Sergey Pavlenko

Internet Edition compiled by Onno van Rijen

Updated 2 January 2008

Born

5 May 1952 in a Sumy (Ukraine).

Education

Sergey Pavlenko graduated from Moscow State Conservatory in 1977. He studied composition under Nikolay Sidelnikov; reading of scores and instrumentations under Edison Denisov.
In 1980 he finished postgraduate study at the Moscow conservatory under direction of Nikolay Sidelnikov. In 1976-1982 he worked as the musical head of the Moscow Theatre on the Taganka under direction of Jury Ljubimov. In this period he contributed to "Master and Margarita" of M. Bulgakov, "Crime and Punishment" of F. Dostoyevsky, "The House at the Quay" of J. Trifonov, "Three sisters" of A. Tsechov, "Boris Godunov" of A. Pushkin and others. He is the author of music to performance A. Tsechov's "Book of Complaints".

Works

“The Vologda Wedding”, vocal cycle for mezzo-soprano and piano (1973)
On the folk texts.
Duration: 15 minutes.
First performance: 22 May 1981.
Three Pieces for contrabass and piano (1973)
Duration: 6 minutes.
String Quartet No. 1 (1974)
Duration: 15 minutes.
Four Pieces for clarinet and piano (1974)
Duration: 8 minutes.
First performance: 22 February 1975 in Moscow by Nikolai Kostushin (clarinet) and Sergey Pavlenko (piano)
Piano Sonata No. 1 (1975)
Duration: 8 minutes.
First performance: 15 December 1980 in Moscow Conservatory by Tatiana Bazhina.
Sonata for saxophone and orchestra (1975)
Duration: 15 minutes.
Sonata for alto-saxophone and piano (1975)
Duration: 10 minutes.
First performance: 28 October 1975 in Moscow Conservatory by Nikolai Kostushin (clarinet) and Sergey Pavlenko (piano)
Quintet for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano (1976)
Duration: 12 minutes.
First performance: 30 April 1976 in Moscow Conservatory by an ensemble directed by Aleksei Stepanov.
"The Lyrical Poem" for flute and piano (1976)
Duration: 8 minutes.
First performance: 9 April 1980 in Moscow Conservatory by Aleksander Korneyev (flute) and Vladimir Andreyev (piano).
Cantata dedicated to Marina Tsetayeva for soprano and chamber orchestra (1976)
Duration: 11 minutes.
Quartet No. 1 for four saxophones (1976)
Duration: 14 minutes.
First performance: 11 November 1980 in the Gazette Rattle Hall of Chicago (USA) by the Ohio Saxophone Quartet.
Four Pieces for bassoon and piano (1977)
Duration: 8 minutes.
First performance: 14 May 1979 in Moscow Conservatory by Valery Popov (bassoon) and Tigran Alichanov (piano)
Concerto for flute and orchestra (1977)
Duration: 12 minutes.
First performance: 15 June 1977 in Moscow Conservatory by Albert Gofman (flute) and the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, directed by Igor Stegman.
Sonata for flute solo (1977)
Duration: 11 minutes.
First performance: 9 April 1980 in Moscow Conservatory by Aleksander Korneyev (flute).
Chamber Concerto (1977)
Duration: 11 minutes.
First performance: 13 November 1978 in Moscow Conservatory by an ensemble directed by Konstantin Krimets.
"The Portraits" for flute and piano (1978)
Duration: 8 minutes.
Parts:
1. Praeludium; 2. Alban Berg; 3. Interludium; 4. Arnold Schoenberg; 5. Anton Webern; 6. Postludium.
First performance: 29 April 1979 by Melinda Scholz (flute) and Tigran Alichanov (piano).
Cantata dedicated to Osip Mandelstam for soprano and chamber orchestra (1978)
Duration: 18 minutes.
Cello Concerto No. 1 (1979)
Duration: 16 minutes.
First performance: 4 June 1980 in Moscow Conservatory by Ivan Monigetti (cello) and the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, directed by Veronika Dudarova.
"Hommage" for bassoon and string quartet (1979)
Duration: 13 minutes.
First performance: 12 November 1979 in Moscow Conservatory by Valery Popov (bassoon) and a quartet directed by Mark Gorenstein.
Trio for piano, violin and cello (1979)
Duration: 12 minutes.
First performance: 26 December 1979 in Moscow By Tigran Alichanov, Yevgenia Alichanova and Vladimir Toncha.
String Quartet No. 2 (1979)
Duration: 10 minutes.
"Pas De Trois" for flute, violin and piano (1979)
Duration: 14 minutes.
First performance: 23 December 1981 in Moscow Conservatory by Aleksander Korneyev (flute), Sergei Kravchenko (violin) and Sergei Pavlenko (piano).
