Composer · Composer and choral conductor
Pavel Chesnokov
Biography
Pavel Chesnokov (1877–1944) was a Russian composer, choral conductor and teacher. Trained at the Moscow Synodal School of Church Music, he continued composition studies with Sergei Taneyev and at the Moscow Conservatory.
His sacred choral music brings together Russian Orthodox chant and richly voiced Romantic harmony. After the Revolution restricted sacred composition, he turned to secular choral works and taught at the Moscow Conservatory. His legacy includes both an extensive choral catalogue and influential work on choir training and conducting. Voices Without Words explores his vocal writing through Karen Kaderavek’s cello interpretations.