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Sergei Taneyev

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Adagio in C major (2)
Allegro in E flat major (1)
Andante semplice in B minor (1)
Andantino semplice (1)
Cantata: Ioann Damaskin (John of Damascus), op.1 (4)
Cantata no.2 'At the Reading of a Psalm', op.36 (3)
Cantata on Pushkin's 'Exegi Monumentum' (2)
Canzona in F minor (1)
Canzona (3)
Choral varie in A major (1)
Choruses (2), op.15 (1)
Choruses (12) on poems by Polonski, op.27 (2)
Improvisations (4) (1)
Lullaby in B flat major (1)
March in D minor (1)
Oresteia, op.6 (3)
Overture in D minor (2)
Overture on a Russian Theme (2)
Piano Concerto in E Flat major (1)
Piano Quartet in E major, op.20 (5)
Piano Quintet in G minor, op.30 (6)
Piano Trio in D major, op.22 (4)
Poems (4), op.32 (1)
Poems (7), op.34 (1)
Poems (10) from Ellis' Collection 'Immortals', op.26 (1)
Prelude and Fugue in G sharp minor, op.29 (5)
Prelude in F major (3)
Quadrille in A major (1)
Quartets (2) for mixed chorus, op.24 (1)
Repose (Elegy) in E major (2)
Romances (5), op.33 (1)
Romances (10), op.17 (2)
Romances (10), op.26 (2)
Scherzo in C major (1)
Scherzo in D minor (1)
Scherzo in E flat major (1)
Scherzo in F major (1)
Scherzo in G minor (1)
Serenade (1)
String Quartet no.1 in B flat minor, op.4 (2)
String Quartet no.2 in C major, op.5 (3)
String Quartet no.3 in D minor, op.7 (2)
String Quartet no.4 in A minor, op.11 (2)
String Quartet no.5 in A major, op.13 (2)
String Quartet no.6 in B flat major (3)
String Quartet no.7 in E flat major (2)
String Quartet no.8 in C major (2)
String Quartet no.9 in A major (2)
String Quintet no.1 in G major, op.14 (4)
String Quintet no.2 in C major, op.16 (4)
String Trio in B minor (3)
String Trio in D major (4)
String Trio in E flat major, op.31 (4)
Suite de Concert, op.28 (8)
Sunrise, op.8 (1)
Symphony no.1 in E minor (3)
Symphony no.2 in B flat major (2)
Symphony no.3 in D minor (3)
Symphony no.4 in C minor, op.12 (4)
The Composer's Birthday (1)
The Pine (1)
Theme and Variations in C minor (2)
Trio for 2 violins and viola in D major, op.21 (2)
Valse-Caprice no.2 in D flat major (1)
Venice at Night (1)
Violin Sonata in A minor (2)

Sergei Ivanovich Taneyev (November 25 [O.S. November 13] 1856 – June 19 [O.S. June 6] 1915) was a Russian composer, pianist, teacher of composition, music theorist and author.

His compositions include nine complete string quartets (plus two partially completed), a piano quintet, two string quintets and other chamber works, including a piano prelude and fugue in G-sharp minor; four symphonies (only one published during his lifetime, and at least one incomplete), a concert suite with violin and a piano concerto, and other orchestral works; an organ composition Chorale with variations; choral and vocal music. Among the choral works are two cantatas, St. John of Damascus, Op. 1 (also known as A Russian Requiem), and At the Reading of a Psalm (Op. 36, sometimes regarded as his swan song). In his choral works the composer combines the Russian melos with remarkable contrapuntal writing.

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