Jacobo Ficher
Jacobo Ficher ( Russian Яков (Хакобо) Фишер ; born January 15, 1896 in Odessa , † September 9, 1978 in Buenos Aires ) was an Argentine composer , violinist and conductor of Russian origin.
Live and act
Ficher was a violin student of Pyotr Stoljarski and from 1912 studied violin at the St. Petersburg Conservatory with Sergei Korgujew and Leopold Auer , as well as music theory, instrumentation and composition with Wassili Kalafati , Maximilian Steinberg , Nikolai Tscherepnin and Nikolai Sokolow .
In 1923 he moved to Buenos Aires, where he worked as a composer and orchestra director. In 1939 he became director of the symphony orchestra of the Asociación General de Músicos de la Argentina , in 1947 he was one of the founders of the Argentine Composers Association. In 1969 he became a member of the Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes .
Works
- First string quartet , 1929
- Exodus - Obertura Patética , 1929
- La Sulamita , symphonic poem, 1931
- Colombina de hoy , ballet, 1933
- Los invitados , ballet, 1933
- Tres Bocetos , 1934
- Melchor , Ballet, 1938-39
- Los afincaos , film music, 1941
- Gaucho , film music, 1942
- Ponnchos azules , soundtrack, 1942
- Golondrina , ballet, 1942
- Así Habló Isaías , Symphony, 1948
- El oso , chamber opera based on Anton Chekhov , 1952
- Salmo de Alegría , cantata, 1952
- Tres piezas (three pieces) for viola and piano, Op.76, 1953
- Sonata for viola and piano, Op.80, 1953
- Pelido de mano , chamber opera based on Anton Chekhov, 1955–56
- Saxophone Quartet , 1957
- Epopeya de Mayo , Symphony, 1960
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Ficher, Jacobo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Argentine composer, violinist and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 15, 1896 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Odessa |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 9, 1978 |
| Place of death | Buenos Aires |