Eduard Andreevitch Krushevsky
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Eduard Andreevitch Krushevsky - was a Russian conductor
and composer
. Born in Warsaw
in 1857, finished study in Saint Petersburg Conservatory
in 1890.
He was frequently conducting concerts of Imperial Russian musical society. He was capable to conduct without any preparation such difficult operas as Esclarmonde
, Mlada
, and Falstaff
and that his very ability was the reason for hiring him as the second conductor of the Mariinsky Theatre
(where Russian premieres of those works took place).
His compositions include a skillfully written overture
and recitatives to the opera Il matrimonio segreto
by Cimarosa. Krushevsky was also a first-class piano accompanist.
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
. Born in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
in 1857, finished study in Saint Petersburg Conservatory
Saint Petersburg Conservatory
The N. A. Rimsky-Korsakov Saint Petersburg State Conservatory is a music school in Saint Petersburg. In 2004, the conservatory had around 275 faculty members and 1,400 students.-History:...
in 1890.
He was frequently conducting concerts of Imperial Russian musical society. He was capable to conduct without any preparation such difficult operas as Esclarmonde
Esclarmonde
Esclarmonde is an opéra in four acts and eight tableaux, with prologue and epilogue, by Jules Massenet, to a French libretto by Alfred Blau and Louis Ferdinand de Gramont....
, Mlada
Mlada
Mlada was a project originally envisioned as a ballet to be composed by Alexander Serov and choreographed by Marius Petipa. The project was later revised in 1872 as an opera-ballet in four acts, with the composition of the score to be divided between César Cui, Léon Minkus, Modest Mussorgsky,...
, and Falstaff
Falstaff (opera)
Falstaff is an operatic commedia lirica in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi, adapted by Arrigo Boito from Shakespeare's plays The Merry Wives of Windsor and scenes from Henry IV. It was Verdi's last opera, written in the composer's ninth decade, and only the second of his 26 operas to be a comedy...
and that his very ability was the reason for hiring him as the second conductor of the Mariinsky Theatre
Mariinsky Theatre
The Mariinsky Theatre is a historic theatre of opera and ballet in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Opened in 1860, it became the preeminent music theatre of late 19th century Russia, where many of the stage masterpieces of Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, and Rimsky-Korsakov received their premieres. The...
(where Russian premieres of those works took place).
His compositions include a skillfully written overture
Overture
Overture in music is the term originally applied to the instrumental introduction to an opera...
and recitatives to the opera Il matrimonio segreto
Il matrimonio segreto
Il matrimonio segreto is an opera in two acts, music by Domenico Cimarosa, on a libretto by Giovanni Bertati, based on the play The Clandestine Marriage by George Colman the Elder and David Garrick...
by Cimarosa. Krushevsky was also a first-class piano accompanist.