Shainsky, Vladimir Yakovlevich

Vladimir Yakovlevich Shainsky was born on December 12, 1925 in Kiev into a Jewish family. Since 1936, he studied violin at the music school-ten at the Kiev Conservatory , but the outbreak of World War II interrupted his studies, and in 1941 the family was evacuated to Tashkent ^[7] . Vladimir continued his musical education at the Tashkent Conservatory , where he studied until 1943 , when he was called up to the Red Army . He served in the communications regiment in Central Asia , where he began to write music.

After the war in 1945, Vladimir Shainsky entered the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory at the orchestra faculty. From 1949 to 1952 he worked in the Leonid Utesov Orchestra. Then he taught the violin at a music school (1952-1954), and from 1954 to 1962 he worked as an orchestra, composer and music director of various pop orchestras.

In 1962 - 1965 he studied at the composer faculty of the Baku Conservatory named after U. A. G. Hajibeyov in the class of People's Artist of the USSR K. A. Karaev . Then he lived and worked in Moscow until 2000 .

Since 2000, he lived in Israel , in 2004 he moved to the United States ( San Diego , California ), where he received a residence permit . For a long time he lived in two countries: in Russia and the USA . Since 2013, he permanently resided in the United States ^{[8] [9]} . He had dual citizenship - of the Russian Federation and the State of Israel .

Vladimir Shainsky was ill with bladder cancer , underwent several operations (including the main oncology in 2008 ) ^[10] .

Death

He died at 2:10 am on December 25, 2017 , at the age of 93, after a long illness at the San Diego Hospital ( California , USA ) ^{[11] [12]} , where he was hospitalized on December 15 . Condolences to the composer's family and friends were expressed, among others, by President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko ^[13] , Minister of Culture of Russia Vladimir Medinsky ^[14] and Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin ^[15] .

Initially, plans were reported to bury Shainsky in the United States ^{[11] [16]} . But later, representatives of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation and the widow of the deceased composer reached an agreement on his burial in Russia. Farewell and civil requiem with Vladimir Shainsky took place in the Moscow House of Composers on January 22, 2018; buried at the Troekurovsky cemetery ^[17] , section 21.

• Father - Yakov Borisovich Shainsky, chemical engineer ^[18] .
• Mother - Ita Mendelevna Shainskaya (01.01.1898 - 01.01.1971) ^[19] , a microbiologist, worked as a researcher at the Kiev Institute of Microbiology and Epidemiology ^[7] ; author of scientific papers.

He was married three times ^[20] :

• The first wife is Asya Bakhish-kyzy Sultanova (born October 16, 1923), a composer.
• The second wife is Natalya Vasilievna Shainskaya (born January 6, 1950).
  • Son - Joseph Vladimirovich Shainsky (born October 21, 1971) ^[21] .
    • Granddaughter - Alisa Iosifovna Shainskaya.
    • Grandson - Mark I. Shainsky.
• The third wife is Svetlana Vladimirovna Shainskaya (born May 25, 1966) ^[21] .
  • Son - Vyacheslav Vladimirovich Shainsky (born June 15, 1987) ^[21] , sound engineer, graduated from the Institute of Contemporary Art. Lives and works in Moscow.
  • Daughter - Anna Vladimirovna Shainskaya (born 1991), graduated from the University of California at Berkeley .

Shainsky worked in various musical genres. The composer's first works were the string quartet, written in 1963 at the conservatory, and the symphony, created in 1965 . He later composed the opera for children Three Against Marabuk (1974), several musicals :

• “Az, Buki, Vedi” (1975, libretto and poems by Mikhail Plyatskovsky ),
• “Nils's Journey” (1984, based on the tale of Selma Lagerlöf , poems by Robert Rozhdestvensky ),
• The Eighth Wonder of the World (1985),
• The Elevator (1987),
• “Jelsomino and the Pirates” (1988, libretto and poems by A. Gangov),
• "According to fairy tales and continents" (1989),
• "Racket" (1993, libretto and poems by A. Gangov),
• “The Groom for the Dowry” (1994, libretto and verses by A. Gangov).

He wrote music for a number of songs based on poems by Soviet poets in Yiddish , in particular Joseph Kerler , Moishe Teyf and Aron Vergelis ^[22] . As the composer admitted, many of his tunes were inspired by klezmer ^{[23] [24]} . In addition, the influence of the Viennese classical school is noticeable in the melodies and arrangement of his songs.

