P. G. (Pavel Grigorʹevich) Chesnokov

Pavel Grigorievich Chesnokov (Russian: Пáвел Григóрьевич Чеснокóв) (24 October 1877, Voskresensk, Zvenigorodsky Uyezd, Moscow Governorate – 14 March 1944, Moscow, also transliterated Tschesnokoff, Tchesnokov, Tchesnokoff, and Chesnokoff) was an Imperial Russian and Soviet composer, choral conductor and teacher. He composed over five hundred choral works, over four hundred of which are sacred. Today, he is most known for his piece Salvation is Created as well as works such as Do Not Reject Me in Old Age (solo for basso profondo) and movements from various settings of the Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom.

Birth and Death Data: Born October 24, 1877 (Zvenigorod), Died March 14, 1944 (Moscow)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1938

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer

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Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor CS-021658 12-in. 3/30/1938 Nunc dimittis Augustana College Choir ; Henry Veld Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied composer  
Gramophone 2LA250 12-in. 12/17/1934 Que ma prière monte Nicholas Afonsky ; Cathédrale Saint-Alexandre-Nevski (Paris, France) ‎Chœurs ; M. Pavlenko Vocal chorus and female vocal soloist composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WAX4764 12-in. between January and March 1929 Herr Cewahre Don Cossack Choir ; Serge Jaroff Vocal chorus composer  
Columbia (U.K.) WAX5810 12-in. between October 1930 and March 1931 Panihida Don Cossack Choir ; Serge Jaroff Vocal chorus composer  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Chesnokov, P. G. (Pavel Grigorʹevich)," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109141.

Chesnokov, P. G. (Pavel Grigorʹevich). (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109141.

"Chesnokov, P. G. (Pavel Grigorʹevich)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109141

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