Variations for trumpet, horn and piano (1979)
Duration: 5 minutes.
Symphony No. 1 for large orchestra (1979)
Duration: 24 minutes.
Movements:
1. Con moto; 2. Adagio (attaca).
First performance: 30 November 1991 by the Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, directed by Vasili Sinaisky.
"Concerto Breve" for twelve saxophones" (1980)
Duration: 12 minutes.
First performance: 5 February 1981 in Talance (France) by the International Ensemble de Saxophones, directed by Jean Marie Londeix.
Sonata Continuo for bass-clarinet solo (1980)
Duration: 8 minutes.
First performance: 30 October 1980 in Rotterdam (Netherlands) by Harry Sparnaay.
"Games" for clarinet, trombone, cello and piano (1980)
Duration: 14 minutes.
First performance: 17 May 1996 in Baku by the Sonor Ensemble.
Concerto-Serenada for clarinet and string orchestra (1980)
Duration: 10 minutes.
First performance: September 1980 during the BBC Festival in London (England).
Quartet for four clarinets (1980)
Duration: 13 minutes.
First performance: 3 April 1989 in Moscow.
"Rozhdestvensky Capriccio" for bassoon and strings (1980)
Duration: 14 minutes.
First performance: 1 February 1983 by Valery Popov (clarinet) and an ensemble directed by Peter Mechaninov.
"Message" for clarinet solo (1980)
Duration: 6 minutes.
First performance: 20 September 1980 in London (England) by Anton Weinberg.
Piano Sonata No. 2 "Fantasia quasi una sonata" (1981)
Duration: 8 minutes.
First performance: 14 April 1982 in Moscow by Michail Tsaiger (piano).
Adagio in D minor for orchestra (1981)
Duration: 13 minutes.
First performance: 16 October 1982 by the Gostel Radio Large Symphony Orchestra, directed by Gennadi Provatorov.
"Duo A Tre" for bass-clarinet, vibraphone and marimba (1981)
Duration: 7 minutes.
First performance: 9 November 1981 In Moscow by Lev Michailov and Victor Grishin.
Symphony No. 2 in D minor for large orchestra (1982)
Duration: 43 minutes.
First performance: 21 November 1992 In Moscow by an orchestra directed by Konstantin Krimets.
Symphony No. 3 for Chamber orchestra "Symphony of Lamentations" (1982)
Duration: 15 minutes.
To the 100-th Anniversary of Igor Stravinsky.
First performance: 24 August 1985 in Cabrillo, California, USA by a chamber orchestra directed by Dennis Russell Davis.
Violin Concerto (1983)
Duration: 17 minutes.
First performance: 20 November 1988 in Moscow by Michail Vaiman (violin) by the Lithuanian Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra directed by Jozas Domarkas.
Sonata for cello solo (1983)
Duration: 15 minutes.
First performance: 15 February 1984 in Moscow Conservatory by Yuri Semenov (cellO).
"Farewell" for string orchestra (1983)
Duration: 14 minutes.
First performance: 21 November 1987 in Moscow by the Moscow Chamber Orchestra, directed by Igor Zhukov.
"Orgelwerk", fantasia and fugue for organ (1984)
Duration: 40 minutes.
First performance: 14 July 1984 in Kiev by Dinara Salieva (organ).
Symphony No. 4 for large orchestra (1985)
Duration: 60 minutes.
Intermezzo for alto-saxophone, harp and percussion (1985)
Duration: 15 minutes.
"Water Suite" for bass and organ (1986)
After poems by Federiko Garcia Gorki.
Duration: 15 minutes.
Concerto for oboe and strings (1986)
Duration: 30 minutes.
First performance: 28 November 1986 in Moscow by Anatoli Lubimov (oboe) and the Moscow Chamber Orchestra, directed by Igor Zhukov.
"Konzertstuek" for three flutes (1986)
Duration: 10 minutes.
First performance: 22 March 1987 in Zagreb.
"Rotschild's Violin", choreographic fantasia after Tsechov (1987)
Duration: 45 minutes.
"Tapestry" for wind quintet (1987)
Duration: 12 minutes.
First performance: 3 April 1989 in Moscow by a quintet directed by Anatoli Lubimov.
CD Olympia OCD 295: Moscow Contemporary Music Ensemble
"Retrospection" for percussion ensemble (1988)
Duration: 20 minutes.
First performance: 20 November 1990 in Moscow by a percussion ensemble directed by Mark Pekarski.
Two Sonnets for soprano, cello and organ (1988)
Duration: 10 minutes.
First performance: 5 February 2004 in Moscow by Elmira Chusainova, Olga Galotskina and Michail Dubov.
