Short bio Sergei Taneyev
Birthday:
1856 in Vladimir-na-Klaz'me, Russia
Died:
1915 in Dyatkovo, Russia
Active:
1890s - 1910s
Genre:
Classical
Period:
Post-Romantic, Romantic
Full biography Sergei Taneyev
Sergei Taneyev was a Russian composer and pianist born in Vyshny Volochek in 1856. He was known for his exquisite knowledge of music theory, which many considered to be superior to even Tchaikovsky's mastery of the subject.
Taneyev first began his formal music education at the Moscow Conservatory under Nikolai Rubinstein. After completing his studies there, he went on to study with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, who became a close friend and mentor to him.
Taneyev's compositions were often deeply philosophical. For instance, his choral masterpiece “John of Damascus”, based on a 19th-century poem, explores themes of faith and divine inspiration. His work "Oresteia," based on the ancient Greek trilogy of the same name by Aeschylus, is another fine display of both his philosophical leanings and his musical genius.
Taneyev had an incredibly diverse output that spanned chamber music, symphonies, operas, and choral compositions. Despite having a vast repertoire, his works were not very well-known during his lifetime, but his contributions to the field of music were significant, and many musicians continue to hold him in high regard even today.
Sadly, Taneyev’s life was shortened by his battles with cancer, and he passed away in 1915 at the age of 59. His legacy, however, lives on, with his music still being played and celebrated around the world to this day.
Compositions featuring Sergei Taneyev
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | At the Reading of a Psalm, cantata, Op. 36 | 64:57 min | Choral | 1912 |
| 2 | Sonata for violin & piano in A minor | 23:33 min | Chamber Music | 1911 |
| 3 | Poems (5) for voice & piano, Op. 33 | 15:56 min | Vocal Music | 1911 |
| 4 | Poems (4) for voice & piano, Op. 32 | 14:04 min | Vocal Music | 1911 |
| 5 | Prelude and Fugue for piano in G sharp minor, Op. 29 | 7:27 min | Keyboard | 1910 |
| 6 | Trio for violin, viola & tenor viola in E flat major, Op. 31 | 27:19 min | Chamber Music | 1910 |
| 7 | Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 30 | 44:36 min | Chamber Music | 1910 |
| 8 | Zvyozdï (Stars), for chorus, Op. 27/10 | 4:06 min | Choral | 1909 |
| 9 | Razvalinï bashni, for chorus, Op. 27/3 | 4:51 min | Choral | 1909 |
| 10 | Prometey (Prometheus), for chorus, Op. 27/8 | 6:15 min | Choral | 1909 |
| 11 | Posmotri, kakaya mgla (Behold, what a Mist), for chorus, Op. 27/4 | 1:33 min | Choral | 1909 |
| 12 | Po goram dve khmurykh tuchi (Two sullen clouds), for chorus, Op. 27/11 | 7:10 min | Choral | 1909 |
| 13 | Na mogile (At the Tombstone), for chorus, Op. 27/1 | 4:15 min | Choral | 1909 |
| 14 | Na korable (On the boat), for chorus, Op. 27/5 | 3:21 min | Choral | 1909 |
| 15 | Molitva (Prayer), for chorus, Op. 27/6 | 4:54 min | Choral | 1909 |
| 16 | Iz veshchnosti muzïka vdrug razdalas! (Music heard from Eternity), for chorus, Op. 27/7 | 3:40 min | Choral | 1909 |
| 17 | Uvidal, iz-za tuchi utyos (From behind the clouds), for chorus, Op. 27/9 | 6:09 min | Choral | 1909 |
| 18 | Chorus (12), Op. 27 | 54:36 min | Vocal Music | 1909 |
| 19 | V dni, kogda nad sonnym morem (On a Warm and Quiet Day), for chorus, Op. 27/12 | 3:36 min | Choral | 1909 |
| 20 | Vecher (Evening), for chorus, Op. 27/2 | 3:17 min | Choral | 1909 |
| 21 | Poems (10) for voice & piano, Op. 26 (from Ellis's Immortelles) | 30:35 min | Vocal Music | 1908 |
| 22 | Stalactites (Stalaktity), for voice & piano, Op. 26/6 | 4:07 min | Vocal Music | 1908 |
| 23 | Suite de concert, for violin & orchestra, Op. 28 | 42:00 min | Concerto | 1908 |
| 24 | Trio for 2 violins & viola in D major, Op. 21 | 21:53 min | Chamber Music | 1907 |
| 25 | Piano Trio in D major, Op. 22 | 39:19 min | Chamber Music | 1906 |
| 26 | String Quintet No. 2 in C major, Op. 16 | 41:49 min | Chamber Music | 1903 |
| 27 | String Quartet No. 6 in B flat major, Op. 19 | 35:44 min | Chamber Music | 1903 |
| 28 | String Quartet No. 5 in A major, Op. 13 | 23:34 min | Chamber Music | 1902 |
| 29 | Piano Quartet in E major, Op. 20 | 39:30 min | Chamber Music | 1902 |
| 30 | String Quintet No. 1 in G major, Op. 14 | 37:25 min | Chamber Music | 1900 |
| 31 | String Quartet No. 4 in A minor, Op. 11 | 36:47 min | Chamber Music | 1898 |
| 32 | Iz kraya v kray (From country to country), for double chorus, Op. 10 | 3:24 min | Choral | 1898 |
| 33 | Romances (2) for voice, piano & mandolin, Op. 9 | 4:10 min | Vocal Music | 1896 |
| 34 | Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 12 | 40:13 min | Symphony | 1896 |
| 35 | Prelude for piano in F major | 3:12 min | Keyboard | 1894 |
| 36 | String Quartet No. 2 in C major, Op. 5 | 38:58 min | Chamber Music | 1894 |
| 37 | Chorale Variations for organ | 6:42 min | Keyboard | 1894 |
| 38 | The Composer's Birthday, for optional narrator & piano, 4 hands | 1:58 min | Keyboard | 1892 |
