Anatoly Nikolayevich Alexandrov (russian: Анато́лий Никола́евич Алекса́ндров) (,

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– April 16, 1982, Moscow) was a Soviet and Russian

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of works for

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and for other instruments, and

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. His initial works had a mystical element, but he downplayed this to better fit

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. He led a somewhat retiring life, but received several honors. Alexandrov was the son of a Professor of

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. He attended the

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(which he left in 1915), where he was a pupil of Nikolai Zhilyayev,

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(theory), Alexander Ilyinsky (composition) and

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(pianoforte). His early music revealed the influence of

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. 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). Viktor Belyaev, Alexandrov's first biographer, wrote in 1926: "If

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is a thinker, and Feinberg a psychologist, then Alexandrov is, before anything else, a poet." Alexandrov was also a strong proponent of

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and edited much of his compositions for publication.

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'', r opera, Op. 103 (1975) * many songs for voice and piano R

Chamber music

*String Quartet No. 1 in G, Op. 7(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) *Cello Sonata in G major, Op. 112 (1981/82)

Piano sonatas

*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)

Other piano works

*6 Preludes, Op. 1 (revised by the composer, 1961) *2 Pieces, Op. 3 (revised by the composer, 1919) *"Obsession passée", 4 Fragments, Op. 6 (1911–17) *Poem, op. 9 (1915) *4 Preludes, Op. 10 (1916) *Two Fragments from the Music to the Drama by M. Maeterlinck "Ariana and Blue-Beard", op. 16a *Visions, 5 pieces, op. 21 (1919-1923) *Three Pieces, op. 27 (1927) *3 Etudes, Op. 31 *Little Suite No. 1, Op. 33 (1929) *"Eight Pieces after themes from Songs of the People of the

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", Op. 46 (1937) *4 Narratives, Op. 48 (1939) *Ballad, Op. 49 (1939) *Suite Fantasia after opera "Bela", three pieces, op. 51b *Echoes of the Theatre, six pieces, op. 60 *Four Miniature Pictures, op. 66 (1937) *Bashkirian Melodies, 9 pieces, op. 73 (1950) *Four Pieces, op. 75 (1951) *Russian Folk Melodies, volume 2, 10 pieces, op. 76 (1951) *Little Suite No. 2, Op. 78 (1952) *"Romantic Episodes", 10 pieces, Op. 88 (1962) *Elegy and Waltz, Op. 89 (1964) *Four Pieces from Incidental Music for Films, op. 92 (1967) *Pages From A Diary, Book 1, ten pieces, op. 94 (1967) *Pages From A Diary, Book 2, ten pieces, op. 95 (1967-1968) *Three Fugues, op. 100 (1973) *Little Suite No. 3, Op. 102 (1973) *"My Soul -- Elysium of Visions", 5 pieces, Op. 110 (1979) *"Visions", 2 pieces, Op. 111 (1979, unfinished)

Instrumental music

Suite for Wind Quartet (Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon)

References

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