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Alexander Gretchaninov

Person · male · Russian Empire · Moscow · born 1864 · died 1956 · recording since 1992

Russian Romantic composer (1864–1956)

Also known as Alexander Gretchaninov · Alexander Gretschaninow · Александр Гречанинов · A. Grečaņinovs · Aleksandr Grechaninov · Aleksandr Grechanínov · +11 more

Debut: 1992
Release groups: 21
Awards: 1
Timeline events: 23
Wiki language versions: 26

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Timeline

23 events▣ Album 20◦ Birth 1† Death 1★ Debut release 1

1860s
1. 13 October 1864 · Birth
  Born 1864-10-13
  source: wikidata
1950s
1. 3 January 1956 · Death
  Died 1956
  source: wikidata
1990s
1. September 1992 · Debut release
  Debut release: Piano Trios: No. 1, op. 38 / No. 2, op. 138
  First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
  source: musicbrainz
2. September 1992 · Album
  Album: Piano Trios: No. 1, op. 38 / No. 2, op. 138
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 1994 · Album
  Album: The Seven Days of Passion
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 1995 · Album
  Album: Symphony no. 1 / Snowflakes / Missa Sancti Spiritus
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 1996 · Album
  Album: Symphony No. 2, Op. 27 • Symphony No. 4, Op. 102
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 1996 · Album
  Album: Mass "Et in terra pax" / Symphony no. 2
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
7. 1997 · Album
  Album: Symphony no. 4 / Cello Concerto / Missa festiva
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
8. 1 June 1997 · Album
  Album: Two Piano Trios
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
9. June 1999 · Album
  Album: Vespers
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
10. 1 October 1999 · Album
  Album: Symphony no. 3 / Cantata "Praise the Lord"
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2000s
1. 14 September 2000 · Album
  Album: Symphony no. 5 / Missa oecumenica
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. May 2001 · Album
  Album: Symphonies nos. 1 and 2
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
3. 1 December 2001 · Album
  Album: Millennium of Russian Music: Vol.4 (CD1)
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
4. 15 March 2002 · Album
  Album: Piano Trios
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
5. 2003 · Album
  Album: String Quartets , Op. 2 & 70
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
6. 2004 · Album
  Album: Lyapunov: Sextet / Gretchaninov: String Quartet no. 3
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
7. 30 March 2004 · Album
  Album: Songs of Gretchaninov
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
8. 2007 · Album
  Album: Passion Week
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2010s
1. 11 February 2014 · Album
  Album: The Sacred Spirit of Russia
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2020s
1. 5 November 2021 · Album
  Album: All‐Night Vigil, op. 59
  Album
  source: musicbrainz
2. 28 November 2025 · Album
  Album: History of the Russian Piano Trio • 9
  Album
  source: musicbrainz

Biography

English biography1,141 words · 11 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1375165892

Biography

Alexander Tikhonovich Gretchaninov (Russian: Алекса́ндр Ти́хонович Гречани́нов, IPA: [ɐlʲɪˈksandr ɡrʲɪtɕɐˈnʲinəf]; 25 October [O.S. 13 October] 1864 – 3 January 1956) was a Russian Romantic composer.

Life

Gretchaninov started his musical studies rather late, because his father, a businessman, had expected the boy to take over the family firm. Gretchaninov himself related that he did not see a piano until he was 14 and began his studies at the Moscow Conservatory in 1881 against his father's wishes and without his knowledge. His main teachers there were Sergei Taneyev and Anton Arensky. In the late 1880s, after a quarrel with Arensky, he moved to St. Petersburg where he studied composition and orchestration with Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov until 1893. Rimsky-Korsakov immediately recognized Gretchaninov's extraordinary musical imagination and talent and gave him much extra time as well as considerable financial help. This allowed the young man, whose parents were not supporting him, to survive. Out of this came an important friendship, which only ended in 1908 with Rimsky's death. As such, it is not surprising that Rimsky's influence can be heard in Gretchaninov's early works, such as his String Quartet No. 1, a prize-winning composition.
Around 1896, Gretchaninov returned to Moscow and was involved with writing for the theatre, the opera and the Russian Orthodox Church. His works, especially those for voice, achieved considerable success within Russia, while his instrumental works enjoyed even wider acclaim. By 1910, he was considered a composer of such distinction that the Tsar awarded him an annual pension.
Though Gretchaninov remained in Russia for several years after the Revolution, he ultimately chose to emigrate, first to France in 1925, and then, at the age of 75, to the United States in 1939. He remained in the U.S. the rest of his life and eventually became an American citizen. He died in New York at the age of 91 and is buried outside the church at Rova Farms, a Russian enclave in Jackson Township, Ocean County, New Jersey.

