Arietta in A minor

Samuel Moiseyevich Maykapar
Born 18 December 1867 in Kherson, to Karaite parents.
Died 8 May 1938 in Leningrad.
Maykapar was a Russian romantic composer, pianist, professor of music at the St. Petersburg Conservatory, and author of a number of piano practice pieces.

In 1885, he enrolled into St. Petersburg Conservatory while also studying law at Saint Petersburg University, graduating in 1891. He received the St. Petersburg Conservatory's diploma in 1893 and further improved his piano skills under the direction of Theodor Leschetizky until 1898. During this time he gave numerous concerts in Berlin, Leipzig, Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Taganrog and other cities.

In 1901, he founded his own music school in the city of Tver. From 1903-1910, he lived in Moscow and toured Germany giving concerts. Maykapar was an active participant and the Secretary of Sergei Taneyev's Scientific-Musical Circle in Moscow. In 1915 he became professor of music at the St. Petersburg Conservatory. In 1927, over seven consecutive nights, the composer performed all 32 Beethoven sonatas in the Small Hall of the Conservatory as part of the Beethoven Centennial Celebrations.

He composed over three hundred pieces of music and wrote several scientific works.

List of works by Maykapar;
https://imslp.org/wiki/List_of_works_by_Samuil_Maykapar

More info here;
https://musopus.net/musicians/maykapar-samuel/