Arseny Koreshchenko
Arseny Nikolayevich Koreshchenko was a Russian pianist and composer of classical music, including operas and ballets.Biography
Koreshchenko was born in Moscow in 1870. He entered the Moscow Conservatory, graduating in 1891. He was only the second person ever to be awarded the Conservatory's Great Gold Medal; the first was one of his teachers, Sergei Taneyev, and the third was Sergei Rachmaninoff. He also studied theory under Anton Arensky.
He stayed with his alma mater as a professor of harmony and also taught counterpoint at the Moscow Synodal School.
He died in Kharkov in 1921.Opera
- Belshazzar's Feast, Op. 7
- The Angel of Death, Op. 10
- The Ice Palace, Op. 38
Ballet
- The Magic Mirror, Op. 39
Incidental music
- The Trojan Women, Op. 15
- Iphigenia in Aulis, Op. 18
- Don Juan, cantata, Op. 5
- Armenian Songs, Op. 8
- Prologue for the 25th anniversary of the Moscow Conservatory, Op. 9
- Armenian Songs, Op. 13
- Georgian Songs, Op. 27c
- other
Orchestral
- Barcarolle, Op. 6
- A Tale, Op. 11
- Scène poétique, Op. 12
- Two Symphonic Sketches, Op. 14
- Armenian Suite, Op. 20
- Scènes nocturnes, Op. 21
- Symphony No. 1 Lyric, Op. 23
- Musical Picture, Op. 27a
Concertante
- Concert Fantasy in D minor, for piano and orchestra, Op. 3
Chamber
- String Quartet, Op. 25
- Two pieces for Cello and Piano, Op. 34
Piano
- Trois Morceaux, Op. 1
- Suite Armeniènne, Op. 20 ; 2. Scherzo ; 3. Tempo di valse; 4. Danse armenienne ; 5. Finale )
- Scènes Enfantines, Op. 22
- Quatre Morceaux, Op. 30
- Morceaux Caractéristiques, Op. 40
- Piano Pieces, Op. 47
- other
Songs
- about 80 songs
