Anatoly Vasilievich Samonov ( May 17, 1931 , Pyatigorsk - March 18, 2013 , Moscow ) - Soviet and Russian composer , pianist , music and public figure, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation , professor , member of the Union of Composers of Russia .
| Anatoly Samonov | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Anatoly Vasilievich Samonov |
| Full name | Anatoly Vasilievich Samonov |
| Date of Birth | May 17, 1931 |
| Place of Birth | Pyatigorsk , Stavropol Territory , RSFSR , USSR |
| Date of death | March 18, 2013 (81 years old) |
| Place of death | Moscow , Russia |
| A country |  USSR →  Russia |
| Professions | |
| Years of activity | 1959—2013 |
| Instruments | Woodwind Musical Instruments Brass wind musical instruments |
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Biography
Anatoly Samonov was born on May 17, 1931 in Pyatigorsk, Stavropol Territory in Russia .
Education
He received his professional musical education at the Moscow Conservatory : in the piano class of professor, doctor of art history V.V. Nechaev (graduated in 1955) and in composition M.I. Chulaki (1959-1964).
Teaching activities
He taught at the inter- faculty piano department of the Moscow Conservatory since 1959 , and since 1974 - associate professor . Here he raised many domestic and foreign musicians who work both in Russia and in other countries of the world.
Concert activity
A.V. Samonov led a rather fruitful concert activity . He performed both with his own works and promoted the music of his conservative teachers - V.V. Nechaev, M.I. Chulaki and other composers. His activity as a pianist was of a pronounced educational character. Samonov A.V. was the organizer and participant of a number of cathedral concerts: “Music of the 20th Century”, “From Pushkin’s Time”, “Memorable Dates” and others.
Works (compositions)
Anatoly Vasilievich is known as the author of instrumental , vocal and choral works, as well as free arrangements and arrangements ( arrangements ). One of the characteristic features of his work is a peculiar synthesis of various elements of Russian folklore and modern compositional technique.
Instrumental works
- Quartet for woodwinds ;
- Quintet for brass ;
- 20 Russian songs for cello and piano;
- Sonata and Variations for flute and piano;
- works for bassoon , horn , trumpet , trombone , tuba , etc.
Vocal Instrumental Works
- oratorio “Lights are on” (to the words of Soviet poets, 1974);
- Schubert’s Letters ( chamber music for strings , piano and reader )
- vocal cycle “From Pushkin’s time” (to verses by Pushkin , Baratynsky , Batyushkov , Delvig , Kyukhelbeker , Ryleev , Yazykov , etc.
Pianoforte
- many miniatures (including ensemble pieces four hands and for two pianos;
- 5 variation cycles ;
- 9 sonatin ;
- Sonata
- Partita Partita (inaccessible link) ;
- Concert for piano and orchestra.
Choral Works
- “My Stavropol Territory” (folk words, 1963)
- Children's choral works;
- Nine female choirs with piano accompaniment, "Pictures of Russian Nature" (poems by Russian and Soviet poets, 1984);
- a capella choirs to verses by A. Pushkin (9 choirs, 1981), etc.
Scientific works. Editions. Publications
The main direction of the scientific and methodological activity of Anatoly Samonov is related to the issues of piano education, the composition of a pedagogically directed piano repertoire, and musical and editorial work. He acted as a co-author , and in a number of cases, as the editor - in - chief of the All - Union Programs for Music Universities , sheet music Readings of the pedagogical repertoire of the piano course. Compiled and edited numerous piano collections, processing of folk melodies, transcriptions and transcriptions (2 and 4 manual expositions) of music by A. A. Mozart , S. Prokofiev , T. Khrennikov , R. Glier , V. Shebalin , A. Khachaturian , G. Sviridov and many other composers, which were published by the publishers "Music" and "Soviet Composer".