The greatest fame for Shainsky was brought by his tunes for popular feature and animated films. Among them are the films “ Aniskin and Fantomas ”, “ Again Aniskin ”, “Breakfast on the Grass” , “School Waltz” , “Finist - The Clear Falcon” , “While the Clock Beat” , the documentary “Steps of History”, the cartoons “Cheburashka” , “Shapoklyak” , “Katerok” , “Little Raccoon” , “ Tryam! Hello! ", Musical tales" 2 × 2 = 4 "," The area of ​​cardboard hours "and many others. The songs of Cheburashka, the crocodile Genes and the old woman Shapoklyak from the films of Roman Kachanov became favorite for several generations of adults and children.

Famous Songs

Vladimir Shainsky wrote more than 300 songs, many of which became popular (the authors of the words are indicated in brackets):

• "And in the suburbs" ( E. Uspensky ) - Spanish. Maya Kristalinskaya , Igor Krutoy
• “And the forest is mysterious” (V. Feldman) - Spanish. Lyudmila Zykina , Lyudmila Gurchenko , Galina Nenasheva
• “ And I like him ” ( A. Zhigarev ) - Spanish. Anna German , Edita Pyekha , Julia Mikhalchik , Marina Devyatova
• “And I love” ( V. Kharitonov ) - Spanish. Vadim Mulerman , Edward Gil
• “Adzhimushkay” ( B. Dubrovin ) - Spanish. Sergey Zakharov , Turetsky Choir
• “Ah, Natasha!” ( L. Oshanin ) - Spanish. Aida Vedishcheva , Valentina Tolkunova , Victor Rybin
• “Ledum” (I. Morozov) - Spanish. VIA "Gems" , Tamara Miansarova , Verka Serduchka
• “White Wings” ( V. Kharitonov ) - isp. Valery Obodzinsky , VIA Flame , Sergey Kochemazov , Joseph Kobzon , Leonid Smetannikov , Mikhail Inozemtsev , Mikhail Poplavsky , Valery Durandin , Dune group, Anna German
• “White Birch” (L. Ovsyannikova) - isp. Lucky Kesoglu , Lev Leshchenko
• “Paper Dove” ( R. Gubin ) - Spanish. Vladimir Shainsky, Nina Savicheva , Buranovsky grandmothers
• “It will be better tomorrow than yesterday” (V. Alyonin) - Spanish. Maria Pakhomenko , Grigory Leps
• “Merry march” ( V. Kharitonov ) - Spanish. Yuri Gulyaev , Eduard Gil , Elena Terleeva
• “Adults and children” ( M. Tanich ) - Spanish. Irina Muravyova , " Fidgets ", Boris Moiseev
• “Depth” ( J. Entin ) - Spanish. Vera Vasilieva and Mikhail Pugovkin
• “Ice” ( M. Plyackovsky ) - Spanish. Lyudmila Zykina , Vladimir Makarov , Masha Rasputin
• “Two Stars” ( B. Dubrovin ) - Spanish. Vladimir Shainsky , Nikolay Solovyov
• "Detective" ( M. Tanich ) - Spanish. Tynis Myagi , Karina Cox
• "Childhood" (A. Osipova) - Spanish. Nina Brodskaya , Vadim Mulerman , Aida Vedishcheva
• “The railway” ( M. Plyackovsky ) - Spanish. VIA " Flame ", Gennady Vetrov
• “Blackbirds” ( S. Ostrovoy ) - Spanish. Emil Gorovets , Anatoly Alexandrovich, Gennady Belov , VIA Pesnyary , Joseph Kobzon , Alla Pugacheva , Quartet Gaya , Lucky Kesoglu , Gennady Kamenny
• "Friendship - Freundshaft" ( V. Urin ) - isp. VIA " Gems ", was popular in the GDR ^[25]
• “If we forget the war” ( R. Rozhdestvensky ) - Spanish. Joseph Kobzon , Vladimir Shainsky , Yuri Antonov
• “If you become a song” ( M. Plyackovsky ) - Spanish. Emil Gorovets , Nelly Boguslavskaya , Anita Tsoi
