composer. in the Russian Romanticism tradition.

Late Romantic Russian composer, student of Rimsky-Korsakov; known for lyrical chamber and piano works; often grouped with Tchaikovsky's circle. Intimate chamber music is genuinely his defining output.

Signature works: Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto in F minor, Suites for Two Pianos.