Herman Galynin

Internet Edition compiled by Onno van Rijen

Updated 30 September 2008

Born

30 March 1922 in Tula. Died: 18 July 1966 in Moscow.

Education

Whilst at the Moscow Conservatoire he volunteered for military service in 1941 and served through World War II. He finally graduated in 1950 following study with Miaskovsky and Shostakovich.

Works

Piano Sonata No. 1 in B minor (1939)
Revised in 1964.

LP Melodiya CM 02945-6: A. Vedernikov (piano)
CD Toccata Classics TOCC 0076: Olga Solovieva (piano)

Pieces for Piano (1939)
1. Spanish Fantasy
2. Scherzo
3. Waltz

CD Toccata Classics TOCC 0076: Olga Solovieva (piano)

Four Preludes (1939)
1. Andantino
2. Con moto
3. Scherzando
4. Lento

CD Toccata Classics TOCC 0076: Olga Solovieva (piano)

Piano Sonata No. 2 in E minor (1940)
Revised in 1964.

LP Melodiya CM 02945-6: A. Vedernikov (piano)
CD Toccata Classics TOCC 0076: Olga Solovieva (piano)

Piano Sonata No. 3 in B major (1941)
Revised in 1965>

LP Melodiya CM 02945-6: A. Vedernikov (piano)
CD Toccata Classics TOCC 0076: Olga Solovieva (piano)

Music to the Play "The Caves of Salamanca" after M. Cervantes (1941)
Manuscript lost.
"The Caves of Salamanca", suite for orchestra.
"The Caves of Salamanca", suite for piano
Variations for Piano (1943)
Manuscript lost.
Music to the Play "The Tamer Tamed" after J. Fletcher (1944)
Saved parts:
1. Intermedia
2. Gavotte
3. Procession

CD Toccata Classics TOCC 0076: Olga Solovieva (piano)

Suite in five movements for piano (1945)
1. Toccata
2. Intermezzo
3. Dance
4. Aria
5. Finale

LP Melodiya D 12581-2: D. Blagoy (piano)
CD Toccata Classics TOCC 0076: Olga Solovieva (piano)

Piano Sonata No. 4 (1946)
Revised in 1963.
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major (1946)
In three movements.

LP Melodiya D 02750-57: Moscow PO, S. Samosud (cond), A. Vedernikov (piano)
LP Melodiya C 0527-8: USSR State Orchestra, Y. Svetlanov (cond), D. Bashkirov (piano)
LP Melodiya C10 20419 003: USSR SO, V. Fedoseyev (cond), Yevgeny Malinin (piano)
LP Orion PGM 6902: Moscow Radio SO, Y. Svetlanov (cond), D. Bashkirov (piano)
CD Analekta AN 2 9898: I Musici de Montréal, Yuli Turovsky (cond), Serhiy Salov (piano)

String Quartet No. 1 (1947)
In four movements.

LP Melodiya D 03972-3: Borodin Quartet
LP Melodiya D 016719-20: Borodin Quartet

Trio for piano, violin and cello (1948)
In four movements.

LP Melodiya CM 02547-8: L. Yedlina (piano), R. Dubinsky (violin), V. Berlinsky (cello)
LP Melodiya C10 14923-4: A. Bonduriansky (piano), V. Ivanov (violin), M. Utkin (cello)

Piano Sonata No. 5
Revised in 1963.
Piano Sonata No. 6
Revised in 1963.
Two Choruses on the verses of S. Schipachev (1948)

Suite for string orchestra (1949)

In four movements.

LP Melodiya D 4096-7: Radio Orchestra, Nikolai Anosov (cond)
CD Urania US-5154-CD: Radio Orchestra, Nikolai Anosov (cond)

"Farizet", opera in one act (1949)
Few parts saved; most parts lost.
Epic Poem on Russian Themes (1950)
Orchestrated in 1963.

LP Melodiya D 02750-57: Radio Orchestra, A. Gauk (cond)

"The Death and the Maiden", oratorio in six parts for soprano, tenor, bass, mixed chorus and symphony orchestra (1950)
After the tale of Maxim Gorki.

LP Melodiya D 015243-4: Radio Chorus & Orchestra, G. Rozhdestvensky (cond), N. Polyakova (soprano), V. Makhov (tenor), M. Reshetin (bass)
LP Melodiya C 0953-4: Radio Chorus & Orchestra, G. Rozhdestvensky (cond), N. Polyakova (soprano), V. Makhov (tenor), M. Reshetin (bass)

Festive Youth Overture for symphony orchestra (1951)

String Quartet No. 2 in F minor (1956)

In four movements.

LP Melodiya D 016719-20: Borodin Quartet

Aria for violin and string orchestra (1959)

Aria for violin and piano (1963)

Arrangement of Aria for violin and string orchestra (1959).
“The Motherland of the Fortitude”, song for voice and piano (1963)
After verses of S. Grebennikov and N. Dobronravov.
Triad Sonata (1963)
Revision of Piano Sonatas Nos. 1, 2 and 3 (1939-1941).
1. Sonata in B minor
2. Sonata in E minor
3. Sonata in B major
Concerto grosso for piano solo (1964)
In three movements.
Manuscript lost.
“In Zoo”, piano pieces for children (1965)
1. Siskin
2. Little Hare
3. Bear
4. Swans
5. Elephant
Piano Concerto No. 2 (1965)
In two movements.
Scherzo for violin and string orchestra (1966)
Arrangement for violin and piano.

Thanks to Louis Blois from the United States and Malcolm Henbury Ballan from England for additional information.

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