Svetlanov myaskovsky biography

With only fifteen symphonies by Shostakovich, seven by Prokofieff, and three by Khachaturian to choose from, orchestras and recording labels have a built-in excuse not to get their hands dirty. Myaskovsky had written a Second Symphony in C-sharp minor, Op. Myaskovsky was long recognized as an individualist, even by the Soviet establishment.

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Only the second, most often heard version of his violin concerto is included, but the first version can be heard — and compared — in the recording of the work's premiere in a Brilliant Classics CD set.

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Myaskovsky's reaction to the events of —21 inspired his Symphony No. He does not deny himself a teasingly neurotic scherzo, as in his last two string quartets that in the Thirteenth Quartet, his last published work, is frantic, and almost chiaroscuro but certainly contrasted and the general paring down of means usually allows for direct and reasonably intense expression, as with the Cello Concerto dedicated to and premiered by Sviatoslav Knushevitsky and Cello Sonata No.

He wrote no operas—though in he planned one based on Dostoyevsky 's novel The Idiot , with a libretto by Pierre Souvtchinsky ; [ 10 ] but he would eventually write a total of 27 symphonies plus three sinfoniettas, two concertos, and works in other orchestral genres , 13 string quartets, 9 piano sonatas as well as many miniatures and vocal works.

Trove Deutsche Biographie. Home News Contacts Copyright. An esteemed teacher at the Moscow Conservatoire for many years, his influence on a whole generation of composers makes him a crucial link between the Russian and Soviet eras. Life and work [ edit ]. Most significantly, he received piano instruction from his aunt Yelikonida, who sang at the St.

The Salutation Overture was dedicated to Stalin on his sixtieth birthday. He was also one of the few Russian conductors to conduct the entire symphonic output of Gustav Mahler. Article Talk.

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This article needs additional citations for verification. Myaskovsky's father Yakov was a military engineer, which led his family to change residence several times during Nicolai's childhood. Further volumes are keenly awaited. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.

Retrieved 12 April From he conducted at the Bolshoi Theatre , being appointed principal conductor there in The Myaskovskys lived at Novogeorgievsk until , Orenburg near Kazakhstan from , and Kazan in central European Russia from The years —, the first years of his teaching at the Moscow Conservatory, were the years in which he experimented most, producing works such as the Tenth and Thirteenth symphonies, the fourth piano sonata and his first string quartet.

Myaskovsky has not been as popular on recordings as have Shostakovich and Prokofiev. He invented his own style, his own intonations and manner while enriching and developing the glorious tradition of Russian music". Shostakovich: A Life Remembered. He spent time at the Austrian front, where he was wounded and experienced shell shock, before reassignment to Moscow until Yevgeny Svetlanov.

But in a twist of irony, most of the "old guard" had relocated to other countries, including Stravinsky , Rachmaninoff , Scriabin , and Myaskovsky's classmate, Serge Prokofieff, with whom he maintained contact.