• “There is such a village” ( M. Plyackovsky ) - Spanish. Vladimir Makarov, Disco Accident
• "Women's Hands" ( R. Gamzatov ) - Spanish. Lev Leshchenko , Andrey Gubin
• “They are going along the BAM of the train” ( R. Rozhdestvensky ) - isp. Joseph Kobzon , Oleg Gazmanov
• “There is a soldier in the city” ( M. Tanich ) - Spanish. VIA “ Flame ”, Lev Leshchenko , “ Brilliant ”, Alexey Goman
• “How would I fall in love” ( B. Bryansky ) - Spanish. Aida Vedishcheva, Alla Pugacheva , Irina Saltykova , Lily Ivanova
• “When the snow melted” ( M. Ryabinin ) - Spanish. Lev Leshchenko , Sati Casanova
• “When the gardens bloomed” ( M. Ryabinin ) - Spanish. Anna German , Lada Dance , Anna Reznikova , Tatyana Bulanova , Zara , Galina Nevara , Yu. July (in Chuvash), Maxim Chigintsev (guitar)
• "Golden Spikelet" ( I. Shaferan ) - isp. VIA " Flame ", " Leg brought down "
• "Lada" ( M. Plyackovsky ) - Spanish. Vadim Mulerman , Murat Nasyrov , Eduard Gil
• “Love quiet words” ( B. Dubrovin ) - Spanish. Anna German , Muslim Magomayev , Elena Nikitina , Galina Ulyotova , Galina Nevara , Veronika Pegasiy , Irina Yaskovich
• “We begin KVN” (B. Salibov) - Spanish. Vladimir Shainsky , Olga Orlova
• “ I'll get off at the distant station ” ( M. Tanich ) - Spanish. Gennady Belov , VIA “ Flame ”, “ Gems ”, “ Civil Defense ”, Stas Kostyushkin
• The Bride ( M. Ryabinin ) - Spanish. Anna German , Maria Pakhomenko with her daughter Natalya
• “Do not cry, girl” ( V. Kharitonov ) - Spanish. Eduard Gil , Lev Leshchenko , Joseph Kobzon , Sergey Mikhalok , Aleksandrova Khor
• "The sky of childhood" ( R. Kazakova ) - Spanish. Olga Zarubina , Mikhail Boyarsky and Andrey Razin
• “Well, why are you indifferent to me” ( M. Matusovsky ) - Spanish. Andrey Mironov , Yuri Puzyrev
• “The Engagement Ring” ( M. Ryabinin ) - isp. VIA “ Leysya, song ”, “ Gems ”, Uspenskaya Love , Jasmine
• "Dawn-sorcerer" ( M. Plyackovsky ) - Spanish. Gennady Belov , Valery Meladze , “ Flame ”, Big Children's Choir of the All-Union Radio and Central Television
• “Parental Home” ( M. Ryabinin ) - Spanish. Lev Leshchenko , Irina Lukyanova , Oksana Bogoslovskaya , Irina Yaskovich
• "Goldfish" ( M. Lvovsky ) - isp. Evgeny Golovin , Vladimir Shainsky , Elena Vaenga
• "Mountain ash" ( V. Kharitonov ) - isp. Sofia Rotaru , group of Stas Namin and Oksana Pochepa
• “Funny guy” (V. Alenin) - Spanish. Aida Vedishcheva
• "The capital of Komsomol cities" ( F. Chuev ) - Spanish. Lev Leshchenko , Nikolai Rastorguev
• "Herbs, herbs ..." (I. Yushin) - Spanish. Gennady Belov, Yuri Shevchuk
• “You are late” ( A. Zhigarev ) - Spanish. Anna German
• "Corner of Russia" ( E. Sheveleva ) - Spanish. Valentina Tolkunova , “ Songs ”, “ Gems ”
• Gypsy Choir ( I. Reznik ) - Spanish. Alla Pugacheva
• “Through two winters” ( M. Plyackovsky ) - Spanish. Araik Babadzhanyan , Yuri Bogatikov , VIA " Gems ", " Leysya, song ", Marina Khlebnikova
• “Black coffee” (A. Alshutov) - Spanish. Aida Vedishcheva
• “I remember everything, but you forget it” ( A. Zhigarev ) - Spanish. Anna German
• “I have one with my mother” ( V. Kharitonov ) - Spanish. Larisa Mondrus

