Background
Liapunov, Sergei was born on November 30, 1859 in Iaroslavl’.
Liapunov, Sergei was born on November 30, 1859 in Iaroslavl’.
Studied at the Moscow Conservatory, 1878-1883. Studied in Petersburg under Balakirev, 1885. Studied at the Moscow Conservatory, 1878-1883. Pupil of K. Klindvort and S. Taneev. Studied in Petersburg under Balakirev, 1885.
Commissioned by the Russian Geographical Society to go on an expedition for the collection of folk songs, 1893. Vice-director of the Court Chantry, 1894. Taught at the Bezplatnaia Muzykalnaia Shkola, 1908-1911.
Professor at the Petersburg Conservatory. Compositions in the tradition of the Moguchaia Kuchka (the Mighty Handful). Went abroad on a tour, 1923, and did not return.