Микаэл Таривердиев

Mikael Leonovich Tariverdiev (also Mikayel Levoni Tariverdian; 15 August 1931 – 25 July 1996) was a Soviet composer of Armenian descent. He headed the Composers' Guild of the Soviet Cinematographers' Union from its inception and is most famous for his movie scores, primarily the score to Seventeen Moments of Spring. "Seventeen Moments of Spring Main Theme" Problems playing this file? See media help. Mikael Tariverdiev was born in Tbilisi, Georgian SSR to Armenian parents, but lived and worked in Russia. His father, Levon Tariverdiev, was from Baku but a native of Nagorno-Karabakh. His mother, Satenik, was Georgian Armenian. He studied at the Komitas State Conservatory of Yerevan for two years and then graduated from the Moscow Gnessin Institute in the class of Aram Khachaturian in 1957. Tariverdiev wrote over 100 romances and four operas, including the comic opera Count Cagliostro and the mono-opera "The Waiting". However, he is mostly known for his scores to many popular Soviet movies (more than 130 in total), including "Seventeen Moments of Spring" and "The Irony of Fate"—see List of film music by Mikael Tariverdiev. He received many awards, including the USSR State Prize in 1977 and the Prize of the American Music Academy in 1975. In 1986 he was awarded the title of People's Artist of Russia. In 1990, he won three Nika Awards for Best Composer. The Best Music prize at the largest Russian National Film Festival Kinotaur is named after Tariverdiev. On 31 May 1990 Tariverdiev underwent cardiac surgery in the London Royal Hospital; his aortic valve was replaced with an artificial one. Upon his death in 1996, a group of admirers of his music founded the Mikael Tariverdiev Charity Fund and organized the Tariverdiev International Organ Competition. In November 2015, the first major release of Tariverdiev's work in the West was published in London by Antique Beat and the UK label Earth Recordings, as a set of three albums titled 'Film Music'. The release was curated by Vera Tariverdieva, the composer's widow, and Stephen Coates of the UK band The Real Tuesday Weld, who had heard Tariverdiev's music in Moscow in 2011. The following works of Tariverdiev have been recorded: Night Pastimes (film music) Quo vadis? (Organ Symphony Chernobyl, 1st Organ Concerto Cassandra, Two Chorale Preludes) Moods (6 preludes from the cycle 10 chorale preludes imitating the old masters, 3rd Organ concerto, 10 preludes from the cycle Moods (organ transcription by Alexey Parchine)) Remembering Venice (film music) Seventeen Moments of Spring (film music) The Irony of Fate (film music) I Am The Tree (monologues on Posenyan [hy], Voznesensky, Svetlov, Ashkenazy poetry sung by author) Instrumentalnye kinokhity (Film Music Hits) Composer's interpretation of Jewish songs Prescience of love (20th Century Madrigals) Graf Cagliostro (opera comique) Mikael Tariverdiev's Avant-Garde (vocal cycles on Japan medieval poetry, Bella Akhmadulina, Leonid Martynov, Semyon Kirsanov, Mikhail Malishevsky) Nostalgia - Japan duo Hide-Hide performing Mikael Tariverdiev's music on classical Japanese instruments—shamisen and shakuhachi with orchestra. Vox Humana. Vocal cycles to verses by L. Martinov, B. Akhmadulina, Medieval Japanese poets "Watercolors", E. Vinokurov, M. Tsvetaeva, "Waiting" to the poem by R. Rojdestvenskie. Performers: Zara Dolukhanova (soprano), Nina Lebedeva (soprano), Maria Lemesheva (soprano), Nina Svetlanova (piano), Mikael Tariverdiev (piano), Orchestra of Boris Pokrovsky Chamber Music Theater (conductor – Vladimir Agronsky). Symphonic works 1956 Concerto for voice with orchestra The orchestra: 3,2,3(B.I-bass-cl); 4,3,3,1; kettledrums, triangle, side drum, cymbals, bass drum, tam-tam, piano, harp, voice, strings. 1982 Concerto No. 1 for violin with orchestra in three movements The first version for full symphonic orchestra: The orchestra: 2,2,2,(B); 0; 2(C), 2(C),2,0; kettledrums, cymbals, triangle, side drum, tam-tam, tambourine, vibraphone, (xylophone), harpsichord, harp, violin-solo, strings The second version - for chamber orchestra: The orchestra: 1,0,0,0; 0,0,0,0; kettledrums, vibraphone, (xylophone), harpsichord, violin-solo, strings. 