Short bio Anatoly Lyadov
Birthday:
1855 in St. Petersburg, Russia
Died:
1914 in Polinovka, Russia
Active:
1890s - 1900s
Genre:
Classical
Period:
20th Century, Modern, Romantic
Full biography Anatoly Lyadov
Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov was a Russian composer, known for his contemplative and lyrically expressive music. Lyadov was born in 1855 in St. Petersburg, Russia, and grew up surrounded by music. His father was a conductor and music professor, and his mother was a pianist. Lyadov began his formal musical training at the age of eight, studying piano with his mother and composition with Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.
Lyadov was a gifted composer from an early age, and many of his early compositions were praised by prominent figures in the Russian music scene. His music is marked by its harmonic richness, delicacy of expression, and masterful use of orchestration. Lyadov was particularly skilled at creating atmospheric soundscapes, often using orchestral colors and textures to evoke a sense of place or mood.
Despite his talent, Lyadov was notoriously lazy and unreliable, often failing to meet deadlines or complete his work on time. This habit caused him to lose several important commissions and led to strained relationships with fellow composers and musicians. Nevertheless, Lyadov remained highly respected in the Russian music community, and his music continued to receive critical acclaim throughout his lifetime.
Some of Lyadov's most famous works include his tone poem "The Enchanted Lake," the orchestral suite "From the Apocalypse," and his piano cycle "Musical Snuffbox." Lyadov died in 1914 at the age of 59, leaving behind a legacy of innovative, emotionally resonant music that continues to inspire musicians and listeners around the world.
Compositions featuring Anatoly Lyadov
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canons (12) on a cantus firmus, for piano | 2:26 min | Keyboard | 1914 |
| 2 | Fugue on La-Do-Fa, for piano, Op. posth. | 0:53 min | Keyboard | 1913 |
| 3 | Fuguette on the Theme B-la-f, for piano | 0:31 min | Keyboard | 1912 |
| 4 | Tanets Komara (Mosquito's Dance), Russian folksong | 0:47 min | Keyboard | 1911 |
| 5 | Iz Apokalipsisa (From the Apocalypse), symphonic picture for orchestra, Op. 66 | 8:25 min | Orchestral | 1910 |
| 6 | Kikimora for orchestra, Op. 63 | 7:45 min | Orchestral | 1910 |
| 7 | Arrangements (10) from the Obikhod, for chorus, Op. 61 | Choral | 1909 | |
| 8 | Enchanted Lake, for orchestra, Op. 62 | 7:29 min | Orchestral | 1909 |
| 9 | Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 64 | 6:00 min | Keyboard | 1909 |
| 10 | To the Fine Poet Vladmir Belsky, for piano | 0:16 min | Keyboard | 1908 |
| 11 | About Olden Times (Pro Slarinu), ballade for orchestra in D major, Op. 21b | 5:26 min | Orchestral | 1906 |
| 12 | Russian Folksongs (8) for orchestra, Op. 58 | 12:48 min | Orchestral | 1906 |
| 13 | Baba-Yaga, for orchestra, Op. 56 | 3:24 min | Orchestral | 1905 |
| 14 | Bagatelle for piano in A flat major, Op. 53/3 | 1:25 min | Keyboard | 1903 |
| 15 | Bagatelle for piano in G major, Op. 53/2 | 0:45 min | Keyboard | 1903 |
| 16 | Bagatelle for piano in G sharp minor, Op. 53/1 | 0:37 min | Keyboard | 1903 |
| 17 | Bagatelles (3) for piano, Op. 53 | 2:33 min | Keyboard | 1903 |
| 18 | Variations on a Polish Folk Theme, for piano in A flat major, Op. 51 | 12:06 min | Keyboard | 1901 |
| 19 | Mazurka for piano in F minor, Op. 57/3 | 1:25 min | Keyboard | 1900 |
| 20 | Pieces (3) for piano, Op. 57 | 4:10 min | Keyboard | 1900 |
| 21 | Canzonetta, for piano, Op. 48 | 2:33 min | Keyboard | 1899 |
| 22 | Etude for piano in A major, Op. 48a | 2:30 min | Keyboard | 1899 |
