P. G. (Pavel Grigorʹevich) Chesnokov
Pavel Grigorievich Chesnokov (Russian: Пáвел Григóрьевич Чеснокóв) (24 October 1877, Voskresensk, Zvenigorodsky Uyezd, Moscow Governorate – 14 March 1944, Moscow, also transliterated Tschesnokoff, Tchesnokov, Tchesnokoff, and Chesnokoff) was an Imperial Russian and Soviet composer, choral conductor and teacher. He composed over five hundred choral works, over four hundred of which are sacred. Today, he is most known for his piece Salvation is Created as well as works such as Do Not Reject Me in Old Age (solo for basso profundo) and movements from various settings of the Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Zvenigorodsky Uyezd (administrative subdivision of Moscow Governorate), Died March 14, 1944 (Moscow (capital and most populous city of Russia) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1938
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | CS-021658 | 12-in. | 3/30/1938 | Nunc dimittis | Augustana College Choir ; Henry Veld | Mixed vocal chorus, unaccompanied | composer | |
| Gramophone | 2LA250 | 12-in. | 12/17/1934 | Que ma prière monte | Nicholas Afonsky ; Cathédrale Saint-Alexandre-Nevski (Paris, France) Chœurs ; M. Pavlenko | Vocal chorus and female vocal soloist | composer | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WAX4764 | 12-in. | between January and March 1929 | Herr Cewahre | Don Cossack Choir ; Serge Jaroff | Vocal chorus | composer | |
| Columbia (U.K.) | WAX5810 | 12-in. | between October 1930 and March 1931 | Panihida | Don Cossack Choir ; Serge Jaroff | Vocal chorus | composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Chesnokov, P. G. (Pavel Grigorʹevich)," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109141.
Chesnokov, P. G. (Pavel Grigorʹevich). (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109141.
"Chesnokov, P. G. (Pavel Grigorʹevich)." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Павел Григорьевич Чесноков
Discogs: P. G. (Pavel Grigorʹevich) Chesnokov
IMSLP: P. G. (Pavel Grigorʹevich) Chesnokov
RILM: P. G. (Pavel Grigorʹevich) Chesnokov
Britannica: P. G. (Pavel Grigorʹevich) Chesnokov
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Chesnokov, P. G. (Pavel Grigorʹevich), 1877-1944 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no91018678
Wikidata: Павел Григорьевич Чесноков - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q584391
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/50433203
MusicBrainz: Павел Чесноков - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/50b60545-05e4-4159-9bc0-ac6719dc952e
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/297927 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/297927
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