Fyodor Stepanovich Akimenko

Born in 1876, initial musical training was in the service of singers in the court chapel and practicing under the leadership of AK. Liadov, and MA. Balakirev. The St. Petersburg Conservatory A. He took courses in composition theory class professors N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov. Works A., vocal and instrumental, published by Belyaev (op. 1 - 21 incl.) And by Jurgenson (op. 22 - 43), namely: 25 songs to texts by Russian poets mostly, 3 chorus for mixed voices, a trio for violin, viola and cello, "Lyric Poem" (dedicated N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov) for large orchestra, works for violin, . cello, . "Pastoral Song" for English horn, . or Viola, . or violin, . Romance for Viola, . Idyll for flute, . "Nocturne" for horn, . "Ballad" for clarinet, . "Consolation" for harp, many works for piano, . prelude, . Sketches, . Three idyllic dance, . seven technical sketches and a few notebooks, software songs,
. Works A. find a solid composition techniques, refined taste, consistency of style, poetry and sincerity of sentiment. His talent, mostly lyrical, spoken mainly in small forms. In the writings of recent years (mainly piano) marked influence modern French composers-modernists. The influence is reflected both in technical stock works, . sophistication in harmony, . sometimes in exaggerated simplicity of style, . and in the author's intention, . in his penchant for the mystical ( "Uranie", . "Reves etolies" and other pieces for piano), . to uncertain mood, . in an effort to revive the musical style of the ancient, . which affects to some extent in his interesting "idyllic Dances" for piano.,