Sergey Taneyev
(1856-1915)
Symphony #1 in E Minor (1873-4)
Symphony #3 in D Minor (1884)
Russian State Symphony Orchestra/Valeri Polyansky
Chandos CHAN10390 63:48
Sergey Ivanovich Taneyev (not to be confused with his uncle, Aleksandr Sergeyevich, also a composer) has become much better known in recent years by recordings of his string quartets, his Suite de Concert for Violin and Orchestra, and even an incomplete piano concerto. These two works have some similarities to other Russian symphonies of the period, but gradually Taneyev's fingerprints become more distinct. Note that the work that was long known as his first symphony (in C Minor) is really #4, and is now generally identified that way.