Music

Gretchaninov wrote five symphonies, the first premiered by Rimsky-Korsakov; four string quartets, the first two of which won important prizes, two piano trios, sonatas for violin, cello, clarinet, piano and balalaika, several operas, song cycle Les Fleurs du Mal, op. 48 (setting lyrics by Baudelaire) and much other music.
Like Vladimir Rebikov's, his position in the history of Russian music was mainly transitional, his earlier music belonging firmly in that earlier Romantic tradition while his later work is influenced by some of the streams that also affected Igor Stravinsky and Sergei Prokofiev.
Sketches for an unfinished sixth symphony from the 1940s exist.
He also composed a number of small scale piano pieces.
Most of Gretchaninov's manuscripts reside in the Music Division of New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

Symphonies

Symphony No. 1 in B minor, Op. 6 (1894); premiered by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov in Saint Petersburg on 26 January 1895
Symphony No. 2 in A major, Pastoral, Op. 27 (1908); premiered by Gretchaninov in 1909 in Kiev
Symphony No. 3 in E major, Op. 100 (1923); premiered by Gretchaninov in 1923(4?) in Moscow
Symphony No. 4 in C major, Op. 102 (1927); premiered by John Barbirolli & the New York Philharmonic Orchestra on 9 April 1942
Symphony No. 5 in G minor, Op. 153 (1936); premiered by Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra on 5 April 1939
Symphony No. 6 (sketches, c. 1940s)

Concerti

Cello Concerto, Op. 8 (1895)
In modo antico, Op. 81, for violin & orchestra (1918)
Violin Concerto, Op. 132 (1932)
Concerto for flute, harp and strings, Op. 159 (1938)

Other orchestral

Concert Overture in D minor (1892)
Elegy in Memory of Tchaikovsky (1893)
Incidental Music to the play Tsar Feodor of Tolstoy (1898)
Incidental Music to the play The Death of Ivan the Terrible of Tolstoy (1899)
Incidental Music to the play Dreams of Danchenko (1899)
Funeral March (1905)
Rhapsody on Russian Themes, Op. 147 (1940)
Poème élégiaque, Op. 175 (1944 or 1945)
A Grand Festival Overture, Op. 178 (1946)
Poème lyrique, Op. 185 (1947–48)

Opera

Dobrynya Nikitich, Op. 22 (1895-1901) after the story of the bogatyr Dobrynya Nikitich.
Soeur Béatrice, Op. 50 (1908–10)
The Dream of the Christmas Tree Kinderoper, Op. 55 (1911)
Der Kater, der Hahn und der Fuchs, Kinderoper, Op. 103 (1924)
The Wedding, Op. 180 (1946)

Secular songs and choral music

4 Mélodies, for medium voice and piano, Op. 20 (1899)
Snowflakes (Снежинки, Snezhiniki) – Song Cycle for Woman's Voice or Choir and Orchestra or Piano, Op. 47 (1910)
Les Fleurs du mal – 5 Songs after Baudelaire, Op. 48 (1909)
The Bee: 6 Children's Songs, Op. 66 (1914)
Under the Waxing Moon, 4 Songs from a Child's World after Poetry by Rabindranath Tagore, Op. 95 (1925)
Sonetti romani, for voice and piano (Russian text by Vyacheslav Ivanov), Op. 160 (1939)
Piazza di Spagna, Op. 160, No. 1
Fontana della Tartaruga, Op. 160, No. 2
Triton, Op. 160, No. 3
Il tramontare del sole al Pincio, Op. 160, No. 4
Fontana di Trevi, Op. 160, No. 5
Vers la victoire, symphonic poem (1943)