"Pastorale" for saxophone quintet (1988)
Duration: 10 minutes.
First performance: 30 Oktober 1988 in Kiev by the Kiev Saxophone Quintet directed by Yuria Vasilevitsa.
Obtained the first prize at the International Competition for saxophones ensemble organized by A.P.E.S. in December 1988, Paris.
"Sinfonia Humana" for string orchestra (1989)
Duration: 41 minutes.
Movements:
1. Con moto; 2. Allegro non troppo; 3. L’istesso tempo – Andante amoroso (attacca)
First performance: 20 November 1989 in Moscow by the Moscow Chamber Orchestra directed by Igor Zhukov.
"Quasi Toccata" for harpsichord (1989)
Duration: 12 minutes.
First performance: 27 March 1991 in Moscow by Petja Kaufman (harpsichord).
Three Nocturnes for flute, bass-clarinet and piano (1989)
Duration: 20 minutes.
First performance: 11 December 1989 in Moscow by Aleksander Korneyev (flute), Lev Michailov (bass-clarinet) and Eleonora Tepluchina (piano)
Concerto for wind and percussion instruments (1989)
Duration: 20 minutes.
"Dedication", trio for oboe, alto-saxophone and cello (1989)
Duration: 20 minutes.
"Katzenmusik" for six horns (1990)
Duration: 15 minutes.
First performance: 9 December 1990 in Duisburg (Germany) by the Westdeutches Hornen Ensemble, directed by Lars M. Stransky.
"Lara", composition for clarinet and percussion ensemble (1990)
Duration: 20 minutes.
After the film "Doctor Zhivago.
First performance: 6 May 1991 in Moscow Conservatory by Jacques Merrer (clarinet) and a percussion ensemble directed by Mark Pekarsi.
"Re-Marcus" for percussion ensemble (1991)
Duration: 20 minutes.
First performance: 27 March 1992 in Moscow by a percussion ensemble directed by Mark Pekarski.
"Sirene", postludium for clarinet, viola and piano (1991)
Duration: 12 minutes.
First performance: 4 November 1993 in Le Centre Culturel of Arras (France) by the Arcade Trio.
"Trevesium (Three versions)" for percussion ensemble and chamber orchestra (1992)
Duration: 27 minutes.
First performance: 12 November 1993 in MOscow by Mark Pekarski's percussion ensemble and the Music Ensemble directed by Aleksei Vinogradov.
"Res Facta" for cello quartet (1993)
Duration: 16 minutes.
First performance: 31 October 1993 in Moscow Conservatory by the Vladimir Toncha Quartet, directed by Sergey Pavlenko.
Concerto No. 2 "Ives Composition" for cello and strings (1993)
Duration: 24 minutes.
First performance: 20 November 1994 in Moscow by Yuri Semenov (cello) and Goskino Symphony Orchestra directed by Sergey Skripka.
"In a Smiling Way" for clarinet, violin, cello and piano (1994)
Duration: 17 minutes.
First performance: 10 April 1994 in Moscow by the ACM Soloists Ensemble.
"Princess Gracia", symphonic poem (1994)
Duration: 20 minutes.
First performance: 19 November 1996 in Moscow Conservatory by the Russian Symphonic Capella directed by Valery Polyansky.
"Imitating Denisov" for bassoon and piano (1994)
Duration: 15 minutes.
First performance: 23 February 1995 in Moscow Conservatory by Valery Popov (bassoon) and Ivan Sokolov (piano).
Concerto No. 2 "Stances" for soprano-saxophone and chamber orchestra (1994)
Duration: 19 minutes.
First performance: 15 November 1998 in Moscow Conservatory by Aleksei Volkov (saxophone) and the ACM Ensemble directed by Frangiz.
"Farewell" for twelve cellos (1994)
Duration: 14 minutes.
First performance: 11 May 1994 in Eglise Saint-Etienne of Beauvais (France).
"Jesu Redemptor Omnium", hymn for soprano and chamber orchestra (1995)
Duration: 14 minutes.
First performance: 7 July 1996 in L’eglise Saint-Michel of Fribourg (Suisse) by Sharon Cooper (soprano) and the Alternance Ensemble directed by David Cohen.
Obtained the first prize at the International Competition of Composition «De musique Sacree» in Fribourg, Switzerland, 1995.
"Songs Without Words", vocal cycle for soprano, clarinet and piano (1996)
After poems of Paul Verlaine.
Parts:
1. Spleen; 2. Green; 3. “Dans l’interminable...”; 4. “Il pleut doucement sur la ville...” (Arthur Rimbaud).
Duration: 20 minutes.
First performance: 20 October 1996 in La Salle de Philarmonique of Lille (France) by Sylvie Demay (soprano), Jacques Merrer (clarinet) and Alain Raes (piano).
