July 12 - Anton Arensky (The Musical Birthday Series, 4th Annual Cycle)

Previous posts for July 12th are here: Van Cliburn (2019), Kirsten Flagstad (2020), and Oscar Hammerstein II (2021)

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Anton Arensky (12 July [O.S. 30 June] 1861 – 25 February [O.S. 12 February] 1906) was a Russian composer, pianist and professor of music. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To Those Who Wait

Rimsky-Korsakov said, "In his youth, Arensky did not escape some influence from me; later, the influence came from Tchaikovsky. He will quickly be forgotten." The perception that he lacked a distinctive personal style contributed to long-term neglect of his music, though in recent years, a large number of his compositions have been recorded. – Wikipedia

Anton Arensky, it’s said, had no style;

He first followed Rimsky, then Tchaikovsky a while.

Perhaps it’s unfair, or perhaps it’s just rotten,

But this is the reason Arensky’s forgotten.

Opinion is changing, and patience rewarded,

And lately his works have been widely recorded.

 

 

 

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