Liturgical vocal/choral

Liturgie Johannes Chrysostomos No. 1, Op. 13 (1897)
Liturgy of Christmas Eve, Op. 19, for double mixed choir (1898)
Liturgie Johannes Chrysostomos No. 2, Op. 29 (1902)
Holy Week (Страстная седмица), Op. 58 (1911)
All-Night Vigil (Всенощное бдение), Op. 59 (1912)
Kvalite Boga, Op. 65 (1915)
Liturgia Domestica (Liturgie Johannes Chrysostomos No. 3), Op. 79 (1917)
Missa Oecumenica, Op. 142 (1936)
Missa Festiva, Op. 154 (1937)
Missa Sancti Spiritus, Op. 169 (1940)
Missa Et in Terra Pax, Op. 166 (1942)
Liturgie Johannes Chrysostomos No. 4, Op. 177 (1943)

Chamber music

String Quartet No. 1 in G major, Op. 2 (1894)
2 Pieces for Violin and Piano, Op. 14 (1897)
Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor, Op. 38 (1906)
String Quartet No. 2 in D minor, Op. 70 (1913)
String Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 75 (1915)
Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 87 (1919)
Cello Sonata in E minor, Op. 113 (1927)
String Quartet No. 4 in F major, Op. 124 (1929)
Piano Trio No. 2 in G major, Op. 128 (1931)
Violin Sonata No. 2 in C minor, Op. 137 (1933)
Sonata for Clarinet or Viola & Piano (Clarinet Sonata No. 1), Op. 161 (1935–40)
Clarinet Sonata No. 2, Op. 172(a) (1943)

Piano music

5 Pastelles: Plainte, Méditation, Chant d'automne, Orage, Nocturne, Op. 3 (1894)
2 Pieces: Poème, Cortège, Op. 18
2 Pieces: Impromptu, Prélude, Op. 37
4 Mazurkas, Op. 53 (1911)
Pastelle No. 2, 8 pieces for piano, Op. 61 (1913)
3 Moments lyriques (Prélude, Berceuse, Mazurka), Op. 78 (pub. 1950)
Livre d'enfants, 15 pieces for piano, Op. 98 (1923)
On the Green Meadow, Op. 99 (1924)
2 Piano Sonatinas, Op. 110 (1927)
The Grandfather's Book, Op. 119
Glass Beads, Op. 123 (1929)
Piano Sonata No. 1 in G minor, Op. 129 (1931)
Piano Sonata No. 2 in G major, Op. 174 (1944)
Petite Suite for Piano, Op. 176 (1944)

Discography & profile

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Wikipedia language versions	26	87.5th
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Release groups in DB	21	87.5th
Studio albums	20	96.4th
Awards recorded	1	89th
Timeline events	23	95th
Recording span (years)	-36	7.3th
Genres	7	93th

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Discography (21 release groups · 20 studio albums)

