Presnyakov, Vladimir Petrovich

Origin

Hereditary musician , successor to the family traditions of many generations. Born in the family of Peter Mikhailovich and Maria Semenovna Presnyakov. Mother was an amateur musician, owned many instruments.

Education

In 1957 he entered the Sverdlovsk military school of music students in the clarinet class.

In 1963 he went to study at the Sverdlovsk Music College named after P.I. Tchaikovsky , which he graduated in 1967. During his studies, he became interested in playing the saxophone , which later became his favorite musical instrument. At first, I had to practice secretly, because in those years the school was not welcomed to play this instrument.

Career

1960s

Shortly after graduation, he became a laureate of the Moscow International Festival of Jazz Music as part of the quartet of the outstanding Soviet jazz pianist Boris Rychkov , who became the idol and teacher of the young musician for many years.

In 1965 he performed in one of the oldest Moldavian ensembles - VIA “ Norok ”, which was later banned by order of the Minister of Culture of the USSR Ekaterina Furtseva . The ensemble was given the title “What Guitars Sing About” .

In 1967 he was drafted into the army. At first he served in a sports company, as he was a first-class football player , then he was transferred to the District House of Officers of the city ​​of Sverdlovsk as a musician and led the orchestra there until the end of his service.

In 1965, being the head of the pop ensemble of the Sverdlovsk Philharmonic, he met a young singer Elena Kobzeva . The song of the first rehearsal invited her to her ensemble as a soloist. In 1967, Kobzeva became pregnant by Presnyakov, as a result of which they got married in November 1967 ^[4] . In March 1968, their son Vladimir was born.

During his service in the army, he became a laureate of several other jazz festivals - a service in the House of Officers allowed enough time to devote to playing his favorite instrument - saxophone . After returning from the army, he worked in the ensemble of the famous singer Gully Nikolaevna Chokheli . Then he was a leader and saxophonist in several other groups.

1970s

"What Guitars Sing About" continued his performances around the country under the leadership until 1975, when he was subjected to repression by the Ministry of Culture and was disbanded. The appearance of a devastating article in the newspaper Pravda , authored by Valentina Terskaya, led to the prohibition of the activities of this ensemble. The set of accusations was standard at that time: “cringing before the West”, “shaggy hairstyles”, “defiant behavior on the stage”, “vile repertoire”, “disgusting costumes”, etc. After this article, they didn’t even hire amateur work , these were very difficult times in moral and material terms .

Salvation came in the fall of 1975 with a call to Sverdlovsk by Yuri Malikov , who invited the Presnyakovs to the newly created ensemble " Gems ". Then a split occurred in the country's most popular ensemble - the musicians left to create the Flame VIA , and Malikov began to recruit new ones. Naturally, he decided to invite such an excellent saxophonist and arranger as Vladimir Presnyakov. Vladimir goes from Sverdlovsk to audition first alone, then calls home to his wife Elena : “They take us, come, we must take a chance!” Together with his parents, son Vladimir also moves to Moscow. I must say that it was a very bold step for those times, given the current situation.

During the work in “Gems” many songs were written that became very popular: “Summer, Summer, Summer”, “Trainer”, “Salute”, “Ali Baba”, “You Say”, “Paper Boat”, “ Dawn - sunset ”, etc.

1980s

When in 1987, son Vladimir makes serious attempts to start a solo career, Presnyakov Sr. leaves “Gems” and begins to work with his son as a saxophonist. Moreover, in the concert program of his son, Vladimir Petrovich has his own solo number, where he performs jazz compositions on the saxophone.

1990s

In 1994, NR Records released a CD with instrumental versions of The Beatles ' album Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club (solo on the saxophone of V. Presnyakov Sr.). The author of instrumental, including jazz, music; songs - wrote two albums of songs for Alexander Kalyanov (to the texts of Alexander Vulykh , Alexander Drat and others). He composed 12 new songs for the revived ensemble “Gems”, composed of Elena Presnyakova , Georgy Vlasenko, Alexander Nefyodov and Oleg Sleptsov. From the composer's works of Presnyakov Sr., the album “Horoscope” is known - a cycle of 12 songs in which popular artists present zodiac signs (the company “Melody”) . The rock musical “Street” was staged on the stage of the Luzhniki Sports Palace (soloists Sergey Minaev , V. Presnyakov Jr., Vladimir Markin ).

