Vano Muradeli
Internet Edition compiled by Onno van Rijen
Updated 24 March 2001
Born
24 March / 6 April 1908 in Gori (Georgia). Died 14 August 1970 in Tomsk.
Works
Symphony No. 1 „To the Memory of Kirov" (1938)
LP Melodiya D 012161-2: USSR State SO, Ivanov (cond)
LP Melodiya C 0621-2: USSR State SO, Ivanov (cond)
Georgian Dance Suite for symphony orchestra (1939)
"Our Leader", cantata to the 60th birthday of Stalin for soloists, chorus and orchestra (1939)
Festive Overture for symphony orchestra (1940)
Song on the Youth of Stalin for solo-voice and orchestra (1940)
"Zdravitza" for mixed chorus and orchestra (1941)
March for mixed chorus and windorchestra (1941)
Symphony No. 2 (1945)
LP Melodiya D 04588-9: Radio Orchestra, Nebolsin (cond)
"The Great Friendship", opera in four acts (1946-1947)
Libretto: G. Mdivani after texts by J. Stremin and E. Iodkovsky. First performance in Moscow in 1947
LP Melodiya D 17647-8: Radio Orchestra, soloists and chorus, Zhemchuzhin (cond)
"The Road of Victory", symphonic poem for chorus and orchestra (1950)
"October", folk-heroic opera in three acts and a prologue (1950)
Revised in 1961-1962. Libretto: V. Lugovskoi und V. Vinnikov. First performance in Moscow in 1964
LP Melodiya D 019477-8: I. Petrov, M. Reshetin, B. Dobrin, Y. Yelnikov
LP Melodiya C 01441-2: I. Petrov, M. Reshetin, B. Dobrin, Y. Yelnikov
"Together For Ever", cantata for female solovoice, chorus and orchestra (1959)
"Lenin is Among Us", cantata for bass, chorus and orchestra (1960)
"Moscow- Paris- Moscow", operetta (1969)
And furthermore many songs:
"The Fighting" Komsomol" song after V. Vinnikov
"The Komsomol From the Far East", song after A. Gatov
"Wait For Me", song after K. Simonov
"Song on the Friends", song after A. Oyslender
"Hymne of the International Student-Union", song after L. Oshanin
"Hymn on Moscow", song after A. Kovalenko
"The Singing of the Soldiers after Peace", song after V. Kharitonov
"Friendship Is Most Expensive of All", song after E. Iordkovsky
"We are On Our Way, Friends", song after E. Iordkovsky
"Waltzes of Friendship and Dreams", song after S. Bogomozav
"The Buchenwald Alarm", song after A. Sobelev
""Comrad Zorge", song after B. Dvomov
"The Bells of the Kremlin", song after A. Zharov
"March of the Astroonauts", song after E. Dolmatovsky
"The Party is Our Steersman", song after S. MichalKov
"Waltzes of Tomsk", song after V. Pukhnachev
"Russian Field", song after A. Kovalenkov
etc.
And music to films and plays:
Music to the Film "The Fergana-Canal"
Music to the Play "Honour" by Mdivan
Music to the Play "The Mountains of Fatusiva"
etc.
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