1992 Concerto No. 2 for violin-solo with orchestra (in one part) The orchestra: 1,1,1,0; triangle, strings (10-12; 8-10; 6–8; 4–6; 2). 1993 Concerto in Romantic Style (Концерт в романтическом стиле) for viola and string orchestra (in one movement), Op. 102 The orchestra: viola-solo, strings: (8; 6; 6; 6; 2). The works for organ 1985 Concerto No. 1 for organ "Cassandra" in four parts 1988 Symphony for reciter "Chernobyl" in two parts: 1. "Zone", 2. "Quo vadis" 1988 Concerto No. 2 for organ. Polyphonic notebook in four parts. 1989 Concerto No. 3 for organ in four parts: 1."Reflections", 2."Moving", 3."Choral", 4."Walking in C-Major". 1995 Ten chorales for organ ("Imitation of Old Masters"). Dedicated to the Spanish Infanta Helen Chamber-instrumental works 1953 Nine little novels for piano 1953 "Fleetingnesses" for piano 1953 Sonata for French horn and piano 1954 Trio No. 1 for piano, violin and cello 1955 Trio No. 2 for piano, violin and cello 1986 "Moods" – 24 pieces for piano Chamber-vocal works 1955 Three romances to the verses by A. Isaakjan 1. "A Plucked Rose has no Way Home" 2. "Grave" 3. "I Always Remember..." 1956 Three sonnets by Shakespeare 1. "Mossy Marble of Stone Graves" 2. "Oh, How Shall I Praise You" 3. "Jaded by Toils" 1956 Three songs to the verses by V. Orlov 1. Familiar song 2. Golden Twilight 3. A song over the telephone 1957 "Water-colours" – vocal cycle to the verses by medieval Japanese poets 1. Struck the road 2. The way to the capital 3. Before the execution 4. In the morning mist 5. Dream 1958 Vocal cycle to the verses by V. Mayakovsky 1. Could you..? 2. Something about Petersburg 3. Tricks of cloud 4. Listen! 5. Instead of a letter 1959 Three songs to the verses by S. Davydova 1. A song about pigeons 2. A road song 3. A song about spring 1960 "Garden Ring" to the verses by S. Grebennikov and H. Dobronravov 1960 "Your Eyes Look Like New Car Headlights" to the verses by S. Kirsanov 1960 Three romances to the verses by S. Kirsanov 1. Your pictures 2. Round a white clothed table 3. Come! 1961 It so happens to the verses by B. Gaikovich 1962 Vocal cycle to the verses by L. Martynov 1. Night was falling 2. Water 3. Leaves 1963 Two songs to the verses by N. Dobronravov 1. Don't be sad 2. In the evenings 1963 Vocal cycle to the verses by Bella Akhmadulina 1. An old romance 2. I thought you were a doctor for me 3. Fifteen boys 1964 Vocal cycle to the verses by Evgeny Vinokurov [ru] 1. I was seizing sentiments 2. Windows 3. Your face is fading from my memory 1964 "Skirls" – vocal cycle to the verses by M. Malishevsky 1. Sparrow – experimenter 2. Monkey and mirror 3. Self-respect 4. Critics and bubbles 5. Conversation 6. In a rook-like way 7. Nightingale and art counsel 1965 "Music" to the verses by V. Orlov 1966 "You are going away like a train" to the verses by E. Evtushenko 1967 Seven song-recitatives to the verses by G. Pozhenjan 1. I am such a tree 2. Dolphins 3. It's birds' manner to fly away 4. Pine-trees 5. I would like ... 6. I took a decision 7. Soon you will be grown up 1967 "Farewell to Arms" - vocal cycle to the verses by E. Hemingway 1. Footfall 2. Way? 3. Along wet earth 4. Killed 5. Did it ever happen to you? 6. How night differs from day? 7. Praise to Christmas 8. We are spending what is not destined for it 9. Love and compassion 10. I rushed to you 11. We carry love within us 12. Ever alive 1968 "Little Prince" to the verses by N. Dobronravov 1969 Six vocal novels to the verses by L. Ashkenazi 1. Radio 2. Women 3. Cigarettes 4. I told her exactly this 5. Light steam 6. A song about new generation 1970 Songs to the verses by A. Voznesensky 1. I want silence 2. Grove 3. Shall I stare at the train? 4. Memory ("They Killed Poem") 5. I am heading from the carriage platform 1971 Two romances to the verses by M.