Alexander Tikhonovich Gretchaninov (Russian: Александр Тихонович Гречанинов; 25 October 1864, Moscow – 3 January 1956, New York City) was a RussianRomantic composer. Gretchaninov started his musical studies rather late because his father, a businessman, had expected the boy to take over the family firm. Gretchaninov himself related that he did not see a piano until he was 14 and began his studies at the Moscow Conservatory in 1881 against his father's wishes and without his knowledge. His main teachers there were Sergei Taneyev and Anton Arensky. In the late 1880s, after a q… read more
Alexander Tikhonovich Gretchaninov (Russian: Александр Тихонович Гречанинов; 25 October 1864, Moscow – 3 January 1956, New York City) was a RussianRomantic composer. Gretchaninov started his musical studies rather late because his father, a businessman, had expected the boy to take over the… read more
Alexander Tikhonovich Gretchaninov (Russian: Александр Тихонович Гречанинов; 25 October 1864, Moscow – 3 January 1956, New York City) was a RussianRomantic composer. Gretchaninov started his musical studies rather late because his father, a businessman, had expected the boy to take over the family firm. Gretchaninov himself related that he did not see a piano u… read more