Artist Info: Alexey Verstovsky

Alexey Nikolayevich Verstovsky (Russian: Алексéй Николáевич Верстóвский) (March 1 [O.S. February 18] 1799 – November 17 [O.S. November 5] 1862) was a Russian composer, musical bureaucrat and rival of Mikhail Glinka. A more complete bio can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexey_Verstovsky. [read more...]