I am working on scoring this on Sibelius... does anyone know of a radio performance or any known recording? Just thought I would ask as we have wealth of knowledge on this forum.
Antipov, Konstantin Afanasyevich 18.jan.1858-1927 Russia, St Petersburg - ?, ?
1878-1886 studied and graduated from St Petersburg Conservatory, criticised by his teacher Rimsky-Korsakov for his lack of base knowledge, member of the Belyayev Circle, after 1893 he gave up composing
this is an excerpt from The Beauty of Belyayev:
Rimsky-Korsakov gives a brief insight into Antipov's progress towards graduation in the season of 1885/86. Writing in his Memoirs, he remarks 4, 'Of my pupils at the Conservatoire, I.I. Vitol, A.A. Petrov 5 and Antipov finished the course. Not withstanding an undoubted talent, the last-named, due to sloth and his characteristic indiscipline, would not have succeeded in finishing his examination task, an 'Allegro', if Glazunov had not given him surreptitious assistance, completing the orchestration of the composition for him. Antipov remained convinced that he would have completed the orchestration had he not run out of time. Glazunov who orchestrated this for practice, kept it a secret. The composition sounded beautiful and was later published by Belaieff to whom, however, the secret was well known.' The work received its première at the third Russian Symphonic Concert of the 1887 winter season on 7th. November, and it, together with works of other composers, performed at this and the next two concerts was the subject of poor reviews by Cesar Cui. Stasov counter attacked in an article titled 'Pechelnaya Katastrofa/A grievous catastrophe 6.' This was followed by Cui's celebrated polemic, 'Ottsy i deti/Fathers and Children' which was published on 21st. January, 1888 7. Apart from generalised issues, Cui made specific reference to the fact that Antipov's work consisted of only one movement of what Cui assumed should be a complete symphony; consequently it was difficult to judge it in such a fragmentary state. Nevertheless, Cui acknowledged Antipov's gifts.
Besides the Symphonic Allegro9 and the songs, Op.4. there are nearly thirty piano pieces, all published by Belaieff and running consecutively from Op.1 to Op.13. M
