Anatoly Lyadov (1855 - 1914)
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Anatoly Konstantinovich Lyadov or Liadov, (May 11 (old style April 29) 1855 St Petersburg - August 28 (old style August 15) 1914, Polynovka, Borovichevsky uezd, Novgorod district) was a Russian composer, teacher and conductor. Lyadov was born in St. Petersburg into a family of eminent Russian musicians. He was taught informally by his conductor father from 1860 to 1868, and then in 1870 entered the St. Petersburg Conservatory to study piano and violin. He soon gave up instrumental study to concentrate on counterpoint and fugue, although he remained a fine pianist. His natural musical talent was highly thought of by, among others, Modest Mussorgsky, and during the 1870s he became associated with the group of composers known as The Mighty Handful. He entered the composition classes of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, but was expelled for absenteeism in 1876. In 1878 he was readmitted to these classes to help him complete his graduation composition.

While Lyadov's technical facility was highly regarded by his contemporaries, his unreliability stood in the way of his advancement. His published compositions are relatively few in number through his natural indolence and a certain self-critical lack of confidence. Many of his works are variations on, or arrangements of pre-existing material (for example his Russian Folksongs, Op. 58). He did compose a large number of piano miniatures, of which his Musical Snuffbox of 1893 is perhaps most famous.

Like many of his contemporaries, Lyadov was drawn to intensely Russian subjects. Much of his music is programmatic; for example his tone poems Baba Yaga Op. 56, Kikimora Op. 63, The Enchanted Lake Op. 62. These short tone poems, probably his most popular works, exhibit an exceptional flair for orchestral tone color. In his later compositions he experimented with extended tonality, like his younger contemporary Alexander Scriabin.

It has been argued that Lyadov never completed a large-scale work. However, many of his miniatures have their place in the repertory. In 1905 Lyadov began work on a new ballet score, but when the work failed to progress, he shifted gears to work on an opera instead. Lyadov never finished the opera, but sections of the work found realization in the short tone poems Kikimora and The Enchanted Lake.

In 1909 Sergei Diaghilev commissioned Lyadov to orchestrate a number for the Chopin-based ballet Les Sylphides, and on 4 September that year wrote to the composer asking for a new ballet score for the 1910 season of his Ballets Russes; however, despite the much-repeated story that Lyadov was slow to start composing the work which eventually became The Firebird (famously fulfilled by the then relatively inexperienced Igor Stravinsky), there is no evidence that Lyadov ever accepted the commission. (Hide extended text) ... (Read all)
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Baba Yaga (Op.56)
Lyadov, Anatoly
1 Piano, 4 Hands (duet)
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Adaptator : Kalafati, Vasily

Added the 05 Nov 2009

Mussorgsky, Modest Petrovich : Sorochinsky Fair "Introduction"
1 Piano, 4 Hands (duet)
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Adaptator : Lyadov, Anatoly

Added the 25 Feb 2016

The Enchanted Lake (Op.62)
Lyadov, Anatoly
1 Piano, 4 Hands (duet)
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Adaptator : Kalafati, Vasily

Added the 02 Oct 2016

Polonaise (Op.49 )
Lyadov, Anatoly
1 Piano, 4 Hands (duet)
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Added the 28 Jul 2018

8 Russian Folksongs (Op.58)
Lyadov, Anatoly
1 Piano, 4 Hands (duet)
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Added the 28 Jul 2018

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