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Alexander Alyabyev Born: August 15, 1787; Tobolsk, Western Siberia Died: March 6, 1851; Moscow, Russia
Born in 1787, Alexander Alyabyev was a versatile and accomplished Russian composer working in the Classical, tradition, his oeuvre including chamber music, symphonic works, and operas. In 1815, he composed his String quartet in E flat major, a work which demonstrated his ability to write for string ensemble. Alyabyev started composing for the stage in the 1820s; his operas include The Water Nymph (Based on Pushkin. as well as works inspired by ... Read more

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Works

Alas, Why is She Radiant (1)

Farewell to the Nightingale for piano (1)

I Loved You (1)

I See Your Image (1)

Kherouvimska�a (1)

Morning & Evening Overture (1)

Morning and Evening: Overture (1)

Quartet for Strings no 1 in E flat major (1)

Quartet for Strings no 2 in G major (1)

Quintet for Brass (2)

Quintet for Piano and Strings in E flat major (1)

Russian Nightingale (from That Midnight Kiss, film) (1)

Sonata for Violin and Piano (1)

Symphony no 3 in E minor (1)

The Beggar Woman (1)

The Magic Drum (1)

The Nightingale (15)

The Nightingale (Salaviei), for voice & piano (5)

The Tempest (1)

Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in A minor (2)


Biography	by Zoran Minderovic
Born in 1787, Alexander Alyabyev was a versatile and accomplished Russian composer working in the Classical, tradition, his oeuvre including chamber music, symphonic works, and operas. In 1815, he composed his String quartet in E flat major, a work which demonstrated his ability to write for string ensemble. Alyabyev started composing for the stage in the 1820s; his operas include The Water Nymph (Based on Pushkin. as well as works inspired by the plays of Shakespeare -- The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Tempest, and The Enchanted Night (based on Midsummer Night' Dream. In 1834, he published a book of Ukrainian folk melodies. Alyabyev died in 1851.

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