Otar Taktakishvili

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Otar Wassiljewitsch Taktakishvili ( Georgian ოთარ ვასილის ძე თაქთაქიშვილი ; * July 27, 1924 in Tbilisi ; † February 21, 1989 ibid) was a Georgian composer .

Life

Taktakishvili began his musical training in 1938 at the music school in Tbilisi. In 1942 he moved to the local conservatory to study composition with Sargis Barchudarjan until 1947 . He made a name for himself as a composer while still a student. In 1947 he first went to the Staatskapelle of the Georgian SSR, where he worked as a conductor until 1952 and then as director until 1956. In the meantime, Taktakishvili had established himself not only as a Georgian national composer, but also as an important Soviet composer. In 1959 he was appointed lecturer at the Conservatory in Tbilisi and was its director from 1962 to 1965. In 1966 he became a professor. Taktakishvili held posts in the Georgian and Soviet composers' association. From 1965 to 1984 he was Georgian Minister of Culture. Again and again he appeared internationally as a conductor, mainly of his own works. Taktakishvili received numerous medals and awards; he was u. a. three-time state prize winner and holder of the Order of Lenin .

style

The basis of Taktakishvili's work is Georgian folk music , to which he is based in terms of melody, harmony and rhythm . Sometimes even folk musical instruments are imitated. Taktakishvili moves within the framework of a modally colored tonality , which is characterized by abrupt changes of key. His early works are in places characterized by great pathos and follow the guidelines of socialist realism . Their tonal language is very traditional and is based mainly on 19th century music. His works, composed from the mid-1970s, on the other hand, appear more introverted and harmoniously free, but remain clearly tonal. Neoclassical features can also be seen in his later works . During his lifetime he had great success; his opera Mindia was z. B. as one of the most important Georgian operas . He was celebrated as the Georgian national composer and had an international reputation. Today, however, his music is largely unknown.

Works

  • Orchestral works
    • Symphony No. 1 in A minor Youth (1949)
    • Symphony No. 2 in C minor (1953, rev. 1988)
    • Sinfonietta for chamber orchestra (1982)
    • Symphonic poems (including the Mziri , 1956)
    • Orchestral suites
  • Concerts
    • Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor (1950)
    • Piano Concerto No. 2 Mountain Wise Men (1973)
    • Piano Concerto No.3 in F major Youth (1973)
    • Piano Concerto No. 4 in D minor (1983)
    • Concertino in C major for violin and small orchestra (1956)
    • Violin Concerto No. 1 in F minor (1976)
    • Violin Concerto No. 2 for Violin and Chamber Orchestra (1987)
    • Violoncello Concerto No. 1 in D minor (1947)
    • Violoncello Concerto No.2 in D major (1977)
    • Trumpet Concerto (1954)
  • Operas
    • Mindia (1959/60)
    • Three stories , opera triptych (1967, rev. 1972)
    • The Abduction of the Moon (1974-76)
    • Mususi (The Schürzenjäger) (1977/78, rev. 1980 as The Engagement )
    • First love (1979/80)
  • Other vocal works
    • The living home , oratorio (1963)
    • In Rustaveli's footsteps , oratorio (1964)
    • Nikolos Baratashvili , oratorio (1970)
    • Guric songs , cantata for 8 male voices, choir and orchestra (1971)
    • Mingrelian Songs , Suite for tenor, 8 male voices and chamber orchestra (1972)
    • With Akaki's Lyre , suite for solos, choir, flute, harp and percussion (1983)
    • Hymn of the Georgian SSR (1945)
    • Orchestral song cycles
    • Songs
  • Chamber music
    • