Sulkhan Nasidze

Internet Edition compiled by Onno van Rijen

Updated 12 August 2007

Born

17 March 1927 in Tbilissi. Died: 21 September 1996 in Tbilisi.

Education

Nasidze studied at the Conservatory of Tblissi (piano under A.P. Svanidse until 1950 and composition under I. Tuskya until 1955).

Works

"The Year 1905", cantata (1955)
Composed with B. Kvernadze.
Piano Concerto No. 1 (1955)
LP Melodiya D 4230-1: Georgian State Orchestra, Gokiely (conductor), T. Amiredzhiby (piano)
Ballad for piano (1956)

Symphony No. 1 in D minor (1957)

Piano Trio No. 1 (1958)

Rhapsody on Themes from the Early Tbilissi (1959)

Toccata for piano (1961)

Piano Concerto No. 2 in E flat major (1961)

LP Melodiya D 15421-2: USSR State Orchestra, E. Khurodze (conductor), T. Amiredzhiby (piano)
Polyphonic Sonata for piano (1962)

Symphony No. 2 (1963)

LP Melodiya D 020979-80: Georgian State Orchestra, E. Khurodze (conductor)
LP Melodiya C 01579-80: Georgian State Orchestra, E. Khurodze (conductor)
Twelve Easy Pieces for Children for piano (1964)

Nonett (1964)

"The Students", operetta in three acts (1965)

Libretto: Nodar Tsunsarya.
Ostinato for orchestra (1966)

"My Homeland", oratorio after traditional texts for solovoices, chorus and orchestra (1966)

String Quartet No. 1 (1968)

Violin Concerto No. 1 (1968)

From Georgian Folkpoems, songcycle for bass and piano (1969)

Symphony No. 3 "Chamber Symphony" (1969)

LP Melodiya D 029969-70: Georgian Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, Politkovsky (conductor), T. Amiredzhiby (piano)
Twenty Polyphonic Pieces for piano (1970)

String Quartet No. 2 (1970)

Four Improvisations for Violine and piano (1971)

"Orpheus and Euridice", ballet in two acts (1972-1973)

After Surab Kikaleshvili.
First performance in 1973 in Tblissi.
Cello Concerto (1974)

Symphony No. 4 "Kolchian Symphony" (1975)

Symphony No. 5 "Pirosmani" (1977)

Dedicated to the painter Niko Pirosmanishvili.
Symphony No. 6 "Passione" after Vasha Pshavela for basschorus and orchestra (1978)

"The Jaybirds' Wedding", ballet after Vasha Pshavela (1978)

Concerto for two violins and chamberorchestra (1979)

Three Folk Dances for two pianos (1979)

Symphony No. 7 "Dalai" (1979)

"Hymn on Queen Tamar", cantata (1980)

"Prayer" for chorus a cappella after David Guramishvili (1980)

"On Special Request" for mixed chorus a cappella (1980)

After David Guramishvili.
String Quartet No. 3 "Epitaph" (1980)

Symphony No. 8 "Symphony-Fresco" (1981)

Concerto for violin and chamber Orchestra (1981)

Concerto for violin, cello and chamberorchestra (1982)

LP Melodiya C10 24855: Georgian Chamber Orchestra, L. Isakadze (conductor/violin), E. Isakadze (cello)
CD Orfeo C 304921 A: Georgian Chamber Orchestra, L. Issakadze (conductor/violin), E. Issakadze (cello)
Sonata for piano (1983)

Symphony No. 9 "Hommage a I. Chavchavadze" for bass, chorus and orchestra (1983)

Piano Concerto No. 3 "Autumn Music" (1984)

Concerto for oboe and chamber orchestra (1984)

Dance Suite for orchestra (1985)

Violin Concerto No. 2 (1985)

String Quartet No. 4 (1985)

Piano Quintet (1986)

Viola Concerto (1987)

"King Lear", ballet after Shakespeare (1988)

Three Romances after G. Tabidze for singer and piano (1988)

Symphony No. 10 "Hommage a J. S. Bach" (1989)

"From an Old Diary", suite for cello and piano (1989)

Cello Concerto (1990)

"From Persian Poetry", concerto for chorus (1990)

Wind Quintet (1990)

Symphony No. 11 "Liturgic" for wind quintet, string orchestra and percussion (1991)

String Quartet No. 5 "Con Sordino" (1992)

Metamorphoses for piano quintet (1993)

"Infinitas" for orchestra (1994)

Piano Trio No. 2 "Antiphones" (1994)

And furthermore:
Music to Films
Music to Plays

Thanks to Holger Sambale from Germany for additional information.

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