Sergei Mikhailovich Lyapunov
Sergei Mikhailovich Lyapunov ( Russian Сергей Михайлович Ляпунов ., Scientific transliteration Sergei Michajlovič Ljapunov ; born 18 jul. / The thirtieth November 1859 greg. In Yaroslavl , † 8. November 1924 in Paris ) was a Russian composer and pianist .
Life
Lyapunov received his first piano lessons from his mother. After the death of his father Michail Wassiljewitsch Lyapunow, his mother moved to Nizhny Novgorod in 1870 with him and his older brother, the future mathematician Alexander Lyapunov . There he took part in courses of the Russian Music Society since 1874. Four years later he began to study piano (with Karl Klindworth ), counterpoint and composition (with Sergei Taneyev ) at the Moscow Conservatory . After completing his studies in 1883, he moved to Saint Petersburg two years later , where he made contact with the “ Mighty Heap ”. From 1894 to 1902 Lyapunov led the court choir together with Mili Balakirew . In 1905 he became a teacher at the music free school founded by Balakirew and headed it from 1908 to 1910. From 1910 he was professor of piano and from 1917 also of composition at the Petersburg Conservatory . In 1918 he stopped teaching and worked for some time at the Art History Institute in Petersburg. In 1923 Lyapunov emigrated to Paris, where he founded a music school.
style
Lyapunov was significantly influenced by two composers: Franz Liszt and his mentor Mili Balakirew. From the former he took over v. a. the brilliant, virtuoso piano setting and the pianistic processing of themes. His choice of genre was also strongly influenced by Liszt (see e.g. his Opus 11). From Balakirew he took over the interest in Russian folk song themes and orientalisms such as melodies from the Caucasus . He also completed some of Balakirev's unfinished works. Lyapunov's work is a synthesis of romantic virtuosity and the national Russian movement. As a pianist, he was highly respected and had an unusually varied repertoire. In the spring of 1910 he recorded four of his own piano pieces for the Welte-Mignon reproduction piano . Lyapunov was also an important figure in Russian music history as a teacher. The fact that his work has been neglected today is due to the fact that he has often been reproached for being an epigone .
Works (selection)
- Orchestral works
- Symphony No. 1 in B minor, Op. 12 (1887)
- Symphony No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 66 (1917)
- Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat minor, Op. 4 (1890)
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in E major op.38 (1909)
- Rhapsody on Ukrainian Themes for piano and orchestra op.28 (1908)
- Violin Concerto in D minor op.61 (1915, rev. 1921)
- Vocal music
- "Abendlied", cantata op. 68 for tenor, choir and orchestra (1920)
- Songs
- Folk song arrangements
- Piano and chamber music
- Sonata in F minor op. 27 (1906-08)
- Sonatina in D flat major, Op. 65 (1917)
- 12 Etudes d'exécution transcendante op.11 (1897–1905)
- 8 mazurks (1898-1909)
- 3 Valses-impromptus (No. 1 in D major op.23, 1905, No. 2 in G flat major, op.29, 1908, No. 3 in E major, op.70, 1919)
- Preludes
- numerous other piano pieces
- Sextet in B minor op.63 for piano and strings (1915, rev. 1921)
Web links
- Catalog raisonné
- Sheet music and audio files by Sergei Lyapunov in the International Music Score Library Project
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gerhard Dangel and Hans-W. Schmitz: Welte-Mignon piano rolls: complete library of the European recordings 1904 - 1932 for the Welte-Mignon reproduction piano / Welte-Mignon piano rolls: complete library of the European recordings 1904 - 1932 for the Welte-Mignon reproducing piano , p. 343. Stuttgart 2006 . ISBN 3-00-017110-X
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lyapunov, Sergei Mikhailovich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ляпунов, Сергей Михайлович (Russian); Ljapunov, Sergej Michajlovič |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian composer and pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1859 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Yaroslavl |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 8, 1924 |
| Place of death | Paris |