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Vasily Zolotarev

January 01, 1970

Vasily Andreyevich Zolotarev, also romanized as Zolotaryov (Russian: Василий Андреевич Золотарёв; February 24, 1872 in Taganrog – May 25, 1964 in Moscow),[1] was a Russian (Soviet) composer and music teacher of Greek ancestry.

Biography edit

Vasily Zolotarev was born to a Greek family named Kuyumzhi (Куюмжи) or Kouyoumtzis in the city of Taganrog in 1872. The family name was later changed to the more Russian Zolotarev. He studied music at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory under direction of Mily Balakirev (1893–1898) in the class of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1898–1900), graduating in 1900. Zolotarev lectured at Moscow Conservatory (1909–1918), at the Belarus State Academy of Music (Белорусская государственная консерватория им. А. В. Луначарского) in 1933–1941, and other conservatories. Among his students in Minsk was Mieczysław Weinberg.[2]

Zolotaryov was a prolific composer and left behind a large body of works: three operas, ballets, seven symphonies (1902-1962), three concerti, cantatas, romances, six string quartets, and other works. Among his stage works are: The Decembrists, revised as Kondraty Ryleyev, libretto by Yasinovsky,1957 (presented in a concert performance on 29.08.1857, Moscow), Khvestko Andyber, 1928 (written during his teaching in Ukraine, presented in a concert performance in Kiev, 1928 and printed by Kharkov State Publishing House, 1929). He also wrote the operetta Rikiki (1917), the opera Ak-Gulon on Uzbek Themes (1932–34) and the ballet Knyaz’-ozero (‘Prince-lake’) (1949). Zolotaryov's personal archive is kept at the Belarusian State Archives-Museum of Literature and Art in Minsk. His 7 symphonies, the suite from the ballet Prince-lake and fragments from the opera Decembrists were recorded by the Belarusian State Symphony Orchestra (1971–1973). Melodiya Records Company produced three LPs in 1974, dedicated to the 100-year-jubilee of composer's birth. There is also a recording of his 6th Symphony My Homeland (1954) and some of his ballet music in the archives of Belarus TV–Radio Company.

Rhapsodie hébraïque edit

The New York Times wrote of Zolotarev's Rhapsodie hébraïque that it was "based on Hebrew melodies now used in Russia... among the Jewish families of the lower classes. ... [Zolotarev] found that upon a Hebrew racial idiom there had been grafted some of the characteristic of Russian music just as the irreducible language of the Jews in any country is overlaid by a few words or modes of expression belonging to the land of their environment. Thus the melodies... are the musical equivalent of Yiddish." They described the melodies as "built upon an Oriental scale... [whose] earmark is an augmented interval instead of that found in the diatonic scale between the third and fourth notes.[3]

