Arends, Andrey Fyodorovich
(1855–1924)
Arends [Árints], Andrey (Henrick) Fyodorovich (3–2–1855, M; 4–27–1924, same). Violinist, cond., and comp. Grad. 1877 from the M. Cons., where he studied theory with P. Chaikovsky . Worked as a string player and cond. in several opera houses, and from 1900–24 cond. the Bolshoi ballet. Premiered Glazunov's Raymonda; arranged music by Chopin, Grieg, and Schubert as ballet suites; and comp. extra numbers for ballets by Koreshchenko, Pugni, and A. Adam. W: (some rec.) Sort…