Aleksandr Yurasovsky Explained

Alexander Yurasovsky (June 15, 1890  - January 31, 1922) was a conductor and composer active in the Russian Empire and later in the Soviet Union.^[1]

Biography

Yurasovsky was born in the town of Mishkovo located within the Oryol district.^[1] He was the grandson of violinist Vasiliǐ Zhakharovich (1842-1907) and son of the opera singer Nadezhda Vasil'evna Salina (1864-1955).^{[2] [3]} He studied piano with E.P. Savina and musical composition with Peter Nikolaevich Renchitsky,^[1] Reinhold Glière and Alexander Gretchaninov, graduating from Moscow University in 1913 with a degree in law.^[1] He made his conducting debut in 1912.^[1] After time in the Russian Army from 1914 to 1917,^[1] he resumed his musical activity, conducting concerts in Kharkiv, Odessa, and Rostov-on-Don.^[3]

He held administrative and conducting positions, and orchestrated Sergei Rachmaninoff's Suite No. 2 as well as Suite of Preludes (containing preludes Op. 23, No 3, 4, 10, and Op. 32, No 12, 13).^[3]

List of works

Opera

• Trilby (libretto by composer from the novel by George du Maurier)

Orchestra works

• In the Moonlight, op. 6 (1911)
• Pastel (2 Pictures, 1911)
• Ghosts, symphonic poem, op. 8 (1912)
• Spring Symphony (1918)
• Poem-concerto for piano and orchestra (1918)
• Suite (1922)

Chamber music

• Dramatic sonata cello and piano. (1911)
• Piano Trio (1911)

Piano music

• 4 Preludes (1910)
• Sonata dramatique, op. 3 (1910)
• 6 The way of love songs (lyrics by A. Allyn, 1912)
• 3 songs (lyrics by Nekrasov, 1913),
• 14 recitations to music
• music for productions of dramas, including "The Prince and the manor" (1914)
• 6 improvisations (1915) 3 ensembles for women 's voices with AF. (1913) for voice and piano

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Notes and References

1. Allan Ho, Dmitry Feofanov, editors, Biographical dictionary of Russian/Soviet composers (New York: Greenwood Press, 1989), p. 609-10.
2. Book: Naumov, A. V.. Aleksandr IUrasovskiǐ: Dnevnik nedopisannoǐ zhizni. Vuzovskaia Kniga. 2017. 9785950208164. Moscow. 478.
3. http://dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enc_music/8906/%D0%AE%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B2%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B9 M.P. Leonov, "A. I. Yurasovsky" in Akademik - Muz'kal'naia Entsiklopedia