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Varvara Adrianovna Gaigerova

January 07, 2023

Varvara Adrianovna Gaigerova (Russian: Варвара Адриановна Гайгерова; 17 October [O.S. 4 October] 1903 in Orekhovo-Zuyevo, Russian Empire – 6 April 1944 in Moscow) was a Soviet composer and pianist.

Life

Gaigerova studied composition under Georgy Catoire and Nikolai Myaskovsky and piano under Heinrich Neuhaus at Moscow Conservatory, where she graduated in 1927. At the Bolshoi Theatre she worked as "concertmistress"[1] from 1936 to 1944.

Gaigerova was interested in the musical folklore of the southeastern people of Soviet Russia. In her compositions she uses folk music of various regions like Kalmykia, Buryatia, Kazakhstan, Turkestan, and Uzbekistan.

Selected works

  • Fortress near Kamenny Brod [Крепость у Каменного Брода], Op.30 (opera based on Lermontov and some Caucasian poets; 1937–40); Pechorin's Aria "И скучно, и грустно"; Тучки небесные
  • Symphony No. 1 (1928)
  • Symphony No. 2 on Kalmyk Themes (1934)
  • Symphony No. 3 (1936)
  • Symphonic Suite on Caucasian Themes
  • Suite on Udmurt Themes [Сюита на темы удмуртских (вотских) народных песен], for domra orchestra (pub. 1933)
  • Two Suites on Kazakh Themes (domra orch)
  • String Quartet No. 1 (1925-26)
  • String Quartet No. 2 in G Major on Yakuts Themes, Op. 17 (pub. 1947)
  • Sonata for viola and piano, Op.4 (performed by Vadim Borisovsky and author in 1927)
  • Suite in D minor for viola and piano, Op.8 (pub. 1969) (1. Allegro agitato; 2. Andantino; 3. Scherzo: Presto - also arr. for cello; 4. Moderato)
  • 4 Sketches [Четыре эскиза] for piano (1926)
  • Sonata for piano in E minor (performed in 1925)
  • Sonatina on Buryat-Mongolian Themes, Op. 19 for piano (1934, pub. 1949)
  • Poem for piano
  • Fantasie for piano
  • Romances after Pushkin, Op.26 (1937)
  1. Сон "Что в имени тебе моем?"
  2. Элегия "Безумных лет угасшее веселье"
  3. Ночь
  4. Не спрашивай
  5. Заклинание "О, если правда"
  • Romances after Pushkin, Op.28 (1937)
  1. Желание "Медленно влекутся дни мои"
  2. Ты и Вы
  3. Пробуждение
  4. Цветок
  5. Воспоминание
  7. Бессонница
1. Я памятник себе воздвиг нерукотворный
2. Бессонница
9. Ненастный день потух
  • The Diary of a Frontline Soldier [Дневник фронтовика], cantata for tenor, mixed chorus and orchestra. Lyrics by Iosif Utkin, Sergey Vasilyev, Aleksej Markov and Konstantin Simonov (1.Клятва 2.Весна 3.Твой подарок 4.В бою 5.Жди меня 6.Слава)
  • To the woman of Turkmenistan [Женщине Туркменистана "Кочевница Туркменистана..."], lyrics by Tatiana Sikorskaya, for medium voice and piano (pub. 1935)
  • Arrangements of Russian, Kalmyk, Bashkir, Byelorussian, Buryat, Kazakh, Kirghiz, Udmurt, Tatar and Uzbek songs
  • Russian Folk Songs, Op. 10 (1. Прощай, жизнь-радость ты моя!; 3. Как под грушею)
  • Russian Folk Song [Кольцо души-девицы], Op.33 No.1
  • [Колониальная песня] (pub. 1932), [Персидский крестьянин] (pub. 1933) (Sergey Gorodetsky)
  • Самое главное. Чувашская песня, lyrics by Agniya Barto (pub. 1934)
  • 2 Folk Dances [2 народных танца (1. Якутский; 2. Бурят-Монгольский)], for domra orchestra (pub. 1951)
  • Romances after Yakub Kolas
    • Book 1. В дороге, for high voice (В дороге; Моей любимой; Журавли; С кем-нибудь о тебе; Моей весне; На перепутье)
    • Book 2. Весна, вок. цикл (Ранней весной; На лугу; Заход солнца; Тройка; Весенняя ночь)
  • Степной гигант. Песня о Магнитострое (Samuel Bolotin), pub. 1932
  • Идиллия (Ivan Belousov)
  • Прости (Dmitry Tsertelev)
  • [В альбом], 7 Romances after Lermontov, Op.31 (1941-42)
  1. В альбом
  2. Звуки и взор
  3. Дай руку мне
  4. Нет, не тебя...
  5. Листок
  6. Силуэт
  7. Пускай поэта обвиняет
  • Other Romances
    • Желание
    • Прощание!
    • Парус (trio)
    • Друг
  • Песнь Офелии; Нет имени тебе, мой дальний (Aleksandr Blok), performed in 1927
  • Я одна (С. Терентьев), Элегия (Varvara Butiagina)
  • Nocturne and Song without words, for violin and piano

