Konstantin Nikolayevich Igumnov[a] (May 1, 1873 [O.S. April 19] – March 24, 1948) was a Soviet and Russian pianist and pedagogue. In 1946, he was recognized as the People's Artist of the USSR.
Konstantin Igumnov Константин Игумнов | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | May 1, 1873 [O.S. April 19] Lebedyan, Tambov Governorate, Russian Empire |
| Died | March 24, 1948 (aged 74) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupations | |
| Instrument | Piano |
Biography
editIgumnov studied under Nikolai Zverev, and at Moscow Conservatory under Alexander Siloti and Pavel Pabst. He took theory and composition courses from Sergei Taneyev, Anton Arensky and Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov. In 1898-9 he was pianoforte teacher at the Tiflis music-school of the Russian Musical Society. From 1899 he was a professor at the Moscow Conservatory, where his life's work was carried out. He recorded 6 pieces on piano roll for the Welte-Mignon reproducing piano in 1910.[1]
Among his many students were Arno Babajanian, Bolesław Kon, Naum Shtarkman, Elena Beckman-Shcherbina, Yakov Flier, Boris Berlin, Lev Oborin, Maria Grinberg, Andrzej Wasowski, Elena Laumenskienė, Ryszard Bakst, Tengiz Amirejibi, Anatoly Alexandrov, Bella Davidovich, Rosa Tamarkina, Issay Dobrowen, and Mariya Gambaryan.[citation needed]
Igumnov was evacuated to Yerevan, Armenia during the first half of 1940s. During those years he taught at the local Conservatory, where his 70th birthday was widely celebrated.
A four-record (LP) set of Igumnov's recordings was issued by Melodiya on 33C 10-05519-26.[2]
Honours and awards
editWelte-Mignon Piano Rolls
edit- Catalog no. 2061: Rachmaninoff - Prelude, Op. 23, No. 1, F-sharp
- Catalog no. 2062: Rachmaninoff - Prelude, Op. 23, No. 6, E-flat
- Catalog no. 2063: Scriabin - Sonata-Fantasie, Op. 19, No. 2, G-sharp
- Catalog no. 2064: Brahms - Intermezzo, Op. 118, No. 6, E-flat
- Catalog no. 2065: Rachmaninoff - "Fantasy Pieces", Op. 3, No. 2, C-sharp: Prelude
- Catalog no. 2066: Arensky - By the Seashore, Op. 52, No. 4, G-flat
Sources
edit- A. Eaglefield-Hull, A Dictionary of Modern Music and Musicians (Dent, London 1924).
- J. Methuen-Campbell, Chopin Playing from the Composer to the Present Day (Gollancz, London 1981).
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ Smith, Charles D, and Richard J. Howe. The Welte-Mignon: Its Music and Musicians. Vestal, N.Y: Published by Vestal Press for the Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors' Association, 1994, p. 396. ISBN 9781879511170
- ^ Methuen-Campbell 1981, 136, n.