Gubarenko, Vitaliy Sergeevich

Born on June 13, 1934 in Kharkov . He graduated from the Kharkov Music College in the class of music theory A. A. Zhuk , in 1960 - Kotlyarevsky State Music Theater in the composition class of D. L. Klebanov .

In 1958 - 1960 he taught theoretical disciplines and musical literature in a children's music school; since 1960 - music editor of the Kharkov regional radio. In 1961 - 1972 he was a teacher of the theory of music and composition at the Kharkov Institute of Arts , since 1962 at the same time at the Kharkov Music College .

Since 1972 - at creative work. Until 1985, he lived in Kharkov , since 1985 - in Kiev .

He died on May 5, 2000 . He was buried in Kiev at the Baykovsky cemetery (plot No. 49a).

Family

• wife - Cherkashin-Gubarenko, Marina Romanovna (daughter of the Honored Artist of Ukraine, Professor [1906-1993] and actress TU Shevchenko Yulia Gavrilovna Fomina), musicologist, librettist, Honored Artist of Ukraine , Doctor of Arts, Professor .
• daughter - (1959-2004), composer, poetess .

Vitaliy Gubarenko holds a leading position among Ukrainian opera composers of the 20th century. According to L. Kiyanovskaya, each of his 13 operas “attracts with a non-trivial, peculiar decision in the combination of music and stage action, corresponding to an individual plan and choice of plot” ^[1] . (For most operas, the libretto was written by Marina Cherkashina-Gubarenko ). In them, the composer reveals "the ability to convey the musical aroma and flavor of a distant era, the alarming pulse of the present time, the subtle sense of emotional expression of the characters, the dynamics of the deployment of their feelings, the brightness and plasticity of musical paintings, the dramatic richness of large canvases" ^[2] . In addition to the opera genre, the composer also turned to instrumental and chamber-vocal genres. L. Kiyanovskaya notes that in them the composer, in particular, showed interest in Ukrainian folk rites (the symphonic poem “Kupalo”), the intimate lyrics of Ukrainian poets (vocal cycles “Flowers and Moods” to the words of I. Drach, “Autumn Sonnets” on words of D. Pavlichko, “Extend your palms” to the words of V. Sosyura) ^[3] .

Since 1961 - member of the SKU and SK of the USSR .

Selected Works

Operas

• "The death of the squadron" (based on the play of the same name by A. E. Korneychuk, 1965-1966, premiere 1967)
• “Mamai” (based on the play by Yu. I. Yanovsky “The Thought of the British”, 1969, premiere of 1970)
• “Letters of Love” (monodrama for soprano and orchestra according to the novel by A. Barbus “Tenderness”, 1971, premiere 1972)
• “Revived May” (based on the play by V. Yezhov “Nightingale Night”, 1973, premiere of 1974)
• “Through the Flame” (1975, premiere of 1976)
• “Remember Me” (based on the play by V. Yezhov “Nightingale Night”, 1977, premiere of 1980 under the title “Unforgettable”)
• “Swat involuntarily” (based on the play by G. Kvitka-Osnovyanenko “Shelmenko-batman”, 1982, premiere 1985)
• “Alpine Ballad” (based on the novel by V.V. Bykov, 1984, premiere 1985)
• “To whom the stars smiled” (based on the works of A.E. Korneychuk, 1987)
• “Guess My Brothers!” (Based on the works of T. G. Shevchenko , 1991, premiere 1992)
• “Loneliness” (monoopera for tenor and orchestra according to the novel by P. Merime “Letters to a Stranger”, 1993, premiere 1994)
• “Giulatti's Monologues” (lyric scenes based on the tragedy of W. Shakespeare “Romeo and Juliet”, premiere 1998)

Ballets

• "The Stone Lord" (based on the drama of the same name by Lesia Ukrainka, 1968, premiere of 1969)
• “Assol” (symphony-ballet for orchestra, soprano and tenor by the extravaganza of A. Green “Scarlet Sails”, premiere 1977)
• The Cossacks (choreographic scenes, 1980)
• “Duty and Faith and Love” (according to the screenplay of E. Gabrilovich “Communist”, premiere of 1985 under the title “Communist”)
• May Night (ballet symphony based on the novel by N. V. Gogol, 1988)
• “Green Christmas time” (ballet symphony, 1992)
• "Liebestod" (ballet symphony, 1997)
• “Viy” (choreographic scenes based on the novel by N. V. Gogol, 2000)

Opera ballet

• " Viy " (according to the novel by N.V. Gogol, 1980, premiere 1984)

Vocal Symphonic Works

• Cantata “The Feeling of a Single Family” (words by P. G. Tychina , 1977)
• “De profundis” (symphony for orchestra, soprano and tenor, lyrics by T. G. Shevchenko , 1996)
• Symphony No. 3 (for orchestra and male choir, lyrics by R. Levin, 1975)

For orchestra

• Symphony No. 1 (1962)
• The poem "In memory of Taras Shevchenko" (1963)
• Concertino (1964)
• Symphony No. 2 (1965)
• Suite from the opera Death of the Squadron (1967)
• Two suites from the ballet “The Stone Lord” (1970, 1974)
• The symphonic picture " Bathed " (1971)
• Lyric poem "In modo romantico" (1989)

For instruments with orchestra

• Chamber symphonies No. 1 and No. 2 for violin and orchestra (1967, 1978)
• Concert Poem for Cello and Orchestra (1963)
• Concert for flute with chamber orchestra (1965)
• Ukrainian capriccio for violin, with a chamber orchestra (1973)
• Chamber Symphony No. 3 for two violins and orchestra (1983)
• Lyric Poem for bassoon and string orchestra (1992)
• Chamber Symphony No. 4 for cello and string orchestra (1996)
• “Aria” for clarinet and string orchestra (1996)
• "Adagio" for oboe and string orchestra (1999)

For string orchestra

• Symphonietta (1960)
• Concerto grosso (1982)

Chamber music

• String Quartet (1965)
• Triptych for Woodwind Quintet (1978)
• “Spanish Suite” for ensemble of cello and piano

For violin and chamber choir

• "Canto ricordo" - chamber symphony No. 5 (1983/1999)

Piano Voice Cycles

• "From the poetry of Joseph Utkin" (1962)
• "Colors and moods", cl. I. Dracha, 1965)
• Two romances on the next F. Krivin (1966)
• “Extend your palms”, words V.N.Sosyury (1977)
• "Autumn Sonnets", words D. Pavlychko (1983)

For the choir

• “Russian sketches”, words S. A. Yesenina (1978);
• The poem "Love Ukraine" V.N.Sosyury

Movie music

• The Duma of Kovpak .

• Honored Artist of the USSR (1969)
• People's Artist of Ukraine ( 1993 )
• medal named after A.V. Alexandrov ( 1975 )
• State Prize named after T. G. Shevchenko ( 1984 ) - for the ballet “The Stone Master” (second edition), the opera “Remember Me”
• Prize of the Ukrainian SSR named after N. A. Ostrovsky

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