Notes

  1. ^ In Russian, unlike in English, the term "concertmaster" may also denote an assistant to the principal conductor, who collaborates in preparing an opera production and conducts subsequent performances, equivalent to a répétiteur or Kapellmeister

References

  • Vodarsky-Shiraeff, Alexandria (1940). Russian composers and musicians; a biographical dictionary. New York: Greenwood Press. p. 46.
  • Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers. Vol. 1. New York: Books & Music. p. 255. ISBN 0-9617485-0-8.
  • Ho, Allan Benedict; Feofanov, Dmitry (1989). Biographical dictionary of Russian/Soviet composers. New York: Greenwood Press. p. 158. ISBN 0-313-24485-5.
  • Hixon, Donald L.; Hennessee, Don A. (1993). Women in music. An encyclopedic biobibliography. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 384. ISBN 0-8108-2769-7.
  • Haag, John (2000). "Gaigerova, Varvara Andrianovna (1903–1944)". In Commire, Anne (ed.). Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Vol. 6. Waterford: Yorkin. pp. 17–18. ISBN 0-7876-4065-4.
  • Dees, Pamela Youngdahl (2004). A Guide to Piano Music by Women Composers. Women born after 1900. Westport, Conn.: Praeger. ISBN 0-313-31990-1.

External links

  • Works by or about Gaĭgerova, V. (Varvara) 1903-1944 in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
  • Free scores by Gaygerova, Varvara at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
  • Варвара Адриановна Гайгерова, short biography and works list, biografija.ru (Russian)
  • Варвара Адриановна Гайгерова, catalogue entry at Российская государственная библиотека (RSL) (Russian)
  • Alex Ross: The Rest Is Noise, review of CD Russian Viola Sonatas by violist Eliesha Nelson and pianist Glen Inanga, 22 July 2011

