Mikhail Pavlovich (von) Azanchevsky (; – ) was a Russian composer and music teacher. He was the director of the

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in 1871–1876. Not long before his death,

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called him "one of the most cultivated of living Russian musicians," and commented on "the delicate finish of diction and form which characterises his compositions, as well as for the extensive range of his knowledge in musical matters generally."

Life

He was born in

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, the son of the writer . He completed his education in counterpoint and composition under

Moritz Hauptmann Moritz Hauptmann (13 October 1792, Dresden – 3 January 1868, Leipzig), was a German music theorist, teacher and composer. His principal theoretical work is the 1853 ''Die Natur der Harmonie und der Metrik'' explores numerous topics, particu ...

and

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between the years 1861 and 1864, and lived during some years subsequently, alternately at

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and at

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. He acquired a reputation among book-collectors as the possessor of one of the finest private libraries of works upon music in Europe.

Works

Among his best-known compositions are: *Op. 2, Sonata in B minor for pianoforte and violoncello *Op. 10, Trio in F sharp minor for piano and strings; *Op. 12, Fest-Polonaise for two pianofortes; Passatempo for piano à quatre mains.

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References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Azanchevsky, Mikhail Russian male composers Academic staff of Saint Petersburg Conservatory 1839 births 1881 deaths 19th-century composers 19th-century male musicians from the Russian Empire Music educators from the Russian Empire