Alexander Vsevolodovich Ryazanov ( 1908 - 1987 ) - pianist and composer , husband of actress Z. A. Fedorova .
| Ryazanov Alexander Vsevolodovich | |||
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| Date of Birth | November 1, 1908 | ||
| Place of Birth | Simbirsk city, Russian empire | ||
| Date of death | September 21, 1987 (78 years) | ||
| Place of death | Moscow , the USSR | ||
| Citizenship |  Russian empire  the USSR | ||
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| Spouse | Zoya Fedorova | ||
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 | Portrait of Ryazanov |
Biography
Born on October 19 ( November 1 in a new style) in 1908 in Simbirsk in the family of an officer of the Simbirsk Cadet Corps.
Until 1929, he lived in Ulyanovsk , graduated from the music school of A.F. Simagulova, worked in theaters of the city as a pianist , accompanist of singers who came on tour.
In 1930, Ryazanov moved to Moscow. He graduated from the Moscow Regional Music College and a full course of the Moscow Conservatory, in which he worked as an assistant with D. B. Kabalevsky . In the 1930s he played in the orchestras of A. V. Varlamov .
In 1937 he organized a vocal quartet of artists of the Moscow Art Theater. Gorky, with whom he spoke for many years.
In January 1942, he was mobilized into a model orchestra under the direction of S. A. Chernetsky , with a vocal group who traveled to the Bryansk, Volkhov and other fronts. Later, Ryazanov was transferred to the Northern Fleet . There he became the artistic director of the Sea Hunters Orchestra, which performed on warships.
After the war, Ryazanov collaborated with the Black Sea Fleet Song and Dance Ensemble, toured 200 cities of the USSR as accompanist M. D. Mikhailov , L. A. Ruslanova [1] and other artists.
Died September 21, 1987 in Moscow.
Personal life
Ryazanov was familiar with actress Zoya Fedorova for work - in the early 1940s she performed with his orchestra. In 1945, the actress fell in love with an American diplomat Jackson Tate . In 1946, when Tate left the USSR, she gave birth to his daughter, Victoria. To hide this fact, Alexander Ryazanov suggested that Fedorova become his wife and the newborn Victoria he called his daughter.
In late 1946, Fedorova was arrested on charges of espionage and ended up in camps for ten years. Suspicion of officers fell and Ryazanov. He was arrested, and he spent about five years in a camp near Kaluga .
Proceedings
The author of the operetta "Test of love", music for dramatic performances. He created about 50 songs, including “April in Ulyanovsk” and “Everything passes” (words by Nikolay Koval, the repertoire of Klavdiya Shulzhenko).
Awards
- He was awarded the Order of the Red Star and the medal "For the Defense of the Soviet Arctic".
Memory
- Dedicated to A.V. Ryazanov materials are stored in the Ulyanovsk Museum of Local Lore and in the Regional Scientific Library.
Notes
Links
- RYAZANOV ALEXANDER VSEVOLODOVICH
- Touring under fire (inaccessible link)