Albums · 20

Piano Trios: No. 1, op. 38 / No. 2, op. 138
1992 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 52:25
1Trio no. 1 in C minor for Violin, Cello and Piano, op. 38: Allegro passionato10:27
2Trio no. 1 in C minor for Violin, Cello and Piano, op. 38: Lento assai11:27
3Trio no. 1 in C minor for Violin, Cello and Piano, op. 38: Finale: Allegro vivace10:23
4Trio no. 2 in G major, op. 138: Allegro6:30
5Trio no. 2 in G major, op. 138: Intermezzo: Moderato assai4:33
6Trio no. 2 in G major, op. 138: Finale: Vivo9:05
The Seven Days of Passion
1994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 59:38
1Sye Zhenikh Gryadet3:40
2Chertog Tvoi Vizhdu Spasye1:51
3Vo Tsarstvii Tvoyem6:51
4Svyetye Tikhiy2:47
5Da Ispravitsya Molitva Moya6:16
6Nyenye Sily Nyebyesnayya5:34
7Vyecheri Tvoyeya Tainyya4:58
8Razboinika Blagorazumnago2:11
9Tyebye Odyeyustchyagosya3:59
10Bog Gospodi - Blagoobraznyi Losif3:22
11Nue Rydai Mnenye, Mati4:37
12Yelitsy Vo Khrista - Vosyryesni, Bozhe6:36
13Da Molchi Fsyakaya Plot6:56
Symphony no. 1 / Snowflakes / Missa Sancti Spiritus
1995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:08:32
1Symphony no. 1, op. 6: I. Allegro non troppo8:37
2Symphony no. 1, op. 6: II. Andante sostenuto assai8:58
3Symphony no. 1, op. 6: III. Molto vivace6:17
4Symphony no. 1, op. 6: IV. Allegro spirituoso10:25
5Snowflakes, op. 47: I. Snowflakes1:51
6Snowflakes, op. 47: II. Little Willows0:55
7Snowflakes, op. 47: III. About the Calf1:12
8Snowflakes, op. 47: IV. In the Forest1:05
9Snowflakes, op. 47: V. Tom Thumb0:54
10Snowflakes, op. 47: VI. Gnomes1:37
11Snowflakes, op. 47: VII. Night1:03
12Snowflakes, op. 47: VIII. Frost1:12
13Snowflakes, op. 47: IX. The Snowdrop1:58
14Snowflakes, op. 47: X. Fairy's Song2:00
15Missa Sancti Spiritus, op. 169: I. Kyrie1:48
16Missa Sancti Spiritus, op. 169: II. Gloria4:44
17Missa Sancti Spiritus, op. 169: III. Credo7:14
18Missa Sancti Spiritus, op. 169: IV. Sanctus1:17
19Missa Sancti Spiritus, op. 169: V. Benedictus1:50
20Missa Sancti Spiritus, op. 169: VI. Agnus Dei3:35
Symphony No. 2, Op. 27 • Symphony No. 4, Op. 102
1996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:09:07
1Symphony No. 2 In A Major, Op. 27 : I. Pastorale8:06
2Symphony No. 2 In A Major, Op. 27 : II. Andante11:29
3Symphony No. 2 In A Major, Op. 27 : III. Scherzo. Vivo assai7:02
4Symphony No. 2 In A Major, Op. 27 : IV. Finale. Allegro vivace10:30
5Symphony No. 4 In C Major, Op. 102 : I. Largo — Allegro10:17
6Symphony No. 4 In C Major, Op. 102 : II. Scherzo. Vivo6:00
7Symphony No. 4 In C Major, Op. 102 : III. Andante energico8:37
8Symphony No. 4 In C Major, Op. 102 : IV. Finale. Allegro vivo7:06
Mass "Et in terra pax" / Symphony no. 2
1996 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 58:34
1Symphony no. 2, op. 27 "Pastoral": I. Pastorale: Moderato assai e poco rubato - Allegro giocoso7:55
2Symphony no. 2, op. 27 "Pastoral": II. Andante12:19
3Symphony no. 2, op. 27 "Pastoral": III. Scherzo: Vivo assai7:23
4Symphony no. 2, op. 27 "Pastoral": IV. Finale: Allegro vivace10:28
5Mass "Et in terra pax", op. 166: I. Kyrie -1:48
6Mass "Et in terra pax", op. 166: II. Gloria (Et in terra pax)4:21
7Mass "Et in terra pax", op. 166: III. Credo -6:53
8Mass "Et in terra pax", op. 166: IV. Sanctus -1:38
9Mass "Et in terra pax", op. 166: V. Benedictus -2:09
10Mass "Et in terra pax", op. 166: VI. Agnus dei3:40
Symphony no. 4 / Cello Concerto / Missa festiva
1997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:14:14
1Symphony no. 4, op. 102: I. Largo10:28
2Symphony no. 4, op. 102: II. Vivo5:45
3Symphony no. 4, op. 102: III. Andante9:03
4Symphony no. 4, op. 102: IV. Allegro vivo9:46
5Cello Concerto, op. 8: I. Andante non troppo7:12
6Cello Concerto, op. 8: II. Andante4:35
7Cello Concerto, op. 8: III. Allegro giocoso3:26
8Cello Concerto, op. 8: IV. Allegro vivo1:49
