Conductor, P. S. G. O'Donnell
James Topping (tenor)
Alexander Spendyarov (born at Kharkov in 1871) was a pupil of Rimsky-Korsakov and his music reflects many of the characteristics of his master's. The ' Crimean Sketches', though an early composition, are an excellent example of his work. Spendyarov has always shown an affection for the Crimea, ' the Russian Riviera', where he lived for a number of years.