| 23 | Polonaise for orchestra in C major, Op. 49 | 6:49 min | Orchestral | 1899 |
| 24 | Preludes (4), for piano, Op. 46 | 4:48 min | Keyboard | 1899 |
| 25 | Slava (Glory), for 2 pianos, 8 hands, Op. 47 | 2:05 min | Keyboard | 1899 |
| 26 | To Vladimir Stassov, for piano | 0:18 min | Keyboard | 1899 |
| 27 | Barcarolle for piano in F sharp major, Op. 44 | 4:18 min | Keyboard | 1898 |
| 28 | Mazurka "On Polish Themes" for piano in A major, Op. 42 | 2:08 min | Keyboard | 1898 |
| 29 | Preludes (2) for piano, Op. 42a | 1:44 min | Keyboard | 1898 |
| 30 | Preludes (3) for piano, Op. 40b | 4:08 min | Keyboard | 1898 |
| 31 | Etude for piano in C sharp minor, Op. 40a | 2:00 min | Keyboard | 1897 |
| 32 | Prelude for piano in F major, Op. posth. | 0:36 min | Keyboard | 1897 |
| 33 | Prelude for piano No. 3 in D minor, Op. 40/3 | 1:24 min | Keyboard | 1897 |
| 34 | Fugues (2) for piano, Op. 41 | 5:45 min | Keyboard | 1896 |
| 35 | Mazurka for piano in F major, Op. 38 | 3:33 min | Keyboard | 1895 |
| 36 | Preludes (4) for piano, Op. 39 | 6:41 min | Keyboard | 1895 |
| 37 | Sarabande for piano in G minor | 3:54 min | Keyboard | 1895 |
| 38 | Canons (3) for piano, Op. 34 | 3:26 min | Keyboard | 1894 |
| 39 | Prelude & Pastorale, for piano in A major | 2:13 min | Keyboard | 1894 |
| 40 | Variations on a theme by Glinka, for piano in B flat major, Op. 35 | 16:49 min | Keyboard | 1894 |
| 41 | By Lord Boredomston, for piano | 0:32 min | Keyboard | 1893 |
| 42 | Mazurka rustique, for piano, Op. 31/1 | 4:28 min | Keyboard | 1893 |
| 43 | Musical Snuffbox, for piano (or orchestra), Op. 32 | 2:18 min | Keyboard | 1893 |
| 44 | Prelude for piano, Op. 31/2 | 1:40 min | Keyboard | 1893 |
| 45 | Slavleniya (Celebration), for piano, 4 hands | 1:10 min | Keyboard | 1893 |
| 46 | Kukolki (Marionettes), for piano in E flat major, Op. 29 | 5:40 min | Keyboard | 1892 |
| 47 | Idylle for piano in D flat major, Op. 25 | 6:20 min | Keyboard | 1891 |
| 48 | Little Waltz, in G major Op. 26 | 2:26 min | Keyboard | 1891 |
| 49 | Preludes (3) for piano, Op. 27 | 4:17 min | Keyboard | 1891 |
| 50 | Na luzhayke (In the Glade), for piano, Op. 23 | 3:47 min | Keyboard | 1890 |
| 51 | Prelude for piano in E major, Op. 24/1 | 2:23 min | Keyboard | 1890 |
| 52 | Shutka-Kadril' (Quadrille-Joke), for piano, 4 hands (collaborative work with Artsibushev, Vitols, Sololov, Glazunov & Rimsky-Korsakov) | 6:47 min | Keyboard | 1890 |
| 53 | Slavleniye (Les Fanfares), for orchestra (for Rimsky-Korsakov's jubilee) | Orchestral | 1890 | |
| 54 | Slavleniye, fanfares (3) for brass ensemble & percussion (collaboration with Glazunov; for Rimsky-Korsakov's 25th jubilee) | 1:59 min | Orchestral | 1890 |
| 55 | Bagatelle for piano in D flat major No. 3, Op. 30 | 1:57 min | Keyboard | 1889 |
| 56 | Of Olden Times, ballad for piano, Op. 21a | 4:40 min | Keyboard | 1889 |
| 57 | Pieces (3) for piano, Op. 33 | 4:59 min | Keyboard | 1889 |
| 58 | Shestviye (Procession), for piano | 1:20 min | Keyboard | 1889 |
| 59 | Introduction to Franz Liszt's Oratorio "St. Matrona," for piano | 3:34 min | Keyboard | 1888 |
| 60 | Bagatelles (2), for piano, Op. 17 | 3:36 min | Keyboard | 1887 |
| 61 | Mazurkas (2), for piano, Op. 15 | 2:20 min | Keyboard | 1887 |
| 62 | Preludes (4) for piano, Op. 13 | 6:04 min | Keyboard | 1887 |
| 63 | Velichaniye (Song of Praise), for piano, 4 hands | 3:48 min | Keyboard | 1887 |
| 64 | Etude for piano in E major, Op. 12 | 2:02 min | Keyboard | 1886 |
| 65 | Pieces (3) for piano, Op. 11 | 7:10 min | Keyboard | 1886 |
| 66 | Prelude for piano in B minor, Op. 11/1 | 3:08 min | Keyboard | 1886 |
| 67 | Pieces (3) for piano, Op. 10 | 5:55 min | Keyboard | 1885 |
| 68 | Mazurka for piano, Op. 9/2 | 3:26 min | Keyboard | 1884 |
