David Semyonovich Blok

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Dawid Semjonowitsch Blok ( Russian Давид Семёнович Блок , scientific transliteration David Semënovič Blok ; born December 11, 1888 in Taganrog ; died October 4, 1948 in Moscow ) was a Russian-Soviet conductor and composer . He was the main conductor of Russian cinema, almost from the beginning of the sound film . He was a member of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee .

Victory Parade 1945 in Moscow's Red Square
( Parad Pobedy )

Live and act

Blok studied at the Rostov Conservatory (1913-1918). He began his creative activity in 1905 as an orchestra conductor. During the silent film era , he directed orchestras in major cinemas and wrote silent film music ( Мать The Mother, 1926, Пленники моря Prisoners of the Sea, 1928 and others). From 1930 he appeared as a composer and conductor of sound films. He wrote and edited music for more than 200 films. He conducted the world premiere of the 2nd orchestral suite from Prokofiev's ballet Romeo and Juliet . Blok was the organizer and head of the State Orchestra of the Ministry of Cinematography of the USSR . DS Blok and S. Tschernetski wrote the arrangement for the music for the 19-minute color film Victory Parade ( Russian Парад Победы , scientific transliteration Parad Pobedy ) about the great Victory Parade on June 24, 1945 on Moscow's Red Square . Blok received various honors and awards. He is buried in the Wostryakovo cemetery. The conductor Vladimir Jurowski is his great-grandson. His works have been in the public domain since 2019.

Works

Film composer:

  • 1926 Мать
  • 1928 Пленники моря
  • 1936 Я вернусь
  • 1937 Бесприданница
  • 1939 Варя-капитан
  • 1939 Воздушная почта
  • 1939 Молодые капитаны
  • 1940 Личное дело
  • 1940 Яков Свердлов
  • 1941 В тылу врага
  • 1941 Гибель Орла
  • 1941 Случай в вулкане
  • 1945 Страна родная
  • 1947 Рядовой Александр Матросов
  • 1948 Днепрогэс
  • 1948 Молодость нашей страны

Other film roles:

  • 1944 Кащей Бессмертный - conductor

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michaił Jurowski: Muzyka jest jak angielski ogród (accessed on July 29, 2019)
  2. ↑ Russian Ростовская государственная консерватория имени С. В. Рахманинова
  3. ↑ Russian Российский государственный симфонический оркестр кинематографии
  4. ↑ Парад Победы (цветной)
  5. ↑ Red Army Parade - youtube.com
personal data
SURNAME Blok, David Semyonovich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Блок, Давид Семёнович (Russian); Blok, David Semenovich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian-Soviet conductor and composer
DATE OF BIRTH December 11, 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH Taganrog
DATE OF DEATH October 4, 1948
Place of death Moscow