The Mariinsky saw the premieres of the operas composed by his mentor Rimsky-Korsakov. He was also the conductor at the Russian premiere of Wagner's operaTristan und Isolde.
As a pianist, he played many of the compositions of his Russian contemporaries. His own compositions, which showed the influence of Frédéric Chopin and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, include a symphony, numerous pieces for solo piano, an Allegro de Concert for piano and orchestra, and lieder. His virtuoso pieces for piano in particular have enjoyed something of a renaissance in recent years[citation needed].
He was the uncle of Heinrich Neuhaus and first cousin, once removed of Karol Szymanowski (Felix's mother and Karol's father, Stanisław Szymanowski, were cousins).[1]
felix, blumenfeld, felix, mikhailovich, blumenfeld, russian, Фе, ликс, Миха, йлович, Блуменфе, льд, april, 1863, april, january, 1931, russian, soviet, composer, conductor, imperial, opera, petersburg, pianist, teacher, felix, mikhailovich, blumenfeldborn, 186. Felix Mikhailovich Blumenfeld Russian Fe liks Miha jlovich Blumenfe ld 19 April 1863 O S 7 April 21 January 1931 was a Russian and Soviet composer conductor of the Imperial Opera St Petersburg pianist and teacher Felix BlumenfeldFelix Mikhailovich BlumenfeldBorn 1863 04 07 7 April 1863Elizavetgrad Russian EmpireDied21 January 1931 1931 01 21 aged 67 Moscow Soviet UnionNationalityRussianOccupation s Pianist composer conductorParentsMichael Frantz BlumenfeldMaria SzymanowskaHe was born in Kirovograd in present day Ukraine Kherson Governorate Russian Empire the son of Mikhail Frantsevich Blumenfeld of Austrian Jewish origin and Maria Szymanowska Blumenfeld studied with Gustav Neuhaus married to his older sister Then he studied composition at the St Petersburg Conservatory under Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov and piano under Fedor Stein between 1881 and 1885 He then taught piano there himself from 1885 until 1918 whilst also serving as conductor of the Mariinsky Theatre until 1911 The Mariinsky saw the premieres of the operas composed by his mentor Rimsky Korsakov He was also the conductor at the Russian premiere of Wagner s opera Tristan und Isolde In 1908 he conducted the Paris premiere of Modest Mussorgsky s opera Boris Godunov From 1918 to 1922 he was the director of the Music drama school of Mykola Lysenko in Kiev where amongst others Vladimir Horowitz was a pupil in his masterclasses He returned to the Moscow Conservatory in 1922 teaching there until his death Other famous pupils of his include Simon Barere Maria Yudina Nathan Perelman Anatole Kitain and Maria Grinberg He died in Moscow As a pianist he played many of the compositions of his Russian contemporaries His own compositions which showed the influence of Frederic Chopin and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky include a symphony numerous pieces for solo piano an Allegro de Concert for piano and orchestra and lieder His virtuoso pieces for piano in particular have enjoyed something of a renaissance in recent years citation needed He was the uncle of Heinrich Neuhaus and first cousin once removed of Karol Szymanowski Felix s mother and Karol s father Stanislaw Szymanowski were cousins 1 Compositions editSee also List of compositions by Felix BlumenfeldReferences edit Wightman Alistair 2017 Karol Szymanowski His Life and Work Routledge ISBN 978 1351561365 External links edit nbsp Media related to Felix Blumenfeld at Wikimedia Commons Free scores by Felix Blumenfeld at the International Music Score Library Project IMSLP Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Felix Blumenfeld amp oldid 1184111776, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
