Shcherbachyov, Nikolay Vladimirovich
(*1853)
Shcherbachyov [Shchirbachyóff] (Shcherbachev, Stcherbatcheft), Nikolay Vladimirovich (8–12/24–1853, P; ?Monte Carlo). Pianist and comp. Uncle of V. Shcherbachyov . Studied with Liszt in Rome. In the 1870s was close to the Moguchaya Kuchka and was valued highly by Kyui (Cui), Musorgsky, N. Rimsky-Korsakov, and Stasov. Comp. orchestral works, romances, and pf pieces, of which L'étoile du berger and En passant l'eau were orchestrated by Balakirev in 1886. Shcherbachyov also contributed a…