Children's Songs

• “ABVGDeyka” ( E. Uspensky ) - performed by VK Accord , Fidgets
• Antoshka ( Y. Entin ) - performed by Maria Lukach , Bolshoi Children's Choir of the All-Union Radio and Central Television (soloist Sergey Paramonov )
• “White Ships” ( L. Yakhnin ) - performed by Klara Rumyanova
• “There are a lot of fairy tales in the world” ( Y. Entin ) - performed by Klara Rumyanova
• "Merry Fugue" (vocalization) - performed by the Bolshoi Children's Choir of the All-Union Radio and Central Television
• “Merry-Go-Round” ( Y. Entin ) - performed by Klara Rumyanova
• “It’s fun to walk together” ( M. Matusovsky ) - performed by the Big Children's Choir of the All-Union Radio and Central Television (soloist - Dima Golov)
• Blue Car ( E. Uspensky ) - performed by Vladimir Ferapontov , Bolshoi Children's Choir of the All-Union Radio and Central Television (soloist Sergey Paramonov )
• “Twice Two - Four” ( M. Plyatsky ) - performed by Eduard Gil , Big Children's Choir of the All-Union Radio and Central Television (soloist - Misha Dulsky)
• “If there were no schools” ( Y. Entin ) - performed by Irina Muravyova
• The Game ( R. Rozhdestvensky ) - performed by the Bolshoi Children's Choir of the All-Union Radio and Central Television (soloist - Dima Viktorov)
• “When my friends are with me” ( M. Tanich ) - performed by the Bolshoi Children's Choir of the All-Union Radio and Central Television (soloist Dima Golov), “ Fidgets ”, Lev Barashkov
• “The Cruiser Aurora” ( M. Matusovsky ) - performed by Maria Vinogradova and the male choir, The Bolshoi Children's Choir of the All-Union Radio and Central Television (soloist Vitalik Nikolaev) Aleksandrova Choir (soloist Evgeny Belyaev ), Eduard Gil
• "Grasshopper" ( N. Nosov ) - performed by the younger group of the Bolshoi Children's Choir (soloist - Andrei Orekhov), Klara Rumyanova
• “Catch the crocodiles” ( M. Tanich ) - performed by Igor Sklyar
• “Our mother” (V. Popkov)
• “Birds Don't Sing” ( M. Plyackovsky ) - performed by Oleg Popov
• “Non-fables” ( Y. Entin ) - performed by Vladimir Vinokur and the Vesna children's choir, Vladimir Shainsky and the children's choir of the Radchenko sisters
• “Clouds are white-maned horses” ( S. Kozlov ) - performed by Klara Rumyanova
• “A revived doll” (S. Alikhanov and A. Zhigarev) - performed by Ekaterina Surzhikova, Irina Uvarova , Marylya Rodovich , Natasha Koroleva
• “First-grader” Y. Entin ) - performed by the Bolshoi Children's Choir of the All-Union Radio and Central Television (soloists: Olya Korolkova and Sasha Fedorko)
• “The song of the crocodile Gena” ( A. Timofeevsky ) - performed by Vladimir Ferapontov, Big Children's Choir of the All-Union Radio and Central Television (soloist - Seryozha Paramonov )
• “Song of the Mammoth” (D. Nepomnyashchaya) - performed by Klara Rumyanova
• “Song about repair” ( M. Plyatskovsky )
• “A song about walruses” (I. Shaferan)
• “The Red-Tailed Song” (M. Plyatsky) - performed by Alla Pugacheva
• “Song of the builders” ( E. Uspensky )
• Donkey song (E. Lemekhova) - performed by T. Veselkina.
• Song of the Butterfly (E. Lemekhova) - performed by E. Bledans.
• Crocodile's song (E. Lemekhova) - performed by A. Nikulin.
• Song of Mom (E. Lemekhova) - performed by I. Zaitseva.
• Badger's song (E. Lemekhova) - performed by V. Badov.
• Caterpillar song (E. Lemekhova) - V. Pierre-Marie.
• “Song of Cheburashka” ( E. Uspensky ) - performed by Klara Rumyanova
• “Song Shapoklyak” ( E. Uspensky ) - performed by Masing, Irina Evgenievna
• “The Beaver's Song” ( Y. Entin )
• “Song about Volodya Dubinin” (N. Olev) - performed by the Bolshoi Children's Choir of the All-Union Radio and Central Television (soloist - Seryozha Paramonov)
• “Song about the circus” ( M. Plyatskovsky ) - performed by Oleg Popov
• “Song about Dad” (M. Tanich) - performed by the Bolshoi Children's Choir of the All-Union Radio and Central Television (soloist - Dima Viktorov)
• “Pioneers-Pioneers” ( M. Plyatsky ) - performed by the Bolshoi Children's Choir of the All-Union Radio and Central Television
• “Secret to the whole world” (M. Tanich) - performed by the Bolshoi Children's Choir of the All-Union Radio and Central Television (soloist - Dima Viktorov)
• “The Dog Is Lost” (A. Lamm) - performed by Lyudmila Gurchenko and Lena Mogucheva , Big Children's Choir of the All-Union Radio and Central Television (soloist - Lena Mogucheva)
• "Baby Monitor" ( E. Uspensky ) - performed by Alexander Livshits and Alexander Levenbuk
• “Dawn-Sorcerer” ( M. Plyatsky ) - performed by Gennady Belov , VIA “Flame” , Big Children's Choir of the All-Union Radio and Central Television (soloist - Marina Samyshkina)
• “Sesame Street” ( J. Entin )
• "Smile" ( M. Plyatskovsky ) - performed by Klara Rumyanova, Big Children's Choir of the All-Union Radio and Central Television (soloist Seryozha Paramonov)
• “Photograph card“ Artek ”” ( M. Plyackovsky )
• “What they teach at school” ( M. Plyatsky ) - performed by Eduard Gil, Big Children's Choir of the All-Union Radio and Central Television (soloist - Misha Dulsky)
• “Chunga-Changa” ( Y. Entin ) - performed by Aida Vedishcheva and Anatoly Gorokhov

