- This is an early work by Glinka, composed between c. 1822-6. At the time, Glinka had recently begin private lessons with Charles Mayer,1 a German composer and pianist who maintained a significant teaching studio in St. Petersburg.2
- Mayer had been a student of John Field. During his teaching career in St. Petersburg, Mayer is said to have taught 800 students.
- Around this time, Glinka was also studying operatic overtures by Cherubini, Mozart, and Beethoven.3
Sources
- Stuart Campbell, “Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed October 20, 2021, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000011279.
- Franz Gehring and John Warrack, “Mayer, Charles,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed October 20, 2021, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000018156.
- Campbell, “Glinka, Mikhail Ivanovich,” Grove Music Online.
Cut IDs
43327