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Composer: SMIRNOV, Dmitri ((b. 1948)) |
| His/her life: Dmitry Valentinovich SMIRNOV was born on December 7, 1952 in Leningrad. He graduated from the Leningrad Conservatory in 1975 in Chorus Conducting with A. V. Mikhailov, then in 1978 in Opera and Symphony Conducting with E.P. Grikurov, and completed his postgraduate course in 1980.
Smirnov is one of the most colourful, original, and important chorus composers of today. His compositions honour the repertoires of many choirs in Russia and abroad, are broadly performed in more than 40 countries, and are inevitably acclaimed both by professional musicians and audiences.
Among the compositions of Dmitry Smirnov are opera Yerma (after the play of F. G. Lorca), chamber opera The Girl With Matches (co-authorship with S. Banevich), Musical Offering (Меssa brevis, a tribute to the memory of I. Stravinsky) for choir and instrumental ensemble, Suite to Lyrics by English and Scottish Poets for choir and two pianos, poem The Masters for narrator, male choir, brass and percussion to poetry of A. Voznesensky, cantata The Midnight Verses (to words by A. Akhmatova), Minor Cantata to Lyrics of German Poets, concertos for mixed choir a cappella to poems of N. Nekrasov, Assenting To The World (to words by A. Block), Insomnia (verses of M. Tsvetayeva), I Was Born In ’94, I Was Born In ’92 (words by O. Mandelshtam), The Birth Of A Wing (words by Y. Moritz, A. Tarkovsky, B. Pasternak), The Cypress Casket (words by I. Annensky), Concerto to Words of Russian Poets, Triptych for Choir to Words by A. Isaakian, Selected Prayers of St. John Chrysostom, minor choral pieces, instrumental chamber music, music for theatre and cinema.
The concerto Annunciation was composed in 1984 to the order from a female choir of the city of Plovdiv, Bulgaria, to lyrics of a world classic, famous Bulgarian poet Peyo Yavorov (1873–1914).
The choral concerto We Chant To You to texts of Orthodox sermons was composed to order for the Children’s Choir of Television and Radio in 1998 and dedicated to the 200th anniversary of A. S. Pushkin. The premiere of the concerto was given on March 24, 1999 at the Grand Philharmonic Hall of St. Petersburg. It was the opening day of the 10th International Children’s Festival of Music dedicated to commemoration of the great Russian poet.
Three Songs for Children’s Choir A Cappella to words by F. G. Lorca were written in 1988, also to be first performed by the St. Petersburg Children’s Choir conducted by Stanislav Gribkov.
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ID: ACDHN014-2 CDs: 1 Type: SACD |
Collection: Chamber Music Subcollection: New Music SACD Hybrid Disc (SACDH) = CD Digital Audio + Super Audio CD |
18.00 eur Buy |
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ID: MSVCD92028 CDs: 1 Type: CD |
Collection: Instrumental Subcollection: Violin Major works for solo violin by leading modern composers, a tour de force of skilful and virtuosic musicianship.
tracks:Naji Hakim:Sonata for solo violinDavid Matthews: FugaThree StudiesDmitri Smirnov:Two FuguesHans Werner Henze:SerenadeSonata for solo violin |
12.00 eur Buy |
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ID: NFPMA9926 CDs: 1 Type: CD |
Subcollection: Choir Recorded Live in a concert of the Fifth Northern Flowers International Chamber Music Festival. St. Peter and Paul"s Cathedral. St. Petersburg, October 20 th, 2004
CD series “St. Petersburg Musical Archive”
“St. Petersburg Musical Archive” is a series dedicated to St. Petersburg’s 300th anniversary. Many of the works in this series will be CD premieres, and many of the recordings will introduce famous St. Petersburg musicians, composers and ensembles as well as new performing artists. The “St. Petersburg Musical Archive” series includes rediscovering forgotten works - both of the 19th and 20th centuries. |
15.00 eur Buy |
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ID: PPS27001 CDs: 1 Type: CD |
Collection: Sacred Music Subcollection: Choir NOTE: The disc is ordered into the 15 decades of the Rosary, each with a repeated chanted prayer (Our Father), poem recited by Derieva, and a chant or hymn. Archangelsky's hymn is repeated each alternate decade, so that the disc as a whole can be used as a substantial devotional aid. |
15.00 eur Buy |
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ID: VVCD-00232 CDs: 1 Type: CD |
Collection: Instrumental Subcollection: Saxophone Recorded: 1979, 1980
Lev Mikhailov, saxophone soprano (1-4, 9-19), saxophone alto (5-8)
Grand Symphony Orchestra Soloists’ Ensemble, conductor Alexander Korneyev
Alexander Oseitchuk, saxophone alto (2-4, 9-19)
Yuri Vorontsov, saxophone tenor (2-4)
Vladimir Eryomin, saxophone baritone (2-4, 9-19)
Alexei Nabatov, saxophone tenor (9-19)
Alexei Nasedkin, piano, reading (5 - 8) |
15.00 eur Buy |
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