| 69 | Intermezzi (2) for piano, Op. 8 | 5:01 min | Keyboard | 1883 |
| 70 | Pieces (2) for piano, Op. 9 | 4:22 min | Keyboard | 1883 |
| 71 | Valse for piano, Op. 9/1 | 1:40 min | Keyboard | 1883 |
| 72 | Novinka, Op. 20 | 3:00 min | Keyboard | 1882 |
| 73 | Etude for piano in A flat major, Op. 5 | 2:54 min | Keyboard | 1881 |
| 74 | Impromptu for piano, Op. 6 | 1:28 min | Keyboard | 1881 |
| 75 | Intermezzi (2) for piano, Op. 7 | 4:56 min | Keyboard | 1881 |
| 76 | Arabesque, 4 pieces for piano, Op. 4 | 11:04 min | Keyboard | 1878 |
| 77 | Pieces (6) for piano, Op. 3 | 12:16 min | Keyboard | 1877 |
| 78 | Biryulki, 14 pieces for piano, Op. 2 | 10:07 min | Keyboard | 1876 |
| 79 | A Gentleman on Horse Back, Russian folksong for chorus & orchestra | 1:18 min | Choral | - |
| 80 | An Evil Plant, Russian folksong for chorus & orchestra | 0:57 min | Choral | - |
| 81 | Attack Him Then, Russian folksong for chorus & orchestra | 3:31 min | Choral | - |
| 82 | Aveu | 3:38 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 83 | Bayou-Bayou (Lullaby), Russian folksong for chorus & orchestra | 3:05 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 84 | Canon No. 17 on the chorale "Ach, bleib' mit deiner Gnade," for piano | 0:58 min | Keyboard | - |
| 85 | Canon No. 18 on the choral "Ach Gott und Herr," for piano | 0:51 min | Keyboard | - |
| 86 | Canon No. 19 on the chorale "Gott des Himmels und der Erden," for piano | 0:55 min | Keyboard | - |
| 87 | Canon No. 22 for piano | 1:13 min | Keyboard | - |
| 88 | Canon No. 24 for piano | 1:33 min | Keyboard | - |
| 89 | Children's Songs (10) for piano, 4 and 2 hands, Op. posth. | Keyboard | - | |
| 90 | Cradle song, for voice & piano | 1:59 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 91 | Dance of the Amazon, Op. 65 | 3:34 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 92 | Do Not Stand, You Well, Russian folksong | 1:57 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 93 | Drioma Sits Dreaming, Russian folksong | 1:29 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 94 | Etude for piano in F major, Op. 37 | 1:49 min | Keyboard | - |
| 95 | Fairy Tale, for piano, Op. 20/2 | 1:15 min | Keyboard | - |
| 96 | Fanfare No. 1 | 0:54 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 97 | Fanfare No. 2 | 0:39 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 98 | Fanfare No. 3 | 0:49 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 99 | Friday, polka, (composed collectively with Sokolov & Glazunov) | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - | |
| 100 | Fugue for string quartet in D major (for collaborative work "Les Vendredis," Book 2, No. 4) | 2:35 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 101 | Glory To God | 2:02 min | Miscellaneous (Classical) | - |
| 102 | In Spring, Young Girls Went Out, Russian folksong for chorus & orchestra | 1:54 min | Choral | - |
| 103 | In the Meadows, Russian folksong | 1:19 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 104 | Mazurka for string quartet in D major (for collaborative work "Les Vendredis," Book 1, No. 7) | 2:31 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 105 | Morceaux de Ballet (3), for piano, Op. 52 | 6:24 min | Keyboard | - |
| 106 | My Little River, Russian folksong | 2:48 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 107 | Nénie for orchestra, Op. 67 | 3:26 min | Orchestral | - |
| 108 | On the Mountain, Russian folksong for chorus & orchestra | 2:14 min | Choral | - |
| 109 | Paraphrases (24 Variations and 15 Petite Pieces for piano composed with Cui, Borodin and Rimskey-Korsakov) | 6:49 min | Keyboard | - |
| 110 | Paraphrases (24 Variations and 15 Petite Pieces) for piano ("Chopsticks," "Tati-Tati") | 29:17 min | Keyboard | - |
