Sonin, Oleg Borisovich

SONIN Oleg Borisovich [p. 10. 4. 1948, Berlin, Germany], Belarusian composer, teacher. Member of the Union of Composers of Belarus (1978). Graduated from Bel. conservatory (now - Bel. State Academy of Music) according to class. compositions by N. Aladov and A. Bogatyrev (1974). He taught at Lida muses. School (1974–76), Minsk Muses. schools (1976–79), Minsk Muses. College of them. M. Glinka (1979-2008). In 1989, together with Vyacheslav Kuznetsov, Alexander Litvinovsky and Dmitry Lybin, he founded the Belarusian Association of Contemporary Music (since 1992 - the Belarusian section of the ISCM / International Society of contemporary music in Amsterdam /). As president of the Association, she represented her interests at the General Assembly / World Music Days / in Helsinki, Stockholm, Essen, Krakow.

The music of O. Sonin is saturated with vivid images, emotionally filled, expressive. The musical language of the composer's works is based on modern intonation, the widespread use of various composition techniques, primarily the free implementation of the experience of serial and serial music accumulated by XX century music. O. Sonin's scores are rich in interesting timbre finds, delicate, detailed sound recordings, and exquisite color combinations. The composer seeks to create a bright, expressive, one-of-a-kind art form. The refined intellectualism of music by O. Sonin manifests itself in connection with his compositions with other types of art, in particular, with painting and poetry of various eras and styles (for example, the Second Symphony of the composer is inspired by the images of poetry F.G. Lorca, The Third Symphony is written on the texts of Sappho and Ovid who sang in his verses the love of Sappho and Faon). An important place in the composer's work is chamber-vocal lyrics. O. Sonin's vocal cycles to verses of Belarusian and foreign poets are distinguished by a diverse embodiment of speech intonation, laconicism of the statement, and detailed nuance. Trunk genres in the work of O. Sonin of the 80s. XX century become a symphony and concert. One of the most famous compositions in this genre is the First Piano Concerto, solved in a free-improvisational manner. Vibrant, selfless virtuosity, a wealth of colors, orchestral interpretation of the piano became characteristic features that later appeared in other works of the composer.

Wok instr. muses: Cantata “Native land” for soloist, choir and symphony. Orchestra (lyrics by Y. Kupala i Sobstv., 1975), chamber oratorio “Street” (1976) to verses by O. Mandelstam, Orchestral works: for symphony orchestra: Symphony: No. 1 (1974), No. 2 F. Lorca. In memoriam (1982–84? 1985), No. 3 “Dedication to Sappho” for symphony. orchestra, mezzo-soprano and baritone (1987–89?), symph. poem (1977), For chamber orchestra: Symph. No. 5 Kaperraum´s Betievings ”(1994). Concerts: No. 1 (Schönberg-Concerto; for piano and chamber orchestra), 1979–81 / 80 ?; No. 2, 1984; No. 3 (“American Concert”; 2002-03). Sonatas: “Three Sonnets” for fp. (Sonata No. 1; 1978); Sonata-Sarabanda for fp. (Sonata No. 3, 1995). Author's subtitle: “Dedicated to the men, women and children who died on the Estonian ferry in 1994 in the Baltic Sea somewhere between Helsinki and Stockholm. Music for piano: Symph. No. 4 “Music for Osip Mandelstam” (1992); Suite No. 1 (“Seven Pieces from the Crimea to Children”; 1982), Suite No. 2 (“Six Scenes from the Life of Young Aphrodite”, 1992, dedicated to Katya Sonina). Suite No. 3 “Aus Aller Welt” (“From Around the World”), copybook 1 (1994); copybook 2 (1997). Nocturne to “Native Minsk” (?). Cam.-instr. music: Romance for violin and piano (1977); Wok muses.: For voice with comp .: Three poems to verses by F. G. Lorca “Anhi Amanti” for mezzo-soprano and fp. (in Spanish and Russian, 1992). Cycles: "Homeland" for baritone and fp. (f. A. Bachily, 1978), “Under the Eternal Pines” for baritone and fp. (lyrics by G. Borodulin, 1978), “Lunar Songs” (lyrics by F. G. Lorca, 1989), “Rooks of Spring” (by lyrics by G. Borodulin,?), “My Land” (lyrics by A. Bachily).

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