
*String Quartet no.6, B flat, op.19, 1903–5
*String Quartet, C minor, 1911 (2 movements only)

Other chamber and instrumental music

*String Trio in D major (1879/1880)
*"Choral varié" in A major for organ (1894?) [http://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2003/Apr03/Organ_Russia.htm]
*String Quintet no. 1 in G for two violins, viola and two cellos, Op. 14 (1901) [http://arizonachambermusic.org/03RussianCDnotes.htm]
*String Quintet no. 2 in C, Op. 16 (1904) (for two violins, two violas and cello)
*Piano quartet in E major, Op. 20 (1906)
*Trio for piano, violin & cello in D, Op. 22 (1907)
*Prelude and Fugue for piano in G, Op. 29 (1910) - probably his most well known piece
*Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 30 (1911)
*String Trio in E flat major, Op. 31 (1911)
*Album-Leaf for Viola and Piano, Op. 33
*String Trio in B minor (1913)
*Violin Sonata in A minor

Choral

*"John of Damascus", Op. 1, for 4 part mixed chorus and orchestra (1884)
*Choruses Op. 35 to words by Konstantin Bal'mont
*"At the Reading of a Psalm", cantata, Op. 36 (1915)
*About 25 collections of religious and folk choruses

Opera

*"Oresteia" (opera), (1887-1894)

Vocal

*"10 Romances", Op. 17
*Over 60 songs

References

*David Brown. "Sergey Ivanovich Taneyev", "Grove Music Online", ed. L. Macy (accessed February 10 2006), [http://www.grovemusic.com/ grovemusic.com] (subscription access).
*David Brown, "Sergey Ivanovich Taneyev", in 'The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, ed. Stanley Sadie, 1980, ISBN 0-333-23111-2
*Sleeve notes, "Complete String Quartets of Sergei Taneyev", 5 CDs, Northern Flowers, St. Petersburg [http://www.nflowers.ru]