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  OefenCD - Gretchaninov
Alexander Tikhonovich Gretchaninov (Александр Тихонович Гречанинов) werd geboren op 25 Oktober 1864 te Moskou, en overleed 3 januari 1956 in New York.
Gretchaninov begon zijn muziekstudie vrij laat omdat zijn vader, een zakenman, verwachtte dat zijn zoon het familiebedrijf zou voortzetten.
Gretchaninov zélf verhaalde dat hij tot zijn 14e nog nooit een piano had gezien toen hij, zonder medeweten en toestemming van zijn ouders aan het Moskou's Conservatorium begon in 1881.
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 Alexander Tikhonovitch Gretchaninov
Composer Alexander Tikhonovitch Gretchaninov was born on 25 OCT 1864 in Moscow and was the son of a small businessman.
At 10 years of age Gretchaninov in a Moscow High School he became a skillfull choir solo singer.
Gretchaninov completes compositions in many different styles with influences of Tchaikowsky, Borodin and Rimsky Korsakov.
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  Alexander Gretchaninov String Quartet No.2, Op.70
Moscow born Alexander Gretchaninov (1864-1956) started his musical studies rather late because his father, a businessman, had expected the boy to take over the family firm.
Gretchaninov himself related that he did not see a piano until he was 14 and began his studies at the Moscow Conservatory in 1881 against his parents' wishes and without their knowledge.
Korsakov immediately recognized Gretchaninov's extraordinary musical imagination and talent, giving him much extra time as well as considerable financial help, which allowed the young man, whose parents were not supporting him, to survive.
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 Alexander Gretchaninov String Quartet No.2, Op.70
Moscow born Alexander Gretchaninov (1864-1956) started his musical studies rather late because his father, a businessman, had expected the boy to take over the family firm.
Gretchaninov himself related that he did not see a piano until he was 14 and began his studies at the Moscow Conservatory in 1881 against his parents' wishes and without their knowledge.
Around 1896, Gretchaninov returned to Moscow and was involved with writing for the theater, the opera, and the Russian Orthodox Church.
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 Olympia Numerical Catalogue
Musica Viva Chamber Orchestra conducted by Alexander Rudin and Nikolai Alexeyev; Alexander Rudin, cello
Marina Tarasova, cello; Alexander Polezhaev, piano; Moscow New Opera Orchestra conducted by Yevgeny Samoilov
In the Period of Emperors Paul I and Alexander I
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 Alexander Gretchaninoff: Biography - Classic Cat
Alexander Tikhonovich Gretchaninov (Александр Тихонович Гречанинов) (October 25 N.S. Moscow, – January 3, 1956 New York) was a conservative Russian Romantic composer.
Gretchaninov started his musical studies rather late because his father, a businessman, had expected the boy to take over the family firm.
Alexander Gretchaninov String Quartet Nos.1 and2, Opp.2 and 70 Soundbites and short biography.
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 Alexander Gretchaninov at AllExperts
Alexander Tikhonovich Gretchaninov (Александр Тихонович Ð"речанинов) (October 25 N.S. Moscow, – January 3 1956 New York) was a conservative Russian Romantic composer.
Gretchaninov started his musical studies rather late because his father, a businessman, had expected the boy to take over the family firm.
Like Vladimir Rebikoff, his position in the history of Russian music was mainly transitional, his earlier music belonging firmly in that earlier Romantic tradition while his later work is influenced by some of the streams that also affected Igor Stravinsky and Sergei Prokofiev.
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 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Alexander Gretchaninov
Alexander Tikhonovich Gretchaninov (Александр Тихонович Гречанинов) (October 25 N.S. Moscow, – January 3 1956 New York) was a conservative Russian Romantic composer.
In the late 1880s, after a quarrel with Arensky, he moved to St. Petersburg where he studied composition and orchestration with Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov until 1893.
Alexander Gretchaninov String Quartet Nos.1 &2, Opp.2 & 70 Soundbites & short biography.
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 Musica Sacra | A Choral Ensemble based in Cambridge, Massachusetts | Official Web Site
Gretchaninov, a native of Russia, became an expatriate due to the Russian Revolution, settling in France before moving to New York in 1930; he became an American citizen in 1946.
Gretchaninov was a prolific composer who also wrote a lot of liturgical choral music.
