Nina Makarova

Internet Edition compiled by Onno van Rijen

Updated 4 January 2004

Born

30 July/12 August 1908 in Jurino (near Nishni Novgorod). Died: 15 Januar 1976 in Moscow.

Education

Studied under Nikolai Miaskovsky. Married to Aram Khachaturian in 1933. His nickname for her was "Gayaneh."

Works

Two Melodies for oboe and piano

Piano Sonatina (1933)

Violin Sonata (1934)

Two Melodies for violin and piano

Symphony in D minor (1938)
Revised in 1962. CD Russian Disc RDCD 11382: USSR SO, O. Koch (cond)
Six Etudes for piano (1938)

"Cantata for Molotov" for soloists, chorus and orchestra (1940)

Song Cycle after Pushkin

Song Cycle after Rustaveli

Children Song dedicated to Stalin

Music to the Play "A Tale of Truth" after M. Aliger
Composed jointly with Aram Khachaturian. First Performance: 1947, Moscow, Central Theater of the Red Army. Producer: A. Okunchikov. Designer: N. Shifrin.
Music to the Film " The Change of Luck"

Music to the Film "In the Country of the Dolls"

Song cycle "In the Days of War"

"Courage", opera in one act (1948)

Unfinished.
Music to the Play "Spring Stream" after Iu. Chepurin
Composed jointly with Aram Khachaturian. First Performance: 18 November 1953, Moscow, Central Theater of the Soviet Army. Directors: A. Popov and A. Okunchikov. Designer: Iu. Pimenov.
"Zoja", opera (1963)

Fresco "Nefertiti's Procession" for harp

Dedicated to Vera Dulova.
Waltz for harp
Written for Vera Dulova.

Thanks to David King and Bob Litterell for picture (David) and additional information.
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