The Last Years (1969-1975)
Compositions without opus numbers are allotted a letter designation B, C, D, etc. to facilitate
indexing
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Opus 43-59
Opus 43: Symphony No. 4 C minor (1935-1936)
- Movements:
1. Allegretto poco moderato - 28 min.
2. Moderato con moto - 9 min.
3. Largo. Allegretto - 29 min.
First performance: 30 December 1961 in Moscow Conservatory by Moscow PO under K. Kondrashin.
Listen to Kirill Kondrashin conducting the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (Recorded Live, 10 January 1971) in the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam.
Gennady Rozhdestvensky conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra:
1. Allegretto poco moderato part 1, Allegretto poco moderato part 2,
2. Moderato con moto and
3. Largo - Allegretto.
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Opus 43B: Reduction of Symphony No. 4 for two pianos (1935-1936)
- Reduction of opus 43; also version for piano four hands by L. Atovmyan.
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Opus 44: Music to the Play "Hail, Spain" by Afinogenov (1936)
- 1. Fanfares
2. The Song of Rosita: Moderato
3. Funeral March: Andante
4. Andante
5. March: Allegro non troppo
Producers: N. Petrov and S. Radlov.
First performance: 23 November 1936 in Leningrad; design by A. Akimov; produced by S. Radlov and N. Petrov.
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Opus 44A: Music to the Play "Hail, Spain" by Afinogenov, arranged for piano (1936)
- Arranged by Lev Solin.
1. March - 2 min. 30 sec.
2. Funeral March - 3 min.
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Opus 45: Music to the Film "The Return of Maxim" (1936-1937)
- Filmproducers: G. Kosintsev and L. Trauberg (Lenfilm); No. 2 of "Maxim"-trilogy.
First performance: 23 May 1937 under N. Rabinovich.
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Opus 46: Four Romances on Verses by Pushkin for bass and piano (1936-1937)
- 1. Renaissance: Moderato
2. To a Young Man, Sobbing Bitterly: Allegretto
3. Presentiment: Allegro
4. Stanzas: Adagio
In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Pushkin's death.
First performance: 8
December 1940 in Moscow.
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Opus 46B: Orchestration of "Four Romances on Verses by Pushkin for bass and orchestra (1936-1937)
- Orchestrated by G. Rozhdestvensky.
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Opus 46C: Arrangement of Nos. 1, 2 and 3 of Four Romances on Verses by Pushkin for bass
and stringorchestra (1936-1937)
Opus 47: Symphony No. 5 D minor (1937)
- Movements:
1. Moderato
2. Allegretto
3. Largo
4. Allegro non troppo
First performance: 21 November 1937 in Leningrad Philharmony by Leningrad PO under Y. Mravinsky.
Valery Gergiev conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Symphony No. 5.
Yevgeny Mravinsky conducts the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra in 1983 in Symphony No. 5.
Yevgeny Mravinsky conducts the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra in the fourth movement.
Yevgeny Svetlanov conducts the USSR State Symphony Orchestra in the first movement and
in the fourth movement.
Leonard Bernstein conducts the New York Philharmonic in the fourth movement.
Semyon Bychkov conducts the WDR Symphony Orchestra in Symphony No. 5.
Georg Solti conducts Symphony No. 5.
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Opus 47B: Reduction of Scherzo (Allegretto) of Symphony No. 5 for solo piano (1937)
Opus 48: Music to the Film "Volochayev Days" (1936-1937)
- Filmproducers: G. and S. Vassiliev (Lenfilm).
First performance: 20 January 1938 under N. Rabinovich.
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Opus 48B: Orchestration of "Internationale" by Degeyter (1937)
Opus 48C: "The Twelve Chairs", operetta (1937-1938)
- Libretto by Y. Petrov, after the story by Ilf and Petrov.
Unfinished (probably only sketched).
Opus 49: String Quartet No. 1 C major (1938)
- Movements:
1. Moderato - 4 min. 30 sec.
2. Moderato - 4 min. 30 sec.
3. Allegro molto - 2 min.
4. Allegro - 3 min.
Originally entitled "Springtime".
First performance: 10 Oktober 1938 in Leningrad by the Glazunov Quartet.
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Opus 49A: Transcription of String Quartet No. 1 for orchestra (1938)
- Transcription by R. Barshai.
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Opus 50: Music to the Film "The Vyborg District" (1938)
- Filmproducers: G. Kosintsev and L. Trauberg (Lenfilm); No. 3 of "Maxim"-trilogy.
First performance: 2 February 1939 under N. Rabinovich.
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Opus 50A: Suite from "The Maxim Film-Trilogy" for orchestra and chorus (1938)
- Eight pieces; assembled by L. Atovmian.
1 Introduction ('Courage, my friends'): Moderato - 4 min.
2 Attack: Allegro - 2 min.
3 Death of the Old Worker: Adagio - 6 min.
4 Waltz: Allegro sostenuto - 3 min.
5 Demonstration: Allegretto - 2 min. 30 sec.
6 Struggle at the Barricades: Allegro con brio - 5 min.
7 Funeral March: Tempo di marcia funèbre - 2 min. 30 sec.
8 Finale - 1 min. 30 sec.
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Opus 50B: Suite for jazz orchestra No. 2 (1938)
- Eight pieces:
1. March: Merrily, Tempo di Marcia
2. Dance: Presto
3. Dance: Allegretto scherzando
4. Little Polka: Allegretto
5. Lyric Waltz: Allegretto
6. Waltz: Tempo di Valse
7. Waltz: Allegretto poco moderato
8. Finale: Allegro moderato
First performance: 28 November 1938 in Moscow (Moscow Radio) by State Jazz Band of the USSR.
