Aleksandr Griboyedov: 2 Waltzes

1 - Moderato (Ab major); 2 - Allegretto (E minor) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Aleksandr Griboyedov (Алекса́ндр Серге́евич Грибое́дов) (1795-1829) is best known as one of Russia’s foremost playwrights. However, he was also a diplomat and composer - a real polymath - and even found time to learn ten languages!. His life was cut short when he was shot by an angry mob when three harem escapees took refuge at the Russian embassy in Te