Sergey Nikiforovich Vasilenko

Sergey Nikiforovich Vasilenko ( _ru. Сергей Никифорович Василенко, "Sergej Nikiforovič Vasilenko"; OldStyleDateDY|30 March|1872|18 March, Moscow – 11 March 1956, Moscow) was a Russian composer and musical teacher whose compositions showed a strong tendency towards mysticism.

Vassilenko originally studied Law at Moscow University, but then changed direction and studied at the Moscow Conservatory from 1896 to 1901 as a pupil of Sergei Taneyev and Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov. In 1903-4 he was the conductor of a private opera-house in Moscow. For several years he was the organiser and conductor of the Historic Concerts of the Russian Musical Society. He then became a Professor at the Moscow Conservatory.

Works (selected)

* Symphony no 1 in G minor, op 10
* Symphony no 2 in F major, op 22
* Epic Poem (orchestra), op 4
* Garden of Death, symphonic poem, op 12
* Flight of the witches, symphonic poem, op 15
* Au soleil, symphonic poem, op 17
* Violin concerto, op 14
* String quartet, op 1
* songs
* incidental music for plays
* film music for Boris Barnet's Okraina

Operas

*"Skazaniye o grade velikom Kitezhe i tikhom ozere Svetoyare" (Tale of the Great City of Kitej) (1902)
*"Sïn solntsa" (1929)
*"Khristofor Kolumb" (1933)
*"Buran" (1939)
*"Velikiy kanal" (1939)
*"Suvorov" (1942)

Source

*A. Eaglefield-Hull (ed), "A Dictionary of Modern Music and Musicians" (Dent, London 1924).