Anton Arensky | Elegy, Op.36/16

Anton Stepanovich Arensky (1861 – 1905) was a Russian composer of Romantic classical music, a pianist and a professor of music.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was the greatest influence on Arensky's musical compositions. Indeed, Rimsky-Korsakov said, "In his youth, Arensky did not escape some influence from me; later, the influence came from Tchaikovsky. He will quickly be forgotten." The perception that he lacked a distinctive personal style contributed to long-term neglect of his music, though in recent years, a large number of his compositions have been recorded. Especially popular are the Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky for string orchestra, Op. 35a - arranged from the slow movement of Arensky's 2nd string quartet, and based on one of Tchaikovsky's Songs for Children, Op. 54.

Arensky was, perhaps, at his best in the genre of chamber music, in which he wrote two string quartets, two piano trios, and a piano quintet.

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Thanks for listening :-)

[lluisrafalessole-classical]

Another Excellent music and performance

[alanbevis]

A gentle, melodious, pleasant, yet unexceptional composition. like much of his compositions.

[kpunkt.klaviermusik]

Didn't expect such an interesting piece from Arensky.

[HerbertWeidner]

gut gespielt, aber musikalisch ein ziemliches Gebräu....