List of compositions by Sergei Taneyev

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Musical compositions of the Russian composer Sergei Taneyev (1856-1915)

Contents

[edit] Orchestral

  • Symphony (no. 1) in E minor (1873-4, published 1948) (edited by Pavel Lamm)
  • Piano Concerto (1876, published 1957) in E flat (2 movements only. Completed by Pavel Lamm and Vissarion Shebalin)
  • Symphony (no. 3) in D minor (1884, published 1947)
  • Oresteia, overture for orchestra, Op. 6 (1889, a symphonic poem based on themes from the opera)
  • Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 12 (1901)
  • Symphony No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 21 (3 movements only)
  • Concert Suite for violin & orchestra, Op. 28 (1909)
  • Overture on Russian Themes in C (completed by Pavel Lamm, published in 1948)

[edit] String quartets

  • String Quartet, D minor, 1874–6 (2 movements completed)
  • String Quartet no. 7, E flat, 1880
  • String Quartet no. 8, C, 1882–3
  • String Quartet no. 9, A, 1883
  • String Quartet no.1, B flat minor, op.4, 1890
  • String Quartet no.2, C, op.5, 1894–5
  • String Quartet no.3, D minor, op.7, 1886, rev. 1896
  • String Quartet no.4, A minor, op.11, 1898–9
  • String Quartet no.5, A, op.13, 1902–3
  • String Quartet no.6, B flat, op.19, 1903–5
  • String Quartet, C minor, 1911 (2 movements only)

[edit] Other chamber and instrumental music

  • String Trio in D major (1879/1880)
  • Choral varié in A major for organ (1894?) [1]
  • String Quintet no. 1 in G for two violins, viola and two cellos, Op. 14 (1901) [2]
  • String Quintet no. 2 in C, Op. 16 (1904) (for two violins, two violas and cello)
  • Piano quartet in E major, Op. 20 (1906)
  • Trio for piano, violin & cello in D, Op. 22 (1907)
  • Prelude and Fugue for piano in G, Op. 29 (1910) - probably his most well known piece
  • Piano Quintet in G minor, Op. 30 (1911)
  • String Trio in E flat major, Op. 31 (1911)
  • Album-Leaf for Viola and Piano, Op. 33
  • String Trio in B minor (1913)
  • Violin Sonata in A minor

[edit] Choral

  • John of Damascus, Op. 1, for 4 part mixed chorus and orchestra (1884)
  • Choruses Op. 35 to words by Konstantin Balmont
  • At the Reading of a Psalm, cantata, Op. 36 (1915)
  • About 25 collections of religious and folk choruses

[edit] Opera

[edit] Vocal

  • 10 Romances, Op. 17
  • Over 60 songs

[edit] References

  • David Brown. "Sergey Ivanovich Taneyev", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (accessed February 10, 2006), grovemusic.com (subscription access).
  • David Brown, Sergey Ivanovich Taneyev, in 'The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, ed. Stanley Sadie, 1980, ISBN 0-333-23111-2
  • Sleeve notes, Complete String Quartets of Sergei Taneyev, 5 CDs, Northern Flowers, St. Petersburg [3]