The music of Russian composer Anton Arensky fell into obscurity soon after his death in 1906, due in part to the crushing verdict of his teacher Rimsky-Korsakov that "he will soon be forgotten," and in part to the more general favor progressive music enjoyed. But his chamber music has gotten renewed exposure as Western-oriented Russian music has gotten a new look. Arensky was definitely on the conservative side, and this collection of short piano pieces is especially so, rooted firmly in the strip running from Chopin to ...
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The music of Russian composer Anton Arensky fell into obscurity soon after his death in 1906, due in part to the crushing verdict of his teacher Rimsky-Korsakov that "he will soon be forgotten," and in part to the more general favor progressive music enjoyed. But his chamber music has gotten renewed exposure as Western-oriented Russian music has gotten a new look. Arensky was definitely on the conservative side, and this collection of short piano pieces is especially so, rooted firmly in the strip running from Chopin to Rubinstein. Yet it isn't quite derivative, and much of the music here has a sort of sturdy pianistic appeal. The main novel feature is the incorporation of real Lisztian virtuosity into the short etude and esquisse ("sketch," contrary to the online services that have translated the word as "study") forms. The later set of Etudes, Op. 74 (from 1905) and the Esquisses, Op. 52 ("Près de la mer," or At the Seaside) are the most elegant in this regard. American pianist Adam Neiman, a...
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