Giant Discs (LP) issued by the All-Union Melody Record Firm:

1975 - “Vladimir Shainsky. Songs"

1978 - “V. Shainsky. Everyone, everyone, everyone ... Songs for children "

1982 - “Songs of my soul. Vladimir Shainsky »

1985 - “Vladimir Shainsky. Az, Buki, Vedi ... Musical comedy "

Song collections

• Shainsky V. There will be a song. - M .: Soviet composer, 1981. - 72 p. - 50,000 copies.
• Shainsky V. Merry-go-round. - M .: ABF, 1995 .-- 63 p.
• Shainsky V. Selected Songs. - M .: Soviet composer, 1985 .-- 168 p. - 70,000 copies.
• Shainsky V. Songs. - M .: Soviet composer, 1977. - 80 p. - 31,000 copies.
• Shainsky V. Songs for children. - M .: Music, 1984.- 64 p. - 25,000 copies.
• Shainsky V. Whose songs are you singing. - M .: Music, 1978.- 72 p. - 25,000 copies.

Composer

Actor

• Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" IV degree ( December 12, 2005 ) - for his great contribution to the development of domestic musical art and many years of creative activity ^[26]
• Order of Honor ( October 11, 2001 ) - for many years of fruitful activity in the field of culture and art, a great contribution to strengthening friendship and cooperation between peoples ^[27]
• Order of Friendship ( December 28, 1995 ) - for services to the state, many years of fruitful activity in the field of culture and art ^[28]
• Medal "For Labor Valor" ( November 14, 1980 ) - for the great work on the preparation and holding of the Games of the XXII Olympiad ^[29]
• Medal "For the victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945" ( 1945 )
• Anniversary medal “Thirty Years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945” ( 1975 )
• Breastplate “For Merits to Polish Culture” ( Poland , 1974 )
• USSR State Prize ( 1981 ) - for songs of recent years for children and youth
• Lenin Komsomol Prize ( 1980 ) - for songs for children
• People's Artist of the RSFSR ( 1986 )
• Honored Artist of the RSFSR ( 1978 )
• Gratitude of the President of the Russian Federation ( December 12, 2010 ) - for his great contribution to the development of domestic culture and many years of creative activity ^[30]
• Breastplate of the Komsomol Central Committee "For active work in the Komsomol" ( 1975 )
• Silver Medal of German-Soviet Friendship ( 1971 )
• Gold Medal of German-Soviet Friendship ( 1972 )
• Gold Medal of Polish-Soviet Friendship ( 1973 )
• Laureate of the Art Prize ( GDR ) 1976 )
• Multiple winner of the TV festival " Song of the Year " (since 1971 )
• Prize named after I. O. Dunaevsky from the TV festival “ Song of the Year ” ( 1998 )
• Laureate of a number of national and international song contests

• Member of the Union of Composers of the USSR ( 1966 - 1991 )
• Member of the Union of Cinematographers of the USSR ( 1974 - 1991 )
• Member of the Board of the Central House of Artists (1972—2017)
• Member of the Board and Presidium of the Russian Children's Fund since its foundation in 1987
• Member of the Moscow Peace Fund (1987—2017)
• президент Фонда памяти композитора Арно Бабаджаняна (1998—2017)
• 28 июня 2005 подписал письмо в поддержку приговора бывшим руководителям « ЮКОСа » ^[31]
• член партии « Единая Россия » ^[32]

• Vladimir Shainskiy (англ.) на сайте Internet Movie Database
• Владимир Яковлевич Шаинский на animator.ru
• Владимир Шаинский