Shtcherbatchev

[giles.enders]

Apart from several ways of spelling the above name, does anyone know anything about the quality of the Sctcherbatchev brothers music?  There are two brothers ?  Nikolai 1853- ? and Andrey 1869-1916 also a son? Vladimir 1989-1952.  I like most Russian music from this period so am always hoping for more.

[Hovite]

I've never heard a note of any of them, but there is some information on Vladimir here:

http://home.wanadoo.nl/ovar/shcherba.htm

It looks as though his only recorded work is his 5th Symphony.

[Amphissa]

 
This guy is unsung because no one could spell or pronounce his name even in his own country! 

[Delicious Manager]

One can find more by using a better transliteration than the apparent mongrel 'Sctcherbatchev' (goodness knows where THAT originates - it's not German, French, English or anything else I can fathom) and by trying other variants: Shcherbachev, Shcherbachov, Schtscherbatschew, Chtcherbatchev, etc, etc. Grove Online (under 'Shcherbachov') gives details of Vladimir Vladimirovich Shcherbachov (1889-1952), Nikolai Vladimirovich Shcherbachov (1853-1922)(uncle of Vladimir Vladimirovich) and Andrei Vladimrovich Shcherbachov (1868-1916)(second cousin of Vladimir Vladimirovich).

[giles.enders]

Thanks to all who have taken the trouble to sort out the spelling and relationships for me.  Now all that is required is to hear some of the music!

[febnyc]

I have a CD from Northern Flowers - the second in their "Wartime Music" series - which features the Symphony No.5 and an orchestral suite - composer listed as Vladimir Scherbachov.  I assume this is the aforementioned son.  Anyway, the music - especially the Symphony - is quite good:  very powerful, echt-Soviet era orchestral sounds.  Recommended highly.

[giles.enders]

Delicious Manager enquired where I got the spelling from.  It is in 'Everyman's Dictionary of Music' compiled by Eric Blom.  1946.  If one wants to find obscure composers, it is full of them.