Selected works edit

Stage
  • Decembrists (Декабристы), Opera (1925); new edition Kondrati Ryleev, 1957
  • Prince Lake (Князь-озеро), Ballet (1949); won the Stalin Prize in 1950
Orchestral
  • Fête villageoise (Деревенский праздник; Village Festival), Overture in F major, Op. 4 (1901)
  • Rhapsodie hébraïque (Еврейская рапсодия), Op. 7 (1903)
  • Symphony No. 1, Op. 8 (1902)[4]
  • Ouverture-fantaisie, Op. 22 (1907)
Concertante
  • Concerto for cello and orchestra (1963)
Chamber music
  • Suite in the Form of Variations (Сюита в форме вариаций) for violin and piano, Op. 2 (1900)
  • String Quartet No. 1, Op. 5 (1901)
  • String Quartet No. 2 in A minor, Op. 6 (1902)
  • 2 Novelettes for violin and piano, Op. 11 (1904)
  • Piano Quartet in D minor, Op. 13 (1905)
  • String Quintet in F minor for 2 violins, viola and 2 cellos, Op. 19 (1905)
  • String Quartet No. 3 in D major, Op. 25 (1908)
  • Trio for violin, viola and piano, Op. 28 (1910)
  • String Quartet No. 4 in B♭ major, Op. 33 (1913)
  • Eclogue (Эклога) in A minor for viola and piano, Op. 38 (1921)
  • Sonata for violin and piano, Op. 40 (1925)
  • String Quartet No. 5 in G major, Op. 46 (1930)
  • Capriccio on a Hebrew Melody (Каприччио на еврейскую мелодию) for violin and piano (1938)
  • Trio for violin, cello and piano (1953)
  • String Quartet No. 6 "on Russian Folk Themes" (на русские народные темы) (1959)
  • Poème (Поэма) for cello and piano (1962)
Piano
  • Sonata [No. 1], Op. 10 (1904)
  • Trois Préludes (Три прелюдии) Op. 18 (1905)
  • Ukrainian Songs (Украинские песни), 30 Short Pieces for piano 4-hands, Op. 15 (1925)
  • Sonata No. 2, Op. 42 (1927)
  • 4 Pieces (Четыре пьесы), Op. 43 (1929)
  • Trois récits (Три рассказа), Op. 44 (1926)
Choral
  • Paradise and the Peri (Рай и Пери), Cantata (1900); awarded the Rubinstein Prize
Vocal
  • 4 Songs (Четыре романса) for high voice and piano, Op. 1 (1900)
  • 4 Songs (Четыре романса) for voice and piano, Op. 16 (1904)
  • 6 Songs (Шесть романсов) for low voice and piano, Op. 17 (1905)
Literary
  • Fugue: A Guide to the Practical Study (Фуга: руководство к практическому изучению), Moscow 1956
  • Memories of My Great Teachers, Friends and Comrades (Воспоминания о моих великих учителях, друзьях и товарищах), Moscow 1957

Awards edit

References edit

  1. ^ Slonimsky, Nicolas (1978). "Zolotarev, Vasily". Baker's Biographical dictionary of musicians (6th ed.). New York: Schirmer Books. p. 1951. ISBN 0-02-870240-9.
  2. ^ Anderson, Martin. (2014). BBC Radio 3 Weinberg Composer of the Week Segment, Weinberg biography.
  3. ^ "Musical Notes: Concerts, Recitals and Church Choir News", New York Times , 1905-12-17, p. X1.
  4. ^ Fleisher Collection

