Lev Moissejewitsch Abeliowitsch

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Lew Moissejewitsch Abeliowitsch ( Russian Лев Моисеевич Абелиович , Belarusian Леў Майсеевіч Абеліёвіч Leu Majssejewitsch Abelijowitsch , English Lev Moyseyevich Abeliovich , scientific. Transliteration Lev Moiseevic Abeliovič * December 24, 1911 . Jul / 6. January  1912 greg. In Vilnius , Russian Empire ; †  December 8, 1985 in Minsk , Soviet Union ) was a Russian composer and pianist. In the Encyclopaedia Judaica (2nd edition) he is mentioned as a Belarusian composer and pianist. He is also referred to in literature as a Lithuanian, Soviet and Jewish composer.

Life

Lev Abeliovich was born in Vilnius on January 6, 1912. His father Moses (Moissei) Abeliowitsch was an insurance agent. Lew first studied law at Vilnius University. Against the wishes of his parents, he dropped out at the age of 23 shortly before defending his doctoral thesis. He went to Warsaw to the Music Conservatory . From 1935 to 1939 he studied composition with Kazimierz Sikorski and piano with Zbigniew Drzewiecki . To finance his studies he gave Latin and literature lessons. Occasionally he made translations. After the German attack on Poland , he fled to Minsk. There he studied composition with Vasily Andrejewitsch Solotarjow at the National Conservatory . He graduated from Minsk in 1941. After the Second World War he studied in Moscow with Nikolai Myaskovsky in 1945/1946 . He then devoted himself to composing. Later he studied Belarusian folk music.

During his studies in Warsaw he met Mieczysław Weinberg . He had a close friendship with him. They also studied together in Minsk. Abeliowitsch dedicated the fresco No. 1 and his third symphony to him.

Works (selection)

The Russian State Library owns over 30 works by Lev Abeliowitsch.

Orchestral works
  • Heroic poem; 1957
  • Symphonic pictures; 1958
  • Symphony No. 1; 1962
  • Overture; 1963
  • Symphony No. 2; 1964; OCLC 9073917
  • Symphony No. 3; 1967; OCLC 1114160
  • Symphony No. 4; 1970; OCLC 84428408
  • Aria for violin and chamber orchestra; 1976
  • Vocalize in memory of Dmitri Shostakovich for mezzo-soprano and orchestra
  • Piano concerto; 1979
  • Music for radio plays
  • Film music: He wrote the music for the film: Пятерка отважных [The Brave Five]; 1970/71
Chamber music
  • Piano music
    • Piano Sonata No. 1; 1953 I Allegro II Adagio III Allegro molto
    • Children's pieces; 1961. I Happy Play, II Story, III March, IV Lullaby, V Scherzino
    • Humoresque; 1963
    • Frescoes; Cycle of piano pieces; First volume; 1965. I steps in the night, II refugee / fugitive, III sad hour, IV urgency, V silence, VI procession, VII requiem, VIII scherzo, IX crash / overthrow / climax; OCLC 24359448
    • Frescoes; Cycle; Second volume; 1972
    • Piano Sonata No. 2; 1974 I Adagio - Allegro molto II Andante III Allegro molto IV Allegro non troppo, OCLC 16617089
    • Piano Sonata No. 3; 1979 I Andante mosso II Presto
    • Piano pieces; 1984; Dedicated to Irina Schumilina. I in the twilight, II buffoon / buffoon, III intermezzo, IV snowstorm, V postludium,
  • Works for viola and piano
  • Works for violin and piano
    • Dance for violin and piano; 1952
    • Four pieces for violin and piano; 1954. I Etude: image, II lullaby, III meditation / contemplation, IV dance
    • Sonata for violin and piano No. 1; 1960
    • Sonata for violin and piano No. 2; 1961
    • Three pieces for violin and piano; 1962-1965. I Scherzo, II Etude: Image, III Dance
    • Sonata for violin and piano No. 3; 1969; OCLC 25155525
    • Aria for violin and chamber orchestra; Version for violin and piano
  • Works for oboe and piano
    • Sonata for oboe and piano; 1950
  • Piano trio
    • Piano trio; 1955
  • Works for cymbal
    • Twenty preludes for cymbal
    • Sonata for piano and cymbal
Vocal music
  • Songs, romances and ballads
    • Three songs based on texts by Belarusian poets; 1948. I Text: Anatol Astrejko. Work II Text: Anatolij Veljugin. Lullaby III Text: Anatol Astrejko, Grace
    • Overnight stay; Song with text by Maksim Bahdanowitsch ; 1957
    • Five romances for voice and piano based on texts by Maksim Bahdanowitsch; 1957 I. Above the grave, II Ты был как месяц одинокий, III Snowstorm, IV night, V winter evening
    • The swimmer; Romance for voice and piano; 1958 Text: Mickiewicz
    • Romances for high voice and piano based on texts by Robert Burns ; 1959
    • Songs for voice and piano; 1963 I.
    • Romances for voice and piano; 1975; Text: Jakub Kolas . I night, II on the new earth, III lullaby IV wandering musicians. Text: Uladsimir Dubouka V Ballad of the Partisans VI burial mound
    • Partisan ballads; 1980
    • Romances based on texts by Maksim Bahdanowitsch; 1982
    • 10 romances based on texts by Fyodor Tjuttschew ; 1985; I After the storm, II See how green the grove is, III Child IV Autumn, V How heavy the last hour, VI The clouds melt in the sky, VII On the way, VIII Chant, IX Poetry, X Happy, this world will be visited ; OCLC 21913413
  • Choral works
    • Two pieces for mixed choir; 1958.
    • Song about Lenin for bass, choir and piano; 1962 Text: Ales Staver

Awards

  • In 1963 he got the title Заслуженный деятель искусств Белорусской ССР [Honored Artist of the Belarusian SSR].
  • On January 5, 1972 he received the Order of Honor ( Russian Орден Знак Почёт )
  • Certificate of Honor of the Supreme Soviet of the Belarusian SSR and RCFSR

Recordings

  • Aria for viola and piano. Kathryn Lucktenberg, viola. Alexander Tutunov, piano. on: Altarus 9508. 2003
  • Aria for violin and orchestra. Roman Nodel, violin. State Symphony Orchestra of the USSR . Directed by: Jurij Efimov. Melodija S10-12706; OCLC 23137479
  • Aria for violin and orchestra. Roman Nodel, violin. Minsk Chamber Orchestra conducted by Yuri Tsiryuk. Melodija S10-08447-8
  • Aria for violin and orchestra. Mikhail Shteĭn, violin. Chamber Orchestra Minsk Dir .: Aleksandr Poljanichko. Melodija S10-27830, OCLC 31005322
  • Piano concerto. Alexander Tutunov, piano. Corvallis -OSU Symphony Orchestra. Director: Marlan Carlson. on: Altarus 9508. 2003
  • Piano trio. Kathryn Lucktenberg, violin. Alexander Tutunov, piano. Steven Pologe, violoncello. on: Altarus 9508. 2003
  • Ten romances based on texts by Fyodor Tjuttschew . James Wood, bass-baritone ; Alexander Tutunov, piano. on: Altarus 9508. 2003
  • Piano Sonatas No. 1 - No. 3. Alexander Tutunov, piano. on: Altarus 9056; 2002
  • Frescoes I and II. Alexander Tutunov, piano. on: Altarus 9056; 2002
  • Vocalise in memory of Dmitri Shostakovich for mezzo-soprano and orchestra; Tamara Pechinskaja, mezzo-soprano. State Symphony Orchestra of the USSR. Directed by: Jurij Efimov. Melodija S10-12706; OCLC 23137479

literature

Web links

  • mishpoha.org Russian article for the 100th birthday 2012 with a fictional interview and 2 pictures: I portrait. II Group photo of Professor Zolotaryov's class . Minsk, 1939; Abeliowitsch: second row, second from the left.
  • kino-teatr.ru biography, filmography
  • Catalog raisonné Lev Abeliovich. Internet Edition compiled by Onno van Rijen. April 2, 2006, archived from the original on March 28, 2016 .;

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Marina Rizarev: Lev Abeliovich . In: Fred Skolnik (Ed.): Encyclopaedia Judaica . 2nd Edition. tape 1 . Keter Publishing House, 2007, ISBN 978-0-02-865929-9 (English, ketab3.files.wordpress.com [PDF]).
  2. ↑ a b c d Svetlana Kovshik, Inessa Dvuzhilnaya: Интервью, Которого Не Было… * The Interview That Didn'T Take Place. In: МИШПОХА №29. Retrieved February 26, 2017 .
  3. ↑ a b c Абелиович, Лев Моисеевич - это ... Что такое Абелиович, Лев Моисеевич? In: Словари и энциклопедии на Академике . ( dic.academic.ru [accessed February 27, 2017]).
  4. ↑ Radoslava Aladova: Abeliyovich, Lew Mayseyevich (1912–1985), composer . In: Grove Music Online . 2001 (English, oup.com ).
  5. ↑ Pyatyorka otvazhnykh in the Internet Movie Database (English) Director: Leonid Martynyuk, 1971
  6. ↑ Пятёрка отважных (1970) - информация о фильме - советские фильмы - Кино-Театр.РУ. Retrieved February 27, 2017 .
  7. ↑ Абелиович, Лев Моисеевич: Юмореска. Сов. композитор, 1963, Retrieved February 26, 2017 (Russian).
personal data
SURNAME Abeliowitsch, Lev Moissejewitsch
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Abelijowitsch, Leu Majssejewitsch (Belarusian); Абелиович, Лев Моисеевич (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian composer and pianist
DATE OF BIRTH January 6, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Vilnius
DATE OF DEATH December 8, 1985
Place of death Minsk