9Missa festiva, op. 154: I. Kyrie1:59
10Missa festiva, op. 154: II. Gloria4:22
11Missa festiva, op. 154: III. Credo6:42
12Missa festiva, op. 154: IV. Sanctus2:24
13Missa festiva, op. 154: V. Benedictus2:30
14Missa festiva, op. 154: VI. Agnus Dei4:13
Two Piano Trios
1997 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 52:23
1Piano Trio No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 38: I. Allegro passionato11:58
2Piano Trio No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 38: II. Lento assai12:03
3Piano Trio No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 38: III. Finale. Allegro e vivace9:25
4Piano Trio No. 2 in G Major, Op. 128: I. Allegro6:03
5Piano Trio No. 2 in G Major, Op. 128: II. Intermezzo. Moderato assai4:36
6Piano Trio No. 2 in G Major, Op. 128: III. Finale. Vivo8:18
Vespers
1999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:03:12
1Now the powers of Heaven, Op 58 No 6: Nïne silï nebesnïya5:27
2In Thy Kingdom, Op 58 No 3: Vo tsarstvii Tvoyem7:32
3Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant, Op 34 No 1: Nïne otpushchayeshï2:40
4All-Night Vigil, Op 59: I. Bless the Lord, O my soul: Blagoslovi, dushe moya6:16
5All-Night Vigil, Op 59: II. Blessed is the man: Blazhen muzh5:16
6All-Night Vigil, Op 59: III. Gladsome light: Svete tihiy3:36
7All-Night Vigil, Op 59: IV. Rejoice, O Virgin: Bogoroditse Devo1:22
8All-Night Vigil, Op 59: V. Praise the name of the Lord: Hvalite imia Ghospodne6:54
9All-Night Vigil, Op 59: VI. Blessed art Thou, O Lord: Blagosloven yesi, Ghospodi5:28
10All-Night Vigil, Op 59: VII. From my youth: Ot yunosti moyeya3:51
11All-Night Vigil, Op 59: VIII. Having beheld the Resurrection of Christ: Voskreseniye Hristovo videvshe3:44
12All-Night Vigil, Op 59: IX. Glory be to God: Slava v vïshnih Bogu9:12
13All-Night Vigil, Op 59: X. To Thee, Victorious Leader: Vzbrannoy voyevode1:54
Symphony no. 3 / Cantata "Praise the Lord"
1999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:06:23
1Symphony no. 3, op. 100: I. Moderato - Allegro10:28
2Symphony no. 3, op. 100: II. Scherzo: Allegro vivo8:07
3Symphony no. 3, op. 100: III. Andante10:25
4Symphony no. 3, op. 100: IV. Finale: Allegro vivace7:09
5Cantata “Kvalite Boga”, op. 65: I. Bless the Lord, O My Soul7:21
6Cantata “Kvalite Boga”, op. 65: II. Now the Powers of Heaven9:27
7Cantata “Kvalite Boga”, op. 65: III. Praise the Lord13:26
Symphony no. 5 / Missa oecumenica
2000 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:19:15
1Missa oecumenica, op. 142: I. Kyrie5:59
2Missa oecumenica, op. 142: II. Gloria5:16
3Missa oecumenica, op. 142: III. Credo8:53
4Missa oecumenica, op. 142: IV. Sanctus6:27
5Missa oecumenica, op. 142: V. Benedictus6:21
6Missa oecumenica, op. 142: VI. Agnus Dei9:07
7Symphony no. 5 in G minor, op. 153: I. Maestoso10:34
8Symphony no. 5 in G minor, op. 153: II. Andante11:40
9Symphony no. 5 in G minor, op. 153: III. Scherzo. Allegro5:46
10Symphony no. 5 in G minor, op. 153: IV. Finale. Allegro moderato9:12
Symphonies nos. 1 and 2
2001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:08:30
1Symphony no. 1 in B minor, op. 6: Allegro non troppo9:40
2Symphony no. 1 in B minor, op. 6: Andante sostenuto assai8:24
3Symphony no. 1 in B minor, op. 6: Molto vivace6:11
4Symphony no. 1 in B minor, op. 6: Allegro spirituoso9:27
5Symphony no. 2 in A major, op. 27 "Pastorale": Pastorale7:14
6Symphony no. 2 in A major, op. 27 "Pastorale": Andante10:15
7Symphony no. 2 in A major, op. 27 "Pastorale": Scherzo6:55
8Symphony no. 2 in A major, op. 27 "Pastorale": Finale10:24
Millennium of Russian Music: Vol.4 (CD1)
2001 · studio album
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Tracklist · 20 tracks · 1:07:41
1Great Ektene6:49
2It Is Meet2:03
3I Will Lift Up My Eyes Unto the Heavens5:42
4Glory to God in the Highest Heavens1:44
