Born in Novgorod, 30 June/July 12, 1861
Died near Terioki, Finland [now Zelenogorsk, Russia], Feb 25, 1906
- Anton Arensky [PRONUNCIATION] was a Russian composer, pianist, and educator best remembered today for his chamber music and songs.
- Arensky received his formal education in composition at St. Petersburg Conservatory, where he studied under Rimsky-Korsakov. After graduating, Arensky pursued teaching himself at the Moscow Conservatory as a professor of harmony and counterpoint. Among his students were Rachmaninoff, Scriabin, and Glière.
- While in Moscow, Arensky also became close with fellow composer Tchaikovsky, whose musical style played an influential role in Arensky’s own music.
- Unfortunately, Arensky’s music would become overshadowed by his Russian contemporaries following his death.1
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- David Brown, “Arensky, Anton [Antony] Stepanovich,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed December 27, 2022, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000001210.