Nikolai Artsybushev

Nikolai Vasilievich Artsybushev (; 15 April 1937) was a Russian jurist, music publisher and promoter, and minor composer. His name is sometimes seen as Artsibushev, Artsybuchev, Artzibushev, Artzybushev, Artchibousheff, Arcybusev, etc. He also dabbled in music composition, and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov gave him private lessons in music theory after Mily Balakirev said his works showed some promise. He also collaborated with others on Variations on a Russian Theme, in versions for both string quartet and orchestra.

He was a member of the St Petersburg City Council. After Belyayev's death in 1903 he became chairman of the board of the Belyayev publishing house, in which capacity he had significant dealings with Alexander Scriabin.

In 1920 he moved to Paris and became a director of the Belyayev publishing house there. He died in Paris in 1937, aged 79.

Music His works other than those mentioned above are now little known, but include: Polka caractéristique, Op. 4, orchestra Valse-Fantaisie, Op. 9, orchestra Scherzo in C, orchestra (this had its premiere at the same concert at which Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio Espagnol was premiered) Orchestral and other arrangements of works by: Borodin Glazunov (Suite for string quartet, Op. 35) Mussorgsky (Night on Bald Mountain, for piano 4-hands; world premiere recording ) and Rimsky-Korsakov (Sinfonietta on Russian Themes, Op. 31).