5The Voice of the Lord1:19
6O Gladsome Radiance2:05
7O Theotokos and Virgin, Rejoice1:01
8Taking Up Into Heaven1:34
9The Lord's Prayer2:07
10Bless the Lord, O My Soul5:02
11From My Youth2:02
12Praise Ye the Name of the Lord2:56
13O Marvel Wonderful!2:20
14The Most Holy Theotokos3:12
15The Beatitudes3:51
16Having the Divine Grace of the Teacher1:40
17In Thee Rejoiceth3:37
18The Cherubimic Hymn3:59
19A Mercy of Peace4:41
20God Is With Us9:57
Piano Trios
2002 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:03:56
1Piano Trio no. 1 in C minor, op. 38: I. Allegro passionato9:35
2Piano Trio no. 1 in C minor, op. 38: II. Lento assai9:16
3Piano Trio no. 1 in C minor, op. 38: III. Allegro e vivace8:05
4Cello Sonata in E minor, op. 113: I. Maestoso5:43
5Cello Sonata in E minor, op. 113: II. Menuetto tragico5:29
6Cello Sonata in E minor, op. 113: III. Finale7:42
7Piano Trio no. 2 in G major, op. 128: I. Allegro5:48
8Piano Trio no. 2 in G major, op. 128: II. Intermezzo4:24
9Piano Trio no. 2 in G major, op. 128: III. Finale7:54
String Quartets , Op. 2 & 70
2003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 57:50
1String Quartet, Op. 2, G Major: I. Andante8:07
2String Quartet, Op. 2, G Major: II. Andante7:18
3String Quartet, Op. 2, G Major: III. Scherzo. Presto6:09
4String Quartet, Op. 2, G Major: IV. Finale. Andante7:42
5String Quartet, Op. 70, D Minor: I. Lento7:10
6String Quartet, Op. 70, D Minor: II. Scherzo. Allegro Vivace5:19
7String Quartet, Op. 70, D Minor: III. Largo7:23
8String Quartet, Op. 70, D Minor: IV. Finale. Allegro8:42
Lyapunov: Sextet / Gretchaninov: String Quartet no. 3
2004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:14:31
1Sextet, op. 63: Allegro maestoso10:51
2Sextet, op. 63: Scherzo (Allegro vivace)5:10
3Sextet, op. 63: Nocturne12:27
4Sextet, op. 63: Finale (Allegro risoluto)8:50
5String Quartet no. 3 in C minor: Lento – Allegro moderato8:55
6String Quartet no. 3 in C minor: Lento assai10:50
7String Quartet no. 3 in C minor: Scherzo (Vivo)4:56
8String Quartet no. 3 in C minor: Finale (Allegro vivace)12:32
Songs of Gretchaninov
2004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 33 tracks · 1:04:43
1Snowflakes, op. 47: No. 1. Snowflakes2:11
2Snowflakes, op. 47: No. 2. Palm Sunday1:04
3Snowflakes, op. 47: No. 3. The Little Calf1:04
4Snowflakes, op. 47: No. 4. In the Wood1:04
5Snowflakes, op. 47: No. 5. Hop O’ My Thumb0:51
6Snowflakes, op. 47: No. 6. Pixies1:49
7Snowflakes, op. 47: No. 7. The Night1:08
8Snowflakes, op. 47: No. 8. Frost1:13
9Snowflakes, op. 47: No. 9. The Snowdrop1:46
10Snowflakes, op. 47: No. 10. The Song of the Fairy2:11
115 Songs, op. 1 (excerpts): No. 2. by a Sharp Axe1:49
124 Mélodies, op. 7 (excerpts): No. 4. Berceuse2:48
13Night, op. 5 no. 23:32
144 Mélodies, op. 7 (excerpts): No. 1. She Was Yours3:32
155 Songs, op. 1 (excerpts): No. 5. Berceuse1:58
162 Music Pictures, op. 35: No. 2. The Collector of the Bell1:21
174 Mélodies, op. 20 (excerpts): No. 1. Evening2:29
184 Mélodies, op. 20 (excerpts): No. 3. Night2:49
195 Songs after Baudelaire, op. 48 “Les fleurs du mal”: No. 3. Je t’adore2:04
20In the Twilight, op. 63: No. 5. And I Dreamed of a Faraway Land3:01
217 Poèmes dramatiques, op. 51: No. 5. In the Evenings, in the Hours of Sad Dreams1:52
225 Children’s Songs, op. 89 “The Path” (excerpts): No. 4. Cat2:43
235 Children’s Songs, op. 89 “The Path” (excerpts): No. 2. The First Snow1:25
24Auntie Agashka, op. 96 no. 30:35
257 Melodies to Texts of Pushkin, op. 93 (excerpts): No. 1. A Prayer3:32
267 Melodies to Texts of Pushkin, op. 93 (excerpts): No. 3. The Flower2:12
277 Melodies to Texts of Pushkin, op. 93 (excerpts): No. 5. Youth and Maiden Together1:44
287 Melodies to Texts of Pushkin, op. 93 (excerpts): No. 7. To a Cupbearer0:56
29Evening, op. 97 No. 62:52
30The Pink Glow of Sunset2:42