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Opus 51: Music to the Film "Friends" (1938)
- Filmproducer: L. Arnstamm (Lenfilm).
First performance: 1 Oktober 1938.
Opus 51B: "Vocalise" from "Friends" for unaccompanied chorus (1938)
Opus 52: Music to the Film "The Great Citizen", first part (1938)
- Filmproducer: F. Ermler (Lenfilm).
First performance: 13 February 1938.
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Opus 53: Music to the Film "The Man with a Gun" (1938)
- Filmproducers: N. Pogodin and S. Yutkevich (Lenfilm); other filmtitle: "November". First
performance: 1 November 1938.
1. Overture: Allegretto - 2 min.
2. October: Allegro moderato - 3 min. 30 sec.
3. Smol'ny Palace: Presto - Allegretto - 2 min.
4. Finale: Moderato - 1 min.
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Opus 53B: Lenin Symphony for soli, chorus and orchestra (1938-1939)
- Texts by Mayakovsky and folksong texts.
Unfinished; material used in Symphony No. 6.
Opus 54: Symphony No. 6 B minor (1939)
- Movements:
1. Largo - 18 min.
2. Allegro - 6 min.
3. Presto - 7 min.
Originally published as opus 53.
First performance: 5 November 1939 in Leningrad Philharmony by Leningrad PO under Y. Mravinsky.
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Opus 55: Music to the Film "The Great Citizen", second part (1939)
- Filmproducer: F. Ermler (Lenfilm).
First performance: 27 November 1939.
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Opus 56: Music to the Trickfilm "The Silly Little Mouse" (1939)
- Filmproducer: S. Marshak; regie: M. Zechanovsky.
Film never released; manuscript lost.
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Opus 56A: Seven Finnish Folk Songs for soprano, tenor and small orchestra (1939)
- Five well-known Finnish Folk Songs and two instrumental parts.
First Performance: 1 September 2001 in Kaustinen (Finland).
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Opus 57: Piano Quintet G minor (1940)
- Movements:
1. Prelude: Lento - Poco piu mosso - Lento
2. Fugue: Adagio
3. Scherzo: Allegretto
4. Intermezzo: Lento
5. Finale: Allegretto
At request of the Beethoven Quartet.
First performance: 13 September 1940 in Moscow Conservatory by Beethoven Quartet and D. Shostakovich.
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Opus 58: Orchestration of the Opera "Boris Godunov" by Mussorgsky (1939-1940)
- First performance: 4 November 1959 in Leningrad under S. Eltsin; design by G.
Mosieev; produced by I. Shlepyanov.
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Opus 58A: Music to the Play "King Lear" by Shakespeare (1940)
- Producer: G. Kosintsev.
First performance: 24 March 1941 in Leningrad; design by N. Altman; produced by G. Kosintsev.
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Opus 58B: Reduction of "King Lear" for piano (1940)
- Reduction of opus 58A Nos. 1, 2 and 3 by the composer.
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Opus 58C: "Songs of the Fool" and "Ballad of Cordelia" from "King Lear" for voice and piano
(1940)
- Arrangement of opus 58A Nos. 4 and 5 by L. Solin.
Opus 58D: Orchestration of "Wiener Blut" by Strauss (1940)
- Russian text by V. Tipot.
First performance: 1941 in Leningrad; produced by G. Yaron.
Opus 58E: Orchestration of "The Excursion Train Polka" by Strauss (1940)
- Composed as a speciality dance for G. Isayeva in "The Gipsy Baron".
First performance: 1940 in Leningrad.
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Opus 58F: Orchestration of 27 Romances and Songs Arrangements (1941)
- Transcriptions of classical and popular songs for Leningrad frontline concerts.
Opus 58G: "The Oath to the People's Commissar" for bass, chorus and piano (1941)
- Text by S. Sayanov.
Opus 58H: "The Fearless Regiments Are On the Move", marching song with simple
accompaniment for bayan or piano (1941)
- Lyric by L. Rakhmilevich.
Opus 58I: Polka for harp duet F sharp minor (1941)
- Allegretto and Scherzando.
Composed at the request of harpist Vera Dulova.
Transcription of a piece by M. Balakirev.
Opus 59: Music to the Film "The Adventures of Korzinkina" (1940)
- 1. Overture: Allegretto
2. March: Allegretto
3. The Chase (for piano four hands): Presto
4. Music in the Restaurant: Moderato non troppo.
5. Intermezzo
6. Finale: Andantino
Filmproducer: K. Mintz (Lenfilm).
Filmscore lost.
Originally opus 59 was three pieces for violin (withdrawn).
First performance: 11 November 1940.
Opus 59B: Suite from "The Adventures of Korzinkina" (1940)
- Six pieces; arranged by G. Rozhdestvensky.
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Opus 59C: Three Pieces for solo violin (1940)
- Originally opus 59 (withdrawn).
Opus 59D: "Katyusha Maslova", opera after Tolsty's novel "Resurrection" (1940)
- Libretto by A. Mariengov.
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