Gavriil Nikolayevich Popov

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Gavriil Nikolayevich Popov ( Russian ; born August 30 Гавриил Николаевич Попов jul. / 12. September  1904 greg. In Novocherkassk ; † 17th February 1972 in Repino in Leningrad ) was a Russian composer .

Life

Popov received his first composition lessons from Mikhail Gnessin . From 1917 to 1921 he studied piano and composition at the Rostov-on-Don Conservatory , and from 1922 to 1930 he completed his studies at the Leningrad Conservatory . Leonid Nikolayev and Vladimir Shcherbachev were among his teachers there . Popow was interested in many things and at times also studied a. a. Literature and archeology. In Leningrad he performed as a pianist in a dance studio. From 1927 to 1931 he taught piano and composition at the Leningrad Music School. In the 1920s and early 1930s he was a member of the Association for Contemporary Music (ASM). From 1932 to 1937 he was a functionary in the Leningrad Composers' Union. The premiere of his First Symphony in 1935 led to severe criticism from the state; Popov was accused of representing the "ideology of the class enemy ". During the Second World War he was evacuated to Alma-Ata . From 1944 he lived in Moscow . In 1948 Popov again came into conflict with the CPSU when he was named in the party resolution "About the Opera The Great Friendship " of the CPSU Central Committee and was accused of formalism along with several other composers . In later years he suffered from alcoholism . Popow was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1946 for his Second Symphony .

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Popov received a lot of attention in the 1920s and early 1930s as one of the most adventurous and gifted young Russian composers. He was familiar with the most important contemporary works from Russia and Western Europe and incorporated their influences into his work. A neoclassical influence can still be seen in some of his first works. With his First Symphony at the latest, Popow found his own expressionist- oriented style. Drama, monumentality, advanced, dissonant harmony that only had distant tonal ties, extremely heightened polyphony and distinctive rhythms shaped his music. After this work was harshly attacked, Popov changed his style. Contrary to what is often claimed, he retained certain peculiarities, but he softened the harshness of his music, composed tonally and in some cases took up suggestions from Russian folklore. From then on he oriented himself towards socialist realism and wrote patriotic, heroic works, especially during the war years. Nevertheless, a little later he was again called a formalist. In the 1960s, his creative power suffered from his alcoholism; he composed only a little and irregularly before he experienced another surge of creativity in the last years of his life. Although his last works use a more daring tonal language again, Popov ultimately did not return to the modernity of his early works. Popov received little attention in the Soviet Union, but is considered an important symphonic composer. His large-scale, masterfully orchestrated works have been drawn to attention through CD releases in recent years.

Works

  • Orchestral works
    • Symphony No. 1, Op. 7 (1927–34)
    • Symphony No. 2 in G minor / A minor op.39 Heimat (1943)
    • Symphony No. 3 op.45 Heroic for string orchestra (1939–46)
    • Symphony No. 4 op.47 Ehre der Heimat for solos and mixed choir a cappella (1948/49)
    • Symphony No. 5 in A major op.77 Pastorale (1956/57)
    • Symphony No. 6 in B flat major op.99 Festliche (1969)
    • Symphony No. 7 (1970, fragment)
    • Symphonic Suite No. 1 op.14 from the music for the film The Komsomol leads the way in electrification with soprano and baritone solo (1933)
    • Divertimento for orchestra op.23bis (1938)
    • Spain , 7 miniatures for orchestra op.28 (1940)
    • Drama and film music
  • Concerts
    • Piano concerto op.24
    • Violin Concerto op. 103/17
    • Concert poem for violin and orchestra op.17 (1937)
    • Violoncello Concerto op.71
    • Symphonic aria for violoncello and string orchestra op.43 In Memoriam AN Tolstoy (1945)
  • Vocal music
    • Alexander Newski , Opera op.25 (1938–42, unfinished)
    • To victory , heroic overture cantata for baritone, choir and orchestra (1944)
    • Heroic Poem for Lenin for solos, choir and orchestra op.58 (1950)
    • Glory to our party , poem cantata for choir (1952)
    • numerous works for choir or children's choir
    • Songs for voice and piano
  • Chamber and piano music
    • Octet in E flat major op.9 (1927)
    • Septet in C major op.2 Chamber Symphony (1927)
    • Quintet for flute, clarinet, trumpet, violoncello and double bass (1958)
    • Quartet Symphony for String Quartet op.61 (1951)
    • Concertino for violin and piano op.4 (1926/27)
    • Large suite for piano op.6 (1927)
    • 2 piano pieces op.1 (1925)
    • 2 fairy tales for piano op.51 (1948)
    • Three lyric poems for piano op.80 (1957)
  • Film music (selection)

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personal data
SURNAME Popov, Gavriil Nikolajewitsch
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Попов, Гавриил Николаевич (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian composer
DATE OF BIRTH September 12, 1904
PLACE OF BIRTH Novocherkassk
DATE OF DEATH 17th February 1972
Place of death Repino near Leningrad