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Influential People: Alexander Scriabin

November 24, 2015October 31, 2015 Fugue for Thought

“No one was more famous during their lifetime, and few were more quickly ignored after death.” – Faubion Bowers “No composer has had more scorn heaped on him or greater love bestowed.” -The Great Soviet Encyclopedia So this is another … Continue reading Influential People: Alexander Scriabin

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Influential People: Anton Arensky

November 3, 2015October 31, 2015 Fugue for Thought

So this article comes along far more because of who the man taught than any other influence his compositions had. We’ve talked about Anton Arensky only once before, with regards to his piano concerto. It was a work unabashedly modeled after … Continue reading Influential People: Anton Arensky

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Influential People: Mily Balakirev

October 6, 2015October 5, 2015 Fugue for Thought

The younger, less round Balakirev In talking about Russian music, even people who don’t listen to classical music might be able to name Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky, even Prokofiev or Shostakovich, and we will surely get to them all. But this week, … Continue reading Influential People: Mily Balakirev

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