"Laguna", Venetian strophes of Joseph Brodsky for soprano, viola and piano (1996)
Duration: 15 minutes.
"Xenia" for harp solo (1997)
Duration: 8 minutes.
"L’Imparfait", hommage en mémoire d’Edison Denisov for flute, clarinet, violin, viola, cello and piano (1997)
Duration: 27 minutes.
First performance: 24 November 1997 in Moscow by the Studio for New Music Ensemble directed by Igor Dronov.
"Partita Primitive" for two violins (1999)
Duration: 19 minutes.
First performance: 21 November 1999 in Moscow by Vladislav Igolinsky and Andsrei Ogievsky (violin).
“De Profundis”, Concerto Grosso No. 1 for violin, viola and orchestra (2000)
Duration: 29 minutes.
First performance: 24 November 2000 in Moscow by Vladislav Igolinsky (violin), Yuri Tkanov (viola) and the Russian Large Symphony Orchestra, directed by Vladimir Ponkin.
"Sinful Music" for viola and strings (2001)
Duration: 22 minutes.
First performance: 25 October 2001 in Belgorod by Yuri Tkanov (viola) and the Belgorod Philharmonic Orchestra, directed by Igor Shchadrin.
"La Musique A La Bis" for piano (2001)
Duration: 10 minutes.
First performance: 29 November 2002 in Moscow Conservatory by Maki Shekia (piano).
"s.pavlenko@scherzo.ru" for flute, clarinet, French horn, violin, viola, cello and piano (2001)
Duration: 10 minutes.
First performance: 13 June 2001 in Finland by the Studio for New Music Ensemble directed by Igor Dronov.
"You are The One You Are (Du Bist Der Der Du Bist") for mezzo-soprano, clarinet and percussion ensemble (2001)
Parts:
1. Bist; 2. Haare; 3. Mit dem Rucken zur Wand; 4. Ich nähe einen Knopf; 5. Wenn weil: als ob.
Duration: 15 minutes.
First performance: 15 November 2002 in Moscow Conservatory by Ulrike Twittenhof (mezzo-soprano), Oleg Tantsov, Sergey Soloviev and an ensemble directed by Aleksei Vinogradov.
"Some Frontier States" for two pianos (2001)
Duration: 15 minutes.
First performance: 7 November 2001 in Moscow Conservatory by Michail Dubov and Viacheslav Poprugin (piano).
"Gloria", concerto grosso No. 2 for orchestra (2003)
Duration: 29 minutes.
First performance: 30 November 2003 in Moscow by the Russia State Symphonic Capella directed by Valery Polansky.
"Concertino Rustico" for symphonic band (2003)
Duration: 7 minutes.
First performance: 22 November 2004 in Moscow by Wind Orchestra, directed by Igor Shcheverniev.
"Lamm Gottes" for chorus a cappella (2004)
Duration: 18 minutes.
First performance: 16 May 2004 in Moscow by a Soloists Ensemble directed by Aleksander Soloviev.
"Look No. 9", fragment from Concerto for orchestra "Ten Looks at the Ten Commands" (2004)
Duration: 3 minutes.
First performance: 22 September 2004 in Kemerovo by Kuzbas Symphony Orchestra directed by Lin Tao.
"Lamento" for soprano and chamberorchestra (2004)
Duration: 18 minutes.
Dedicated to Edison Denisov. First performance: 5 November 2004 in Moscow by Ekaterina Kitsigina (soprano) and the ACM Ensemble directed by Aleksei Vinogradov.
"The Code Morse Alphabet" for flute solo (2004)
Duration: 5 minutes
"Te Deum", concerto grosso No. 3 for orchestra with piano solo (2005)
Duration: 34 minutes.
Dedicated to Maki Shekiya.
First performance: 11 November 2005 in the Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatory the Russian Philharmony Orchestra, conducted by Vladimir Ponkin and Maki Sekiya (piano).
"The Morse Code Alphabet" for soprano-saxophone (2006)
Arrangement of "The Code Morse Alphabet" for flute solo (2004)
Duration: 6 minutes.
Quartet no. 2 for four saxophones "Equilibrium" (2006)
Dedicated to the Stockholm Saxophone Quartet.
Duration: 12 minutes.
Ave Maria for four cellos (2006)
Duration: 7 minutes
Postludium for eight cellos (2006)
Duration: 5 minutes
"St. Petersberg's Dreams", symphonic picture for full orchestra (2007)
Duration: 15 minutes.
First performance: 29 December 2007 by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra "Russian Philarmonia", conducted by Igor Gromov.
"A Portrait of the Composer in an Interior" for flute (piccolo), bass clarinet, horn, bass trombone, percussion, piano, violin and double bass (2007)

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