316 Children’s Songs, op. 85 (excerpts): No. 1. The Speckled Hen1:27
32Lullaby, op. 84 no. 32:26
336 Children’s Songs, op. 85 (excerpts): No. 4. Tari‐Tari0:33
Passion Week
2007 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:14:00
1Passion Week, Op. 58: Behold, the Bridegroom5:53
2Passion Week, Op. 58: I See Thy Bridal Chamber2:41
3Passion Week, Op. 58: In Thy Kingdom7:41
4Passion Week, Op. 58: Gladsome Light3:22
5Passion Week, Op. 58: Let My Prayer Be Set Forth7:11
6Passion Week, Op. 58: Now the Powers of Heaven7:20
7Passion Week, Op. 58: At Thy Mystical Supper5:46
8Passion Week, Op. 58: The Wise Thief3:32
9Passion Week, Op. 58: Thou, Who Clothest Thyself5:36
10Passion Week, Op. 58: The Lord Is God… The Noble Joseph4:54
11Passion Week, Op. 58: Weep for Me Not, O Mother5:25
12Passion Week, Op. 58: As Many of You… Arise, O God4:59
13Passion Week, Op. 58: Let All Mortal Flesh9:40
The Sacred Spirit of Russia
2014 · studio album
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 1:17:49
1The Great Doxology no. 2, op. 577:38
2Liturgy, op. 37: 2. Bless the Lord, O My Soul2:40
3Liturgy no. 2, op. 29: 2 Glory... / Only Begotten Son2:35
4The Beatitudes5:16
5Come, Let Us Worship, op. 8, no. 21:47
6Inexpressible Wonder, no. 4: Christmas Troparion1:23
7Today the Virgin, op. 7b (Znamenny Chant)1:54
8As Many Have Been Baptized, op. 18c (Znamenny Chant)2:14
9Cherubic Hymn, op. 7, no. 14:35
10Liturgy no. 2, op. 29: 8. The Creed4:30
11A Mercy of Peace, op. 6 (Znamenny Chant)7:44
12Hymn to the Mother of God for the Nativity (Znamenny Chant)2:28
13Liturgy no. 2, op. 29: 11. Our Father4:43
14Liturgy, op. 42: 9. Praise the Lord from the Heavens2:07
15A Wondrous Birth: 7. A Wondrous Birth3:57
16Concerto for the Nativity of Christ: We Should Choose to Love Silence3:03
17Passion Week, op. 58: 6 Now the Powers of Heaven5:08
18Do Not Cast Me Off in My Old Age, op. 40, no. 54:48
19Liturgy op. 31: 18. Let Our Mouths Be Filled4:31
20Liturgy op. 31: 19. Blessed Be the Name of the Lord0:46
21Liturgy, op. 79: Preserve, O Lord, for Many Years1:05
22Our Father2:57
All‐Night Vigil, op. 59
2021 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 45:59
1All‐Night Vigil, op. 59: I. Bless the Lord, O My Soul5:47
2All‐Night Vigil, op. 59: II. Kathisma. Blessed Is the Man5:09
3All‐Night Vigil, op. 59: III. Gladsome Light3:33
4All‐Night Vigil, op. 59: IV. Rejoice, O Virgin1:19
5All‐Night Vigil, op. 59: V. Praise the Name of the Lord5:15
6All‐Night Vigil, op. 59: VI. Blessed Art Thou, O Lord6:29
7All‐Night Vigil, op. 59: VII. From My Youth3:03
8All‐Night Vigil, op. 59: VIII. Having Beheld the Resurrection of Christ3:41
9All‐Night Vigil, op. 59: IX. The Great Doxology10:15
10All‐Night Vigil, op. 59: X. To Thee, the Victorious Leader1:28
History of the Russian Piano Trio • 9
2025 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 1:15:49
1Piano Trio no. 2 in G major, op. 128: I. Allegro6:44
2Piano Trio no. 2 in G major, op. 128: II. Intermezzo. Moderato assai5:41
3Piano Trio no. 2 in G major, op. 128: III. Finale. Vivo8:17
4Piano Trio, op. 34: I. Moderato tranquillo - Allegro3:17
5Piano Trio, op. 34: II. Allegretto2:42
6Piano Trio, op. 34: III. Allegro molto2:19
7Piano Trio "A May": I. Principiare lentamente poi accelerare – Andante – Allegro – Molto sostenuto e drammatico – Largamente – Animando – Moderato8:04
8Piano Trio "A May": II. Molto Lento5:59
9Piano Trio "A May": III. Vivace e gaio – Lento – Mistico – Solenne – Agitato – Subito più lento – Poco più mosso ma con larghezza8:37
10Piano Trio on Hebrew Themes, op. 28: I. Elegia. Adagio con lament7:20
11Piano Trio on Hebrew Themes, op. 28: II. Scherzo. Presto5:51
12Piano Trio on Hebrew Themes, op. 28: III. Tema con variazioni: Andante con moto – Poco allegretto – Allegro marciale – Alla burlesca – Improvisata: Lento – Andante con moto – Allegro – Coda: Largo – Presto10:58