External links edit

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Vasily Andreyevich Zolotarev also romanized as Zolotaryov Russian Vasilij Andreevich Zolotaryov February 24 1872 in Taganrog May 25 1964 in Moscow 1 was a Russian Soviet composer and music teacher of Greek ancestry Contents 1 Biography 2 Rhapsodie hebraique 3 Selected works 4 Awards 5 References 6 External linksBiography editVasily Zolotarev was born to a Greek family named Kuyumzhi Kuyumzhi or Kouyoumtzis in the city of Taganrog in 1872 The family name was later changed to the more Russian Zolotarev He studied music at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory under direction of Mily Balakirev 1893 1898 in the class of Nikolai Rimsky Korsakov 1898 1900 graduating in 1900 Zolotarev lectured at Moscow Conservatory 1909 1918 at the Belarus State Academy of Music Belorusskaya gosudarstvennaya konservatoriya im A V Lunacharskogo in 1933 1941 and other conservatories Among his students in Minsk was Mieczyslaw Weinberg 2 Zolotaryov was a prolific composer and left behind a large body of works three operas ballets seven symphonies 1902 1962 three concerti cantatas romances six string quartets and other works Among his stage works are The Decembrists revised as Kondraty Ryleyev libretto by Yasinovsky 1957 presented in a concert performance on 29 08 1857 Moscow Khvestko Andyber 1928 written during his teaching in Ukraine presented in a concert performance in Kiev 1928 and printed by Kharkov State Publishing House 1929 He also wrote the operetta Rikiki 1917 the opera Ak Gulon on Uzbek Themes 1932 34 and the ballet Knyaz ozero Prince lake 1949 Zolotaryov s personal archive is kept at the Belarusian State Archives Museum of Literature and Art in Minsk His 7 symphonies the suite from the ballet Prince lake and fragments from the opera Decembrists were recorded by the Belarusian State Symphony Orchestra 1971 1973 Melodiya Records Company produced three LPs in 1974 dedicated to the 100 year jubilee of composer s birth There is also a recording of his 6th Symphony My Homeland 1954 and some of his ballet music in the archives of Belarus TV Radio Company Rhapsodie hebraique editThe New York Times wrote of Zolotarev s Rhapsodie hebraique that it was based on Hebrew melodies now used in Russia among the Jewish families of the lower classes Zolotarev found that upon a Hebrew racial idiom there had been grafted some of the characteristic of Russian music just as the irreducible language of the Jews in any country is overlaid by a few words or modes of expression belonging to the land of their environment Thus the melodies are the musical equivalent of Yiddish They described the melodies as built upon an Oriental scale whose earmark is an augmented interval instead of that found in the diatonic scale between the third and fourth notes 3 Selected works editStage Decembrists Dekabristy Opera 1925 new edition Kondrati Ryleev 1957 Prince Lake Knyaz ozero Ballet 1949 won the Stalin Prize in 1950 Orchestral Fete villageoise Derevenskij prazdnik Village Festival Overture in F major Op 4 1901 Rhapsodie hebraique Evrejskaya rapsodiya Op 7 1903 Symphony No 1 Op 8 1902 4 Ouverture fantaisie Op 22 1907 Concertante Concerto for cello and orchestra 1963 Chamber music Suite in the Form of Variations Syuita v forme variacij for violin and piano Op 2 1900 String Quartet No 1 Op 5 1901 String Quartet No 2 in A minor Op 6 1902 2 Novelettes for violin and piano Op 11 1904 Piano Quartet in D minor Op 13 1905 String Quintet in F minor for 2 violins viola and 2 cellos Op 19 1905 String Quartet No 3 in D major Op 25 1908 Trio for violin viola and piano Op 28 1910 String Quartet No 4 in B major Op 33 1913 Eclogue Ekloga in A minor for viola and piano Op 38 1921 Sonata for violin and piano Op 40 1925 String Quartet No 5 in G major Op 46 1930 Capriccio on a Hebrew Melody Kaprichchio na evrejskuyu melodiyu for violin and piano 1938 Trio for violin cello and piano 1953 String Quartet No 6 on Russian Folk Themes na russkie narodnye temy 1959 Poeme Poema for cello and piano 1962 Piano Sonata No 1 Op 10 1904 Trois Preludes Tri prelyudii Op 18 1905 Ukrainian Songs Ukrainskie pesni 30 Short Pieces for piano 4 hands Op 15 1925 Sonata No 2 Op 42 1927 4 Pieces Chetyre pesy Op 43 1929 Trois recits Tri rasskaza Op 44 1926 Choral Paradise and the Peri Raj i Peri Cantata 1900 awarded the Rubinstein Prize Vocal 4 Songs Chetyre romansa for high voice and piano Op 1 1900 4 Songs Chetyre romansa for voice and piano Op 16 1904 6 Songs Shest romansov for low voice and piano Op 17 1905 Literary Fugue A Guide to the Practical Study Fuga rukovodstvo k prakticheskomu izucheniyu Moscow 1956 Memories of My Great Teachers Friends and Comrades Vospominaniya o moih velikih uchitelyah druzyah i tovarishah Moscow 1957Awards edit1932 Honored Artist of the RSFSR 1940 Order of the Red Banner of Labour 1949 People s Artist of the BSSR 1950 Stalin Prize 1955 Order of LeninReferences edit Slonimsky Nicolas 1978 Zolotarev Vasily Baker s Biographical dictionary of musicians 6th ed New York Schirmer Books p 1951 ISBN 0 02 870240 9 Anderson Martin 2014 BBC Radio 3 Weinberg Composer of the Week Segment Weinberg biography Musical Notes Concerts Recitals and Church Choir News New York Times 1905 12 17 p X1 Fleisher CollectionExternal links editBiography on website Soviet Composers in Russian Free scores by Vasily Zolotarev at the International Music Score Library Project IMSLP Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vasily Zolotarev amp oldid 1218345743, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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