Vasily Ilyich Safonov (Russian: Василий Ильич Сафонов; 25 January [O.S. 6 February] 1852 – 27 February 1918), also known as Wassily Safonoff, was a Russian pianist, teacher, conductor and composer.[1]
Vasily Safonov, or Safonoff as he was known in the West during his lifetime, was born at Ishcherskaya [ru] (also known as Itschory, Itsyursk, or Itsiursk), Russian Caucasus (now in Chechnya), son of the Cossack General Ilya Ivanovich Safonov.[2]
Safonov had several daughters. Anna Vasilyevna Timiryova (1893–1975) was a poet who spent much of her life in labor camps or in exile.[3] Varvara Vasilievna Safonova (1895–1942), a painter, died during the siege of Leningrad. Yelena Vasilievna Safonova (1902–1980), studied painting, designed theatre costumes, and published children's books. From 1932 to 1958 she lived in exile in the city of Kursk.[4]
Safonov was never a particularly successful composer in his own right, but was a master music educator, becoming director of the Moscow Conservatory in 1889. He was the director of the National Conservatory of Music in New York.
After retiring from teaching, Safonov became well known as a conductor. He was the conductor of the first Moscow performance of Tchaikovsky's Pathétique Symphony (No. 6), on 4/16 December 1893, seven weeks after its premiere under the composer's baton and six weeks after his death.[5]
Safonov is the first known modern conductor to have dispensed with the use of the baton, which came about when he forgot to take his baton to a rehearsal on a certain occasion; he chose to use his hands alone, and decided that from then on a baton was entirely unnecessary.[7] Safonov died in Kislovodsk on 27 February 1918, aged 66.
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations November 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message Vasily Ilyich Safonov Russian Vasilij Ilich Safonov 25 January O S 6 February 1852 27 February 1918 also known as Wassily Safonoff was a Russian pianist teacher conductor and composer 1 Vasily Safonov 1902 Contents 1 Biography 2 His voice 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External linksBiography editVasily Safonov or Safonoff as he was known in the West during his lifetime was born at Ishcherskaya ru also known as Itschory Itsyursk or Itsiursk Russian Caucasus now in Chechnya son of the Cossack General Ilya Ivanovich Safonov 2 Safonov was educated at the Imperial Alexandra Lyceum Saint Petersburg and at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory of Music from 1881 until 1885 under Louis Brassin He graduated as Bachelor of Laws and won the gold medal as a pianist of the Conservatory He was also a pupil of Theodor Leschetizky and Nikolai Zaremba 2 Safonov had several daughters Anna Vasilyevna Timiryova 1893 1975 was a poet who spent much of her life in labor camps or in exile 3 Varvara Vasilievna Safonova 1895 1942 a painter died during the siege of Leningrad Yelena Vasilievna Safonova 1902 1980 studied painting designed theatre costumes and published children s books From 1932 to 1958 she lived in exile in the city of Kursk 4 Safonov was never a particularly successful composer in his own right but was a master music educator becoming director of the Moscow Conservatory in 1889 He was the director of the National Conservatory of Music in New York nbsp Safonov with his pupils from the Moscow Conservatory left to right Rosina Lhevinne Alexander Goedicke Elena Beckman Shcherbina Olimpiada Kartasheva and Aglaida Fridman He was the teacher of some of the best Russian pianists notably Alexander Scriabin Nikolai Medtner Josef Lhevinne and Rosina Bessie later Lhevinne He also taught the noted teacher and theorist Madame Maria Levinskaya and Marthe Servine a French American composer and pianist See List of music students by teacher R to S Vasily Safonov After retiring from teaching Safonov became well known as a conductor He was the conductor of the first Moscow performance of Tchaikovsky s Pathetique Symphony No 6 on 4 16 December 1893 seven weeks after its premiere under the composer s baton and six weeks after his death 5 He conducted nearly all the principal orchestras in Europe including the philharmonic orchestras of Berlin Vienna and Prague the Lamoureux Orchestra of Paris the London Symphony the Orchestra dell Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia and the New York Philharmonic Society 6 Safonov is the first known modern conductor to have dispensed with the use of the baton which came about when he forgot to take his baton to a rehearsal on a certain occasion he chose to use his hands alone and decided that from then on a baton was entirely unnecessary 7 Safonov died in Kislovodsk on 27 February 1918 aged 66 His voice edit nbsp Safonov s voice source source Recorded January 1890 Problems playing this file See media help Anton Rubinstein What a wonderful thing Kakaya prekrasnaya vesh horosho in Russian Julius Block ru At last Nakonec to Elizaveta Lavrovskaya You re disgusting How dare you call me crafty Prativnyj da kak vy smeete nazyvat menya kovarnoj Vasily Safonov sings Pyotr Tchaikovsky This trill could be better Eta trel mogla by byt i luchshe Lavrovskaya sings Tchaikovsky Blok is a good fellow but Edison is even better Blok molodec no u Edisona eshyo luchshe Lavrovskaya sings A o a o A o a o Safonov Peter Jurgenson in Moscow Peter Jurgenson in Moskau in German Tchaikovsky Who s speaking now It seems like Safonov s voice Kto sejchas govorit Kazhetsya golos Safonova Safonov whistles References edit Jaffe Daniel 8 March 2012 Historical Dictionary of Russian Music Scarecrow Press p 279 ISBN 978 0 8108 7980 5 a b Contemporaries Vasily Safonov 1852 1918 Gustav Mahler eu 6 January 2015 Retrieved 2 March 2017 Kolchak s final love Historical Omsk Retrieved 2 March 2017 Homage to Savitsky Collecting 20th Century Russian and Uzbek Art Arnoldsche Art Publishers 2015 pp 144 151 ISBN 9783897904309 Tchaikovsky Research accessed 18 November 2014 Russian Leader for the Philharmonic Mr Safonoff of Moscow Conducts Its Seventh Public Rehearsal PDF Retrieved 2016 08 03 Grove s Dictionary of Music and Musicians 5th ed 1954 vol VII p 359Bibliography edit nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication that prior to 1923 is in the public domain The Etude Philadelphia Theodore Presser Company a href Template Citation html title Template Citation citation a Missing or empty title help External links edit nbsp Media related to Vasily Ilyich Safonov at Wikimedia Commons Free scores by Vasily Safonov at the International Music Score Library Project IMSLP Portals nbsp Biography nbsp 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