January 07, 2023
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Varvara Adrianovna Gaigerova Russian Varvara Adrianovna Gajgerova 17 October O S 4 October 1903 in Orekhovo Zuyevo Russian Empire 6 April 1944 in Moscow was a Soviet composer and pianist Contents 1 Life 2 Selected works 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksLife EditGaigerova studied composition under Georgy Catoire and Nikolai Myaskovsky and piano under Heinrich Neuhaus at Moscow Conservatory where she graduated in 1927 At the Bolshoi Theatre she worked as concertmistress 1 from 1936 to 1944 Gaigerova was interested in the musical folklore of the southeastern people of Soviet Russia In her compositions she uses folk music of various regions like Kalmykia Buryatia Kazakhstan Turkestan and Uzbekistan Selected works EditFortress near Kamenny Brod Krepost u Kamennogo Broda Op 30 opera based on Lermontov and some Caucasian poets 1937 40 Pechorin s Aria I skuchno i grustno Tuchki nebesnye Symphony No 1 1928 Symphony No 2 on Kalmyk Themes 1934 Symphony No 3 1936 Symphonic Suite on Caucasian Themes Suite on Udmurt Themes Syuita na temy udmurtskih votskih narodnyh pesen for domra orchestra pub 1933 Two Suites on Kazakh Themes domra orch String Quartet No 1 1925 26 String Quartet No 2 in G Major on Yakuts Themes Op 17 pub 1947 Sonata for viola and piano Op 4 performed by Vadim Borisovsky and author in 1927 Suite in D minor for viola and piano Op 8 pub 1969 1 Allegro agitato 2 Andantino 3 Scherzo Presto also arr for cello 4 Moderato 4 Sketches Chetyre eskiza for piano 1926 Sonata for piano in E minor performed in 1925 Sonatina on Buryat Mongolian Themes Op 19 for piano 1934 pub 1949 Poem for piano Fantasie for piano Romances after Pushkin Op 26 1937 Son Chto v imeni tebe moem Elegiya Bezumnyh let ugasshee vesele Noch Ne sprashivaj Zaklinanie O esli pravda Romances after Pushkin Op 28 1937 Zhelanie Medlenno vlekutsya dni moi Ty i Vy Probuzhdenie Cvetok Vospominanie BessonnicaRomances after Pushkin from Op 291 Ya pamyatnik sebe vozdvig nerukotvornyj 2 Bessonnica 9 Nenastnyj den potuhThe Diary of a Frontline Soldier Dnevnik frontovika cantata for tenor mixed chorus and orchestra Lyrics by Iosif Utkin Sergey Vasilyev Aleksej Markov and Konstantin Simonov 1 Klyatva 2 Vesna 3 Tvoj podarok 4 V boyu 5 Zhdi menya 6 Slava To the woman of Turkmenistan Zhenshine Turkmenistana Kochevnica Turkmenistana lyrics by Tatiana Sikorskaya for medium voice and piano pub 1935 Arrangements of Russian Kalmyk Bashkir Byelorussian Buryat Kazakh Kirghiz Udmurt Tatar and Uzbek songs Russian Folk Songs Op 10 1 Proshaj zhizn radost ty moya 3 Kak pod grusheyu Russian Folk Song Kolco dushi devicy Op 33 No 1 Kolonialnaya pesnya pub 1932 Persidskij krestyanin pub 1933 Sergey Gorodetsky Samoe glavnoe Chuvashskaya pesnya lyrics by Agniya Barto pub 1934 2 Folk Dances 2 narodnyh tanca 1 Yakutskij 2 Buryat Mongolskij for domra orchestra pub 1951 Romances after Yakub Kolas Book 1 V doroge for high voice V doroge Moej lyubimoj Zhuravli S kem nibud o tebe Moej vesne Na perepute Book 2 Vesna vok cikl Rannej vesnoj Na lugu Zahod solnca Trojka Vesennyaya noch Stepnoj gigant Pesnya o Magnitostroe Samuel Bolotin pub 1932 Idilliya Ivan Belousov Prosti Dmitry Tsertelev V albom 7 Romances after Lermontov Op 31 1941 42 V albom Zvuki i vzor Daj ruku mne Net ne tebya Listok Siluet Puskaj poeta obvinyaetOther Romances Zhelanie Proshanie Parus trio Drug Pesn Ofelii Net imeni tebe moj dalnij Aleksandr Blok performed in 1927 Ya odna S Terentev Elegiya Varvara Butiagina Nocturne and Song without words for violin and pianoNotes Edit In Russian unlike in English the term concertmaster may also denote an assistant to the principal conductor who collaborates in preparing an opera production and conducts subsequent performances equivalent to a repetiteur or KapellmeisterReferences EditVodarsky Shiraeff Alexandria 1940 Russian composers and musicians a biographical dictionary New York Greenwood Press p 46 Cohen Aaron I 1987 International encyclopedia of women composers Vol 1 New York Books amp Music p 255 ISBN 0 9617485 0 8 Ho Allan Benedict Feofanov Dmitry 1989 Biographical dictionary of Russian Soviet composers New York Greenwood Press p 158 ISBN 0 313 24485 5 Hixon Donald L Hennessee Don A 1993 Women in music An encyclopedic biobibliography Metuchen N J Scarecrow Press p 384 ISBN 0 8108 2769 7 Haag John 2000 Gaigerova Varvara Andrianovna 1903 1944 In Commire Anne ed Women in World History A Biographical Encyclopedia Vol 6 Waterford Yorkin pp 17 18 ISBN 0 7876 4065 4 Dees Pamela Youngdahl 2004 A Guide to Piano Music by Women Composers Women born after 1900 Westport Conn Praeger ISBN 0 313 31990 1 External links EditWorks by or about Gaĭgerova V Varvara 1903 1944 in libraries WorldCat catalog Free scores by Gaygerova Varvara at the International Music Score Library Project IMSLP Varvara Adrianovna Gajgerova short biography and works list biografija ru Russian Varvara Adrianovna Gajgerova catalogue entry at Rossijskaya gosudarstvennaya biblioteka RSL Russian Alex Ross The Rest Is Noise review of CD Russian Viola Sonatas by violist Eliesha Nelson and pianist Glen Inanga 22 July 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Varvara Adrianovna Gaigerova amp oldid 1086369741, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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