| 111 | Piano work(s) | Keyboard | - | |
| 112 | Pieces (2) for piano, Op. 24 | 6:33 min | Keyboard | - |
| 113 | Pieces (2) for piano, Op. 31 | 6:50 min | Keyboard | - |
| 114 | Pieces (4) for piano, Op. 40 | 6:58 min | Keyboard | - |
| 115 | Polonaise for orchestra in D major, Op. 55 | 4:29 min | Orchestral | - |
| 116 | Prelude for piano in B major, Op. 27/2 | 1:35 min | Keyboard | - |
| 117 | Prelude for piano in D flat major, Op. 57/1 | 2:22 min | Keyboard | - |
| 118 | Prelude for piano in D minor, Op. 43/3 | 1:18 min | Keyboard | - |
| 119 | Prelude for piano in G major, Op. 13/1 | 2:02 min | Keyboard | - |
| 120 | Prelude for piano in G major, Op. 36/3 | 1:23 min | Keyboard | - |
| 121 | Prelude for piano No. 4 in F sharp minor, Op. 39/4 | 1:42 min | Keyboard | - |
| 122 | Prelude on a Russian theme, for piano in A flat major, Op. 33/1 | 0:52 min | Keyboard | - |
| 123 | Preludes (3) for piano, Op. 36 | 2:56 min | Keyboard | - |
| 124 | Prélude for bassoon & piano | 3:04 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 125 | Rock-A-Bye, Russian folksong | 2:41 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 126 | Rondo for bassoon & piano, Op. 56 | 4:45 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 127 | Russian Dance, for cello & piano | 2:51 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 128 | Sarabande for string quartet in G major (for collaborative work "Les Vendredis," Book 2, No. 2) | 2:57 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 129 | Scherzo (Chorus) for piano in B minor, Op. posth. | 0:46 min | Keyboard | - |
| 130 | Scherzo for Orchestra No 1, Op. 16 | 5:58 min | Orchestral | - |
| 131 | Sleep, Russian folksong for chorus & orchestra | 1:25 min | Choral | - |
| 132 | String quartet in D major, "Name Day", No. 2, Song of Priase | 4:47 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 133 | String Quartet on B-La-F (Collective Composition by Rimsky-Korsakov/Liadov/Borodin/Glazunov) | 6:38 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 134 | The Herdsman, for piano | 0:10 min | Keyboard | - |
| 135 | The Lord Ascended To Heaven, Russian folksong | 4:58 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 136 | The Mussorgsko-Dargomyzhsko-Cuian Scale, for piano | 0:11 min | Keyboard | - |
| 137 | The Well, Russian folksong for chorus & orchestra | 1:33 min | Choral | - |
| 138 | There's A Green Meadow on the Hill, Russian folksong | 1:09 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 139 | They Came Out, the Young Girls, Russian folksong for chorus & orchestra | 0:55 min | Choral | - |
| 140 | Troparion of the Feast and Conclusion of Great Communion | 3:48 min | Choral | - |
| 141 | Valse (from Paraphrases for piano composed jointly Borodin, Lyadov, & Rimsky-Korsakov) | 1:48 min | Keyboard | - |
| 142 | Variations on a Russian Folk Song, (collective compositon with Glazunov, Sokolov, et al) | 5:48 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 143 | Village Scene by the Inn, mazurka for orchestra, Op. 19 | 7:23 min | Orchestral | - |
| 144 | Waltz for piano in E major, Op. 57/2 | 1:46 min | Keyboard | - |
| 145 | We Have Sung All the Songs, Russian folksong for chorus & orchestra | 1:31 min | Choral | - |
| 146 | White Snow, Russian folksong for chorus & orchestra | 2:37 min | Choral | - |
| 147 | Why Are You Sad, My Boy?, Russian folksong for chorus & orchestra | 3:45 min | Choral | - |
| 148 | Wide Field, Russian folksong for chorus & orchestra | 4:14 min | Choral | - |
| 149 | Yarilo's Day, for piano | 0:13 min | Keyboard | - |
| 150 | You, My Beauty, Russian folksong for chorus & orchestra | 2:03 min | Choral | - |
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