Samuil Feinberg
(biography by Christophe Sirodeau in English) Samuil Feinberg (born in Odessa on 26th May 1890) is known
as a first-rate Russian pianist and teacher, but has unjustly
fallen into oblivion as a composer. He wrote numerous works,
divided into two parts according to his stylistic development as
a composer. In the works from the period 1910-1933, we can
observe an increasingly rich and virtuoso style of writing, very
chromatic, often violent and rich in contrasts, but sometimes
imbued with a 'symbolist' fragility that owes something to the
in.uence of Scriabin. Then, from 1934 until his death in 1962,
Feinberg moved progressively towards greater simplicity, towards a diatonic style and a preponderance of melody - somewhat reminiscent of the development of Prokofiev or of Myaskovsky. In addition, Feinberg made transcriptions, including some fifteen works by Bach as well as music by other composers. Feinberg achieved fame as an interpreter at an early age; in 1914 he bacame the first pianist | |
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