By the beginning of 1997, Vladimir Presnyakov Sr. was finishing the album of songs that he himself sang (the release never happened).

Along the way, she is working on the second album for the ensemble “Gems”, which was revived in 1995. Disc "Gems" comes out in the fall. The composer and arranger of the songs is Presnyakov Sr. Along with the work in the accompanying group of his son, Vladimir continues to be a fan of jazz. His collection of this music on CDs is one of the most complete in all of Russia. .

In 1998, a disc was released where Presnyakov Sr. performs on the saxophone popular compositions of the 20th century. In the future, Vladimir Petrovich continues to compose for Gems, work with his son and collect jazz albums.

He took part in the recording of several hundred songs by various artists as a songwriter and saxophonist, such as “ Tell ” Grigory Leps in 2000. In 2010, an album with musical compositions by Vladimir Presnyakov “The Golden Romance Collection” was released, which included a song on the verses of Moscow poetess Olga Zhuravleva “Your Eyes”, which was an agreement dated September 2, 2009 between agent Smirnov I.G. - referred to as “Licensee” and author - Zhuravleva O. V. The song was first performed by Marina Smirnova.

Vladimir Petrovich Presnyakov wrote hundreds of songs performed by many stars of the national stage. His songs are sung by Alla Pugacheva , Lev Leschenko , Alexey Glyzin , Sergey Minaev , Lyudmila Senchina , Larisa Dolina , Mikhail Boyarsky , Alexander Kalyanov , Alexander Gradsky , Vladimir Kuzmin , Igor Nikolaev , Vladimir Presnyakov Jr. , Andrey Sapunov , Alexander Barykin , Kristina Orbakayte , Philip Kirkorov, Nikolai Baskov, Nani Bregvadze, Tamara Gverdtsiteli, the ensemble " Gems ".

• Wife - Presnyakova (Kobzeva) Elena Petrovna - soloist of the ensemble "Gems". (Born 11/19/1946)
  • Son - Presnyakov, Vladimir Vladimirovich - pop singer. (Born March 29, 1968)
    • Grandson - Presnyakov Nikita Vladimirovich - rock singer, leader and vocalist of alternative metal group "MULTIVERSE"
    • Grandson - Artyom Vladimirovich Presnyakov, born on June 5, 2015.

Presnyakov Sr. has five tattoos on his body. One is in the shape of a ram , the other is a Chinese snake. The third is an abstract saxophone. There is also the sign of Mars and the symbol of yin-yang . 18:10, April 25, 2018

On April 25, 2018, Presnyakov was hospitalized in a Moscow hospital after a heart attack . ^[five]

• He loves football , is a permanent member of the football club of Russian stars "Artist" .
• At the club of beer lovers, he has a membership card number 1.
• As president of the Volkswagen Fans Club.

In 1996, Vladimir Petrovich Presnyakov was awarded the title of Honored Artist of Russia ^[2] . May 27, 2007 Vladimir Petrovich was awarded the honorary title of Honored Artist of the Russian Federation ^[3] .

• 1988 - “Horoscope” (“ Melody ”);
• 1989 - “The Province” (“Melody”);
• 1993 - “Sgt.P” (NPStudio);
• 1994 - Sgt. P ... "(NP-Records, CD);
• 1994 - Depression (NP-Records_CD);
• 1996 - “Sax World Hits” (“Video Service”);
• 1997 - “Woman” (“Polygram”);
• 1998 - “My Son” (NPStudio);
• 1998 - “We Become Different” (Gala Rekords);
• 2010 - The Golden Romance Collection.

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