Anatoly Nikolayevich Alexandrov

Anatoly Nikolayevich Alexandrov ( _ru. Анато́лий Никола́евич Алекса́ндров) (OldStyleDateDY|May 25|1888|May 13–April 16, 1982) was a Russian composer of works for piano and for other instruments, and pianist. His initial works had a mystical element, but he downplayed this to better fit Socialist realism. He led a somewhat retiring life, but received several honors.

Alexandrov was the son of a Professor of Tomsk University. He attended the Moscow Conservatory (which he left in 1915), where he was a pupil of Nikolai Zhilyayev, S.I. Taneief and Sergey Vasilenko (theory), and Konstantin Igumnov (pianoforte). His early music revealed the influence of Nikolai Medtner and Alexander Scriabin. He was appointed Professor at the Moscow Conservatory in 1923. [These details from A. Eaglefield-Hull, "A Dictionary of Modern Music and Musicians" (Dent, London 1924).]

Works

For orchestra

* Symphony No. 1 in C op.92 (1965)
* Symphony No. 2 in B-flat op.109 (1977/78)
* Piano concerto op.102 (1974)
* Overture on Russian folksongs op.29 (1915, rev. 1930)
* Overture on two Russian folksongs op.65 (1948)
* Stage and Film music

Vocal music

* "Two Worlds", Opera (1916)
* "The Forty-first", Opera op.41 (1933-35, unfinished)
* "Béla", Opera op.51 (1940-45)
* "Die wilde Bara", Opera op.82 (1954-57)
* "Lewscha", Children's Opera op.103 (1975)
* many songs for voice and piano

Chamber music

* String quartet No. 1 op.7 in G (1914, rev. 1921)
* String quartet No. 2 in C-sharp minor, op.54 (1942)
* String quartet No. 3 op.55 (1942)
* String quartet No. 4 in C major, op.80 (1953)
* Violoncello sonata in G major, op.112 (1981/82)

For piano

* Sonata No. 1 in F-sharp minor, op.4 "Märchensonate" (1914)
* Sonata No. 2 in D minor, op.12 (1918)
* Sonata No. 3 in F-sharp minor, op.18 (1920, rev. 1956 und 1967)
* Sonata No. 4 in C, op.19 (1922, rev. 1954)
* Sonata No. 5 in G-sharp minor, op.22 (1923, rev. 1938)
* Sonata No. 6 in G, op.26 (1925)
* Sonata No. 7 in D, op.42 (1932)
* Sonata No. 8 in B-flat, op.50 (1939-44)
* Sonata No. 9 in C minor, op.61 (1945)
* Sonata No. 10 in F, op.72 (1951)
* Sonata No. 11 in C, op.81 "Sonate-Fantasie" (1955)
* Sonata No. 12 in B minor, op.87 (1962)
* Sonata No. 13 in F-sharp minor, op.90 "Märchensonate" (1964)
* Sonata No. 14 in E, op.97 (1971)
* Preludes, op. 1 and 10 (Gutheil)
* Little Suite No. 1 op.33 (1929)
* Little Suite No. 2 op.78 (1952)
* Little Suite No. 3 op.101 (1973)
* "Obsession passée", 4 Fragments op.6 (1911-17)
* "Eight Pieces after themes from Songs of the People of the USSR" op.46 (1937)
* "Romantic Episodes", 10 pieces op.88 (1962)
* "Memories", 5 pieces op.110 (1979)
* "Visions", 2 pieces op.111 (1979, unfinished)
* a great number of smaller pieces

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