The use of organ accompaniment in the Laudate Dominum allows us to date its composition to some time after 1915, when Gretchaninov branched out from composing pieces for the Russian Orthodox Church, which banned accompaniment.
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 Alexander Tikhonovitch Gretchaninov | Classical music composer
Went to Paris around 1925, and later to the USA.
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Carreras · Domingo · Pavarotti ~ the three tenors in concert / Mehta
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 The Movie Marketing Blog Shop   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
by: Boris Christoff, Dimitry Stepanovich Bortnyansky, Alexander Gretchaninov, Dobri Hristov, Nikolai Sr Kedrov, Lyubimov, Emanuil Manolov, Sergey Rachmaninov, Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Vassily Zinoviev
by: Dimitry Stepanovich Bortnyansky, Fatejev, Alexander Gretchaninov, Alexandr Dmitriyevich Kastalsky, M.
by: Alexander Gretchaninov, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Vivian Kloichkov, Yevhen Savchuk, Bulgarian Mixed Choir, National Choir of Ukraine "Dumka"
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 Sheet Music Plus - Gretchaninov Search Results   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
GRETCHANINOV On the Green Meadow for piano duet 1P/4H For Piano.
Adore Almighty God (Cherubim Song) By Alexander Gretchaninov.
O Be Joyful, All Ye Lands By Alexander Tikhonovitch Gretchaninov.
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 Ladyslipper Online Catalog & Resource Guide of Music by Women - Alexander Kipnis in Russian Arias and Songs
Composer: Borodin, Alexander Conductor: Berezowsky, Nicolai Ensemble: RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra Performer: Kipnis, Alexander Instrument: Bass Period: Romantic FormGenre: Aria / Recitative / Opera Written: 1869-1887 Country: Russia StudioLive: Studio
Composer: Gretchaninov, Alexander Performer: Dougherty, Celius Instrument: Piano Performer: Kipnis, Alexander Instrument: Bass Period: Romantic FormGenre: Song Country: USSR StudioLive: Studio
Composer: Gretchaninov, Alexander Performer: Dougherty, Celius Instrument: Piano Performer: Kipnis, Alexander Instrument: Bass Period: Romantic FormGenre: Song Country: Russia StudioLive: Studio
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 JR.com: Alexander Kipnis in Russian Arias and Songs in Music: Opera:
Performers: Kipnis, Alexander - Bass ; Leskaya, Anna - Soprano ; Tamarin, Ilya - Tenor
Composer: Alexander Borodin (1833 - 1887) Period: Romantic Form / Genre: Aria / Recitative / Opera
Composer: Alexander Gretchaninov (1864 - 1956) Period: Romantic Form / Genre: Song
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Artists: Boris Christoff, Dimitry Stepanovich Bortnyansky, Alexander Gretchaninov, Dobri Hristov, Nikolai Sr Kedrov, Lyubimov, Emanuil Manolov, Sergey Rachmaninov, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Vassily Zinoviev
Artists: Dimitry Stepanovich Bortnyansky, Fatejev, Alexander Gretchaninov, Alexandr Dmitriyevich Kastalsky, M.
Artists: Alexander Gretchaninov, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Vivian Kloichkov, Yevhen Savchuk, Bulgarian Mixed Choir, National Choir of Ukraine "Dumka"
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 Grechaninov, Alexander Tikhonovich: G at Canadian Content
Additional Information: Among other works, Russian Romantic composer and pianist Alexander Grechaninov (1864-1956) produced five symphonies and the Messa Oecumenica, which was intended to bridge the gap between the Roman Catholic and Russian Orthodox Churches.
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 Album Leaves - Glier, Gretchaninoff / Mahdi Kadduri, Nagy - 675754847524 - Hungaroton - HGR 32211 - H&B Recordings ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Alexander Gretchaninov, the elder of the two, died as a Russian composer in New York in 1956 while Reinhold Gliere, his junior by a decade, played an important part in Soviet musical life and, decorated with several state distinctions, deceased in Moscow the same year.
Alexander Gretchaninov (1864 - 1956): Sonata for Cello and Piano in E major, Op.
Alexander Gretchaninov (1864 - 1956): Suite for Cello and Orchestra, Op.
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 Contemporary Classical Internet Radio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Works played on Contemporary Classical Internet Radio by Alexander Gretchaninov.
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