Michail Michailowitsch Ippolitow-Ivanov

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Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov

Mikhail Mikhailovich Ippolitow-Ivanov ( Russian Михаил Михайлович Ипполитов-Иванов , scientific transliteration Mikhail Michajlovič Ippolitov-Ivanov ; born November 7, jul. / 19th November  1859 greg. In Gatchina in Saint Petersburg , †  28 January 1935 in Moscow ) was a Russian composer and conductor .

Vita

Ippolitow-Ivanov, the son of a craftsman, was born as Mikhail Mikhailovich Ivanov. It was not until 1881 that he adopted his mother's name as a middle name to distinguish himself from an older composer. From 1872 to 1875 he was a choirboy at St. Isaac's Cathedral . In 1875 he studied composition at the St. Petersburg Conservatory with Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov , which he graduated very successfully in 1882. In the same year Ippolitow-Ivanov moved to Tbilisi , where he became director of the local music school, which later became a conservatory, and directed the concerts of the Russian Music Society. In 1893 he left Tbilisi and became a professor of composition at the Moscow Conservatory . From 1905 to 1922 he was director of this institute; he continued his teaching until the end of his life. In 1924 Ippolitow-Ivanov was once again director of the Tbilisi Conservatory for a year , and from the following year he conducted at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow . He also appeared with musicological writings (for example on the Georgian folk song). Reinhold Glière , Sergei Wassilenko and Sachari Paliaschwili are among his numerous students .

style

Ippolitow-Ivanov based his work clearly on his teacher Rimsky-Korsakov. This suggests itself v. a. reflected in the brilliant orchestration and symphonic treatment of folk song themes. Ippolitov-Ivanov was also close to Alexander Glasunov , who was about the same age . However, he used folklore even more than this as the basis of his work. In doing so, he not only concentrated on Russian folklore, but also focused on Caucasian folk music due to his eleven-year stay in Tbilisi . Later he studied the music of the Turkic peoples intensively . Ippolitow-Iwanow had a sure instinct for drama and effective turns and was a pronounced orchestral composer. His harmony remained firmly rooted in Russian national romanticism and shows no interest in musical innovations. In the Soviet Union he was actively involved in the reorganization of musical life. When " Socialist Realism " was proclaimed as a music doctrine in 1932 , he was one of the most staunch supporters of this ideology, as this conception of art was almost identical to his. Ippolitow-Ivanov was certainly not an innovator, but his compositions show great craftsmanship and a sense for effects.

Works (selection)

  • Orchestral works
    • Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 46 (1907)
    • Symphony No. 2 Karelia (1935)
    • Caucasian Sketches , Suite No. 1 op.10 (1894)
    • Iveria , Suite No. 2 op.42 (1894/95)
    • Turkish Fragments , Suite No. 3 op.62 (1930)
    • On the steppes of Turkmenistan , Suite No. 4 op.65 (1935)
    • Musical pictures from Uzbekistan , Suite No. 5 op.69
    • Catalan Suite op.79
    • Jar-chmel , Spring Overture op.1 (1881)
    • Armenian Rhapsody op.48 (1895)
    • The Mziri (The Novice), symphonic poem based on a poem by Lermontow op.54 (1923/24)
    • Marches and other orchestral pieces
  • Operas
    • Ruth op. 6 (1883–86)
    • Asja op. 30 (1900)
    • The betrayal op.43 (1908/09)
    • Ole aus dem Nordland op.53 (1915)
    • The Marriage op.70 (1931, 1st act by Mussorgsky )
    • The last barricade op.74 (1933)
  • Other vocal music
    • Hymn to Work op.59 for choir, orchestra and wind orchestra (1927)
    • Cantatas
    • sacred choral works
    • numerous songs
    • Folk song arrangements
  • Chamber music
    • Violin Sonata in A major op.8 (1895)
    • Piano quartet op.9 (1895)
    • String Quartet in A minor op.13 (1895)
    • Theme and Variations for Piano Trio (1932)
    • 4 pieces on Armenian folk themes for string quartet (1933)

A complete catalog of works can be found on the website of the Russian Music Archive in Hanover; However, caution is advised in the details.

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personal data
SURNAME Ippolitow-Iwanow, Michail Michailowitsch
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ипполитов-Иванов, Михаил Михайлович (Russian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian composer and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH November 19, 1859
PLACE OF BIRTH Gatchina near Saint Petersburg
DATE OF DEATH January 28, 1935
Place of death Moscow