Album · 1

Album release groups, by first release date
Cover	Year	Title	Notes	First release
	2011	Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, Gretchaninov - Liturgy of St.John Chrysostom, VespersSearch Spotify Search YouTube Music	Compilation	2011

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Metric	Value	Percentile
Wikipedia language versions	26	87.5th
Spotify monthly listeners	—	no data
Release groups in DB	21	87.5th
Studio albums	20	96.4th
Awards recorded	1	89th
Timeline events	23	95th
Recording span (years)	-36	7.3th
Genres	7	93th

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Awards and honours, by year
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—	Honored Artist of the RSFSR		won

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Timeline

1860s

Born 1864-10-13

1950s

Died 1956

1990s

Debut release: Piano Trios: No. 1, op. 38 / No. 2, op. 138

Album: Piano Trios: No. 1, op. 38 / No. 2, op. 138

Album: The Seven Days of Passion

Album: Symphony no. 1 / Snowflakes / Missa Sancti Spiritus

Album: Symphony No. 2, Op. 27 • Symphony No. 4, Op. 102

Album: Mass "Et in terra pax" / Symphony no. 2

Album: Symphony no. 4 / Cello Concerto / Missa festiva

Album: Two Piano Trios

Album: Vespers

Album: Symphony no. 3 / Cantata "Praise the Lord"

2000s

Album: Symphony no. 5 / Missa oecumenica

Album: Symphonies nos. 1 and 2

Album: Millennium of Russian Music: Vol.4 (CD1)

Album: Piano Trios

Album: String Quartets , Op. 2 & 70

Album: Lyapunov: Sextet / Gretchaninov: String Quartet no. 3

Album: Songs of Gretchaninov

Album: Passion Week

2010s

Album: The Sacred Spirit of Russia

2020s

Album: All‐Night Vigil, op. 59

Album: History of the Russian Piano Trio • 9

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Piano music

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Discography (21 release groups · 20 studio albums)

Albums · 20

Album · 1

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