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Russian composer, conductor, and pianist (b. 30 June/12 July 1861 in Novgorod; d. 12/25 February 1906 at Perkijarvi, near [[Terijoki]], Finland [now [[Zelenogorsk]], Russia]), born '''''Anton Stepanovich Arensky''''' (Антон Степанович Аренский),
Russian composer, conductor, and pianist (b. 30 June/12 July 1861 in Novgorod; d. 12/25 February 1906 at Perkijarvi, near [[Terijoki]], Finland [now [[Zelenogorsk]], Russia]), born '''''Anton Stepanovich Arensky''''' (Антон Степанович Аренский).


In 1882 Arensky graduated from the [[Saint Petersburg]] Conservatory, where he had studied composition under [[Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov]], and until 1894 he was a professor at the [[Moscow]] Conservatory, where his students included [[Sergei Rachmaninoff]] and Aleksandr Skriabin. From 1895 to 1901 he was director of the Imperial Chapel Choir in [[Saint Petersburg]].
In 1882, Arensky graduated from the [[Saint Petersburg]] Conservatory, where he had studied composition under [[Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov]], and until 1894 he was a professor at the [[Moscow]] Conservatory, where his students included [[Sergei Rachmaninoff]] and Aleksandr Skriabin. From 1895 to 1901, he was director of the Imperial Chapel Choir in [[Saint Petersburg]].


One of Arensky's best-known compositions is his ''Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky'', Op. 35a, which uses the melody of ''Legend'' — No. 5 of Tchaikovsky's [[Sixteen Songs for Children]], Op. 54 (1884).
One of Arensky's best-known compositions is his ''Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky'', Op. 35a, which uses the melody of ''Legend'' — No. 5 of Tchaikovsky's [[Sixteen Songs for Children]], Op. 54 (1884).

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Anton Arensky (1861-1906)

Russian composer, conductor, and pianist (b. 30 June/12 July 1861 in Novgorod; d. 12/25 February 1906 at Perkijarvi, near Terijoki, Finland [now Zelenogorsk, Russia]), born Anton Stepanovich Arensky (Антон Степанович Аренский).

In 1882, Arensky graduated from the Saint Petersburg Conservatory, where he had studied composition under Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov, and until 1894 he was a professor at the Moscow Conservatory, where his students included Sergei Rachmaninoff and Aleksandr Skriabin. From 1895 to 1901, he was director of the Imperial Chapel Choir in Saint Petersburg.

One of Arensky's best-known compositions is his Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky, Op. 35a, which uses the melody of Legend — No. 5 of Tchaikovsky's Sixteen Songs for Children, Op. 54 (1884).

Correspondence with Tchaikovsky

8 letters from Tchaikovsky to Anton Arensky have survived, dating from 1884 to 1891, of which those highlighted in bold have been translated into English on this website:

4 letters from Arensky to the composer, dating from 1886 to 1891, are preserved in the Klin House-Museum Archive.

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