Andrei Pavlovich Petrov
Andrei Pawlowitsch Petrov ( Russian Андрей Павлович Петров , scientific transliteration Andrej Pavlovič Petrov ; born September 2, 1930 in Leningrad , † February 15, 2006 in Saint Petersburg) was a Russian composer who wrote both classical music and music for over 80 Soviet and wrote Russian films.
Life
Andrei Petrow graduated from the Rimsky-Korsakov Music School in 1949 and the Leningrad Conservatory in 1954 - as a student of Orest Jewlachow . He wrote numerous classical works for ballet (including Shores of Hope , Creation of the World , Pushkin ), operas ( Peter the Great ) and symphonies ( Vivat, Olympus ). He had a close friendship with Dmitri Shostakovich .
Andrei Petrow became one of the most sought-after film music composers and received various state awards, such as in 1967, 1976 and 1980.
His film melodies were popular and well-known nationwide. Works that came from his pen often led a life of their own independent of film and were perceived as a general cultural asset. That was, according to him, the greatest reward that could be bestowed upon him as a composer.
In 1993 the asteroid (4785) Petrov was named after him.
Andrei Petrow died on February 15, 2006 of complications from a cerebral haemorrhage. He was buried in the Volkovo Cemetery in Saint Petersburg.
Works
Among the films that Andrei Petrov wrote the music are:
- 1961: The Amphibian Man (Человек-амфибия) - adaptation of the novel
- 1963: stopover in Moscow (Я шагаю по Москве)
- 1965: Thirty-three (Тридцать три)
- 1966: be careful, car thief! (Берегись автомобиля)
- 1968: Zigzag of Happiness (Зигзаг удачи)
- 1968: An ancient fairy tale (Старая, старая сказка)
- 1972: Taming the Fire (Укрощение Огня)
- 1976: The Blue Bird (Синяя Птица) - American-Soviet co-production; with Irwin Kostal
- 1977: love in the office (Служебный роман)
- 1977: Weißer Bim Schwarzohr (Белый Бим Чёрное ухо)
- 1979: Autumn marathon (Осенний марафон)
- 1980: The garage (Гараж)
- 1980: A good word for the poor hussar (О бедном гусаре замолвите слово)
- 1983: Railway Station for Two (Вокзал для двоих)
- 1984: A Bitter Romance ( Жестокий романс )
- 1987: Forgotten melody for flute (Забытая мелодия для флейты)
- 1991: The Promised Heaven (Небеса обетованные)
- 1993: Nastja (Настя)
Web links
- Works by and about Andrei Pawlowitsch Petrow in the catalog of the German National Library
- Catalog raisonné Andrei Petrov. Internet Edition compiled by Onno van Rijen. March 30, 2006, archived from the original on September 9, 2006 .
- Biography of Andrei Petrov (Russian) ( Memento from September 10, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- Taming the Fire 1972
Individual evidence
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Petrov, Andrei Pavlovich |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Андрей Павлович Петров (Russian); Petrov, Andrej Pavlovič (scientific transliteration) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 2, 1930 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Leningrad |
DATE OF DEATH | February 15, 2006 |
Place of death | Leningrad |