Konstantin Wassiljew (composer)
Konstantin Wassiljew ( Russian Константи́н Васильев , English transliteration Konstantin Vassiliev ; * 1970 in Novoaltaisk , Perwomaiski Rajon , former Soviet Union ) is a composer and guitarist living in Germany .
Life
Wassiljew studied guitar with Arkady Burchanow and composition with Sergei Tossin at the Novosibirsk Conservatory . After graduating, he moved to Germany, where he continued his guitar studies with Reinbert Evers at the Hochschule für Musik Detmold , Münster, and his composition studies with Georg Haidu. In 1991 he organized the Vassiliev Chamber Ensemble for a combination of traditional European and Russian folklore instruments, for which he wrote many compositions and arrangements.
Together with the singer and reciter Günter Gall he dedicates himself to the rediscovery of the Jewish poet Mascha Kaléko, who was expelled by the Nazis .
Wassiljew is the winner of the composition competition at the Osnabrück guitar festival "Open Strings".
Works
- Mountain Rhapsody for Guitar, A raphsody based on a motif by Alban Berg
- "Following the clouds ..."
- Konstantin Vassiliev: Sonata-Fantasy “Smoke of Love” after Shakespeare's “Romeo and Juliet” and Sonata ° on the CD Sonatas by Roman Viazoskiy, CLCL 102
- Three lyric pieces
- Swan Princess
- Wanderer in Time
- Two Russian Pieces (guitar duo)
- Due immagini animate (guitar and harp)
Composed together with Roman Viaszoskiy:
- Fate
- Forest Paintings: No. 1 The Old Oak
- Forest Paintings: No. 2 The First Snowdrops
- Forest Paintings: No. 3 Dance Of The Forest Ghosts
Web links
- Official website
- Konstantin Vassiliev: Sonata. editionsorphee.com
- Works by and about Konstantin Wassiljew in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wassiljew, Konstantin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vassiliev, Konstantin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Soviet-German composer and guitarist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Novoaltaysk , Pervomaisky Raion, Soviet Union |