Valery Arsumanov

Internet Edition compiled by Onno van Rijen

Updated 1 April 2006


Born

In 1944 in Vorkuta.

Education

Arsumanov studied at the Conservatory of Leningrad. He lives in France.

Works

String Quartet No. 1

String Quartet No. 2 opus 10 (1962-1963)

Piano Sonatina opus 16 (1964)

String Quartet No. 3 opus 27 (1965-1966)

"The Two", chamber opera for soprano, tenor and chamber orchestra opus 33 (1966-1967)

Violin Concerto opus 38 (1967-1968)

Symphony opus 42 (1968-1969)

Two Improvisations for piano and percussion opus 62 (1973)

"Original Memory", six improvisations for piano opus 63 (1975)

"Forgive Us Our Sins", improvisation with guitar accompaniment opus 64 (1976)

Five Songs (1976)

"Johannes", improvisation for solo voice opus 65 (1977)

Easy Pieces for piano opus 72

Six Songs after Arsumanov opus 73 (1985)

"Songs of a Forgotten Woman" opus 78 (1972-1985)

On text of Shi-Ging.
Thirty-Six Easy Pieces for piano opus 81

"Redemption" for soprano, tenor-baritone and piano opus 87 (1973-1987)

On text of Arsumanov.
"For the Price of Life", song opus 89
After O.Mandelstam.
"Piano World", thirteen books for piano (1985-1989)

Twenty-Eight Short Pieces for piano opus 100

"In Memoriam Warlam Schalamow", micro-opera in seven scenes opus 103 (1990)

After Texts of Varlam Schalamov and Valéry Arzoumanov.
For baritone and cello, accompanied by percussion, glockenspiel, triangel and guitar.
Duration: 15 minutes.
First performance in February 1997 under the direction of Alexei Kornienko; Odile Loquin (reg)
"The Penance", musical play for mixed chorus a cappella opus 104 (1988-1989)
On text of Arsumanov.
Six Waltzes for violin and piano opus 170

Six Waltzes for cello and piano opus 170A

"The Elements", musical play for twelve female voices and percussion opus 109 (1989)

On text of Arsumanov.
Seven Russian Songs on popular themes for alto-saxophone and piano opus 148

Trio for piano, violin and cello opus 183

Performed by Frank van der Laar, Alexander Skwortsov, Anton Istomin
Three Dances for cello opus 184

"For the Smallests", thirteen short pieces for beginners for piano opus 212

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