| 39 | String Quartet No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 4 | 33:39 min | Chamber Music | 1890 |
| 40 | The Oresteia, opera | 149:33 min | Opera | 1887 |
| 41 | String Quartet No. 3 in D minor, Op. 7 | 26:49 min | Chamber Music | 1886 |
| 42 | Symphony No. 3 in D minor | 39:45 min | Symphony | 1884 |
| 43 | Canzona for clarinet & string orchestra in F minor | 6:59 min | Concerto | 1883 |
| 44 | String Quartet No. 9 in A major | 32:54 min | Chamber Music | 1883 |
| 45 | Duets (2), for voices & piano (or orchestra), Op. 18 | 3:38 min | Vocal Music | 1883 |
| 46 | Saint John of Damaskus, cantata for chorus & orchestra, Op. 1 | 24:16 min | Choral | 1883 |
| 47 | Overture on a Russian Theme, for orchestra | 17:28 min | Orchestral | 1882 |
| 48 | String Quartet No. 8 in C major | 36:28 min | Chamber Music | 1882 |
| 49 | Lullaby (Kolïlbel'naya), for piano in B flat major | 3:27 min | Keyboard | 1881 |
| 50 | Cantata on Pushkin's 'Exegi Monumentum', for chorus & orchestra | 4:25 min | Orchestral | 1880 |
| 51 | String Quartet No. 7 in E flat major | 38:51 min | Chamber Music | 1880 |
| 52 | Oresteia Overture, for orchestra, Op. 6 | 17:15 min | Orchestral | 1880 |
| 53 | Elegy for piano in E major | 3:01 min | Keyboard | 1880 |
| 54 | String Trio in D major | 26:53 min | Chamber Music | 1879 |
| 55 | Quadrille, for piano | 7:55 min | Keyboard | 1879 |
| 56 | March, for piano in D minor | 2:05 min | Keyboard | 1879 |
| 57 | Gefunden, for voice & piano | 2:08 min | Vocal Music | 1878 |
| 58 | Venetsiya noch'yu (Venice at Night), for chorus | 3:42 min | Choral | 1877 |
| 59 | Symphony No. 2 in B flat minor | 35:42 min | Symphony | 1877 |
| 60 | Andantino Semplice, for piano | 4:37 min | Keyboard | 1876 |
| 61 | Adagio for small orchestra in C major | 5:52 min | Orchestral | 1875 |
| 62 | Piano Concerto in E flat major | 33:29 min | Concerto | 1875 |
| 63 | Overture in D minor, for orchestra | 14:45 min | Orchestral | 1875 |
| 64 | Scherzo for piano in D minor | 2:34 min | Keyboard | 1874 |
| 65 | Scherzo for piano in C major | 3:15 min | Keyboard | 1874 |
| 66 | Scherzo for piano in F major | 1:37 min | Keyboard | 1874 |
| 67 | Scherzo for piano in G minor | 1:09 min | Keyboard | 1874 |
| 68 | Theme & Variations, for piano in C minor | 11:31 min | Keyboard | 1874 |
| 69 | Allegro, for piano in E flat major | 7:47 min | Keyboard | 1873 |
| 70 | Symphony No. 1 in E minor | 31:58 min | Symphony | 1873 |
| 71 | Scherzo for piano in E flat minor | 3:07 min | Keyboard | 1873 |
| 72 | Fountains (Fontany), for voice & piano, Op. 26/7 | 0:59 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 73 | Winter Journey (Zimni put'), for voice & piano, Op. 32/4 | 3:08 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 74 | Serenade | 2:01 min | Choral | - |
| 75 | And the foes stood trembling (I drognuli vragi), for voice & piano, Op. 26/8 | 2:13 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 76 | Romances (10) for voice & piano, Op. 17/4 "Blazhennykh snov ushla zvezda" (The star of blessed dreams) | 2:41 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 77 | B'jotsja serdce bespokojnoje (Anxiously beats the heart), for voice & piano, Op. 17/9 | 2:14 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 78 | Birth of the harp, song for voice & piano, Op. 26/1 | 3:47 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 79 | Dense forests (Lesa dremuchiye), for voice & piano, Op. 26/5 | 6:12 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 80 | Romances (10) for voice & piano, Op. 17/3 "Let It Sound No More" | 2:33 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 81 | The Oresteia: Apollo's Temple in Delphi, for orchestra | 5:56 min | Orchestral | - |
| 82 | Duet after Tchaikovsky's "Romeo and Juliet", for soprano & tenor | 12:33 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 83 | Peaceful Light | 4:20 min | Choral | - |
| 84 | Romances (10) for voice & piano, Op. 17/2 "Mechty v odinochestve vyanut" (My thoughts arise and fade) | 1:18 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 85 | In the Celestial Church, for chorus | 2:23 min | Choral | - |
| 86 | Romances (10) for voice & piano, Op. 17/1 "Ostrovok" (The Islet) | 2:43 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 87 | Romances (10) for voice & piano, Op. 17 | 25:30 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 88 | Look at the Fog, for chorus | 1:31 min | Choral | - |
| 89 | Lyudi spyat (All Sleep), romance for voice & piano, Op. 17/10 | 3:09 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 90 | String Trio in B minor | 18:04 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 91 | Poems (7), for voice & piano, Op. 34 | 18:57 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 92 | Minuet, for voice & piano, Op. 26/9 | 4:48 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 93 | Ne veter veja s vysoty (Not the wind from on high), for voice & piano, Op. 17/5 | 2:19 min | Vocal Music | - |
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