Alexander Taneyev

Russian state official and composer

Alexander Sergeyevich Taneyev (Russian: Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Тане́ев, also transliterated as Taneiev, Tanaiev, Taneieff, and Taneyeff in English; January 17, 1850, Saint Petersburg – February 7, 1918, Petrograd) was a Russian state official and composer of the late Romantic era, specifically of the nationalist school. Among his better-known works were three string quartets, believed to have been composed between 1898 and 1900.

Alexander Taneyev is not well known outside Russia. His name is often confused with that of his distant cousin Sergei Taneyev (1856–1915).

A member of Russian aristocracy, Taneyev was a high-ranking state official, serving for 22 years as the head of His Imperial Majesty's Own Chancellery. His daughter Anna Vyrubova was a lady-in-waiting and best friend of Tsarina Alexandra. Vyrubova is best known for her friendship with the Romanov family and with the starets Grigori Rasputin.

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Works

String Quartet no. 1 in G major, op. 25
String Quartet no. 1 in G major, op. 25: I. Maestoso - Allegro
String Quartet no. 1 in G major, op. 25: II. Presto
String Quartet no. 1 in G major, op. 25: III. Andante sostenuto
String Quartet no. 1 in G major, op. 25: IV. Allegro risoluto
String Quartet no. 2 in C major, op. 28
String Quartet no. 2 in C major, op. 28: I. Moderato assai
String Quartet no. 2 in C major, op. 28: II. Intermezzo (Valse mélancolique): Allegro non troppo
String Quartet no. 2 in C major, op. 28: III. Menuetto: Con moto
String Quartet no. 2 in C major, op. 28: IV. Larghetto
String Quartet no. 2 in C major, op. 28: V. Allegro con fuoco
String Quartet no. 3 in A major, op. 30
String Quartet no. 3 in A major, op. 30: I. Allegro comodo
String Quartet no. 3 in A major, op. 30: II. Scherzo: Allegro molto
String Quartet no. 3 in A major, op. 30: III. Larghetto
String Quartet no. 3 in A major, op. 30: IV. Allegro molto
Valse-caprice in A-flat major
Valse-caprice in D-flat major