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FULL CANTATA JOHN OF DAMASCUS (Taneev) Orenburg 2022
Information on the Performance
- Work Title: Cantata "John of Damascus"
- Composer: Taneev Sergey
- Libretto: Aleksey Tolstoy
- Venue & Opera Company: Great Hall of the Orenburg Regional Philharmonic, Russia
- Recorded: 2022
- Type: Concert Live
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS PERFORMANCE
Sergey Ivanovich Taneyev (Russian: Серге́й Ива́нович Тане́ев, pronounced [sʲɪˈrɡej ɪˈvanəvʲɪtɕ tɐˈnʲejɪf]; 25 November [O.S. 13 November] 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 the last 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 melodic basis of the traditional Russian musical style with remarkable contrapuntal writing.