Sergey Alexandrovich Kondratyev ( March 27 [ April 8 ] 1896 , St. Petersburg - January 13, 1970 , Moscow ) - Soviet composer, musicologist, folklorist, researcher of Russian, Mongolian, Yakut and Komi folk music , chess player, traveler, hunter.
| Sergey Kondratyev | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sergey Alexandrovich Kondratyev |
| Date of Birth | March 27 ( April 8 ) 1896 |
| Place of Birth | St. Petersburg , Russian Empire |
| Date of death | January 13, 1970 (73 years) |
| Place of death | Moscow , RSFSR |
| A country | the USSR |
| Professions | composer , conductor |
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Biography
Sergey Kondratyev received his musical education, taking piano lessons from pianist M. S. Arenskaya. He studied music and theoretical subjects with MM Chernov . He began to compose music at the age of 15.
In 1922 he graduated from the Physics and Mathematics Faculty of the Petrograd University .
In the years 1923-1930 - Researcher, collector and researcher of Mongolian folk music.
In 1923, he participated in an expedition to Central Asia and Mongolia under the guidance of the famous traveler P. K. Kozlov (1863-1935). Recorded over 1000 Mongolian songs on the phonograph . Later he was engaged in collecting and studying the musical folklore of Komi and Yakutia .
In the future, a significant place in the work of Kondratiev was occupied by music for theatrical performances. In 1931–1936 he was in charge of the musical part of the Moscow Drama Theater. In 1937–1938 - conductor of the Central Theater of the Red Army (now the Central Academic Theater of the Russian Army ).
Author cycle romances on the texts of English poets. He translated into Russian the books: “The Making of Music” by Ralph Vaughan-Williams (M., 1961) and “On Music and Musicians” by Bernard Shaw (M., 1965), and also wrote prefaces to these books.
Works
- opera - Courage (pos. 1942, Frontline Theater);
- Ballet - Forest Man (1946);
- for choir and orchestra - cantatas: In memory of Lenin (1938), To the 25th anniversary of the Komi ASSR (1946);
- for stringed instruments and clarinet - Quintet (1954);
- The String Quartet (1955);
- for violin, cello and clarinet - Sonata (1927);
- for violin and piano - Mongolian suite (1945);
- for wok. quartet and piano - 10 songs;
- for voice and piano - romances (more than 100),
- cycles to the words of Yevgeny Baratynsky , Robert Burns and William Wordsworth (1942-1944), to the words of V. Goethe (1954), and also to the words of Soviet poets.
Music for drama performances, radio shows; recording and processing of folk songs, including compilations:
- Russian folk songs for voice with piano, tetr. I — IV (M. — L., 1944-1947),
- Komi folk song (M., 1959),
- Yakut folk song (Moscow, 1963).
Literary writings
- Kondratiev S. A. Unusual hunting and fishing events / Preface by Dr. Geogr. Sciences E.Murzaeva . - M .: Geografgiz , 1960. - 112, [4] with. - ( Travel. Adventure. Fantasy ). - 90 000 copies (region)
- Kondratyev S. A. About the Komi tune // Komi folk song. - M. , 1959.
- Kondratiev S. A. Music of the Mongolian Epos and Songs / Afterword by L. Lebedinsky . - M .: Soviet composer, 1970. - 248, [12] p. - 440 copies (in the lane)
Literature
- Musical Encyclopedia : In 6 volumes / Ed. Yu. V. Keldysh . - M .: Soviet encyclopedia, Soviet composer. 1973-1982. T. 2.
- Life and scientific activities of S.A. Kondratieff (1896-1970): in Mongolia and in Russia. / Prepared. text, foreword., intro., comments. and decree. - Kulganek I.V., Zhukov V.Yu. St. Petersburg: "Petersburg Oriental Studies". 2006. 404 p. + 8 on ISBN 5-85803-311-3 ("Archive of Russian Oriental Studies")
- S.A.Kondratyev. Comfort. Poems and ballads. Compilation, presentation and comments Doctor of Philological Sciences N.Ya. Bogatyr (Yadambatyn Baatar). Institute of Language and Literature Academy of Sciences of Mongolia. Ulan Bator, 1999. ISBN 99929-5-021-8 . ss. 80