Arseny Koreshchenko

Arseny Nikolayevich Koreshchenko (, 18 December 1870 – 6 January 1921) was a pianist and composer of classical music, including operas and ballets. He was from the Russian Empire. Biography Koreshchenko was born in Moscow in 1870. He entered the Moscow Conservatory, graduating in 1891. He was only the second person ever to be awarded the Conservatory’s Great Gold Medal; the first was one of his teachers, Sergei Taneyev, and the third was Sergei Rachmaninoff. He also studied theory under Anton Arensky. He stayed with his alma mater as a professor of harmony and also taught counterpoint at the Moscow Synodal School. He died in Kharkov in 1921. List of works Opera *Belshazzar’s Feast, Op. 7 (1 act, produced Moscow, 1892) *The Angel of Death, Op. 10 (2 acts, based on Mikhail Lermontov) *The Ice Palace, Op. 38 (based on Ivan Lazhechnikov’s play; produced Moscow 1900) Ballet *The Magic Mirror, Op. 39 Incidental music *The Trojan Women (Euripides), Op. 15 *Iphigenia in Aulis (Euripides), Op. 18 Choral works *Don Juan, cantata, Op. 5 *Armenian Songs, Op. 8 *Prologue for the 25th anniversary of the Moscow Conservatory, Op. 9 *Armenian Songs, Op. 13 *Georgian Songs, Op. 27c *other (Opp. 16,