Boris Parsadanyan
Boris Kristapori Parsadanjan ( Armenian Բորիս Քրիստափորի Փարսադանյան , Russian Борис Христофорович Парсаданян ; born May 14, 1925 in Kislowodsk , Soviet Union ; † May 14, 1997 in Tallinn ) was a Soviet- Estonian composer of Armenian origin.
Boris Parsadanjan was born into an Armenian family. He studied violin at the Gnessin Institute in Moscow until 1950 . Parsadanjan moved to Estonia in 1953 and studied composition there with Heino Eller . From 1953 to 1968 he worked with the Estonian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Tallinn.
From 1968 to 1970 he was the deputy editor-in-chief of Central Television in Moscow and from 1970 to 1973 he was employed by the cultural department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Estonia in Tallinn. From 1973 to 1975 Parsadanjan was a consultant of the Estonian Composers' Union ( Eesti Heliloojata Liit ) and from 1975 to 1986 artistic director of the State Philharmonic of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic .
In addition, Parsadanjan has composed numerous musical works since 1949, including eleven symphonies . His works are reminiscent of the music of Dmitri Shostakovich , but contain a specifically Armenian sound. In 1973, 1979 and 1982 he was awarded the Estonian SSR's Annual Music Prize.
Works (selection)
- David von Sasun (epic poem for symphony orchestra, named after the Armenian national hero of the same name, 1949)
- Symphony no. 1 (dedicated to the 26 commissioners of Baku , 1958)
- Symphony No. 2 ( Martiros Sarjan , dedicated to the Armenian painter of the same name, 1962)
- Sool , opera based on a story by Isaak Babel (1973)
- String Quartet (1974)
- Duo sonata for violin and violoncello (1974)
- Concerto for flute and chamber orchestra (1977)
- Symphony No. 6 for violin and large orchestra (1978)
- Symphony No. 7 (1980), dedicated to Aram Khachaturian
- Symphony No. 8 ( Estonian Symphony , 1982)
- Symphony No. 9 (1985)
- Symphony No. 10 (1986)
- Symphony No. 11 (1987)
Web links
- Works by and about Boris Parsadanjan in the catalog of the German National Library
- Catalog raisonné (Estonian) ( Memento from July 16, 2001 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on August 31, 2018
- Catalog of works and discography (English) ( Memento of 15 November 2013, Internet Archive ) retrieved on August 31, 2018
- Boris Parsadanjan at Edition Antes
- Photos ( January 14, 2008 memento in the Internet Archive ), accessed August 31, 2018
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Detailed biography in the Estonian Music Information Center (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Parsadanyan, Boris |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Parsadanjan, Boriss |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian composer of Armenian origin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 14, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kislovodsk |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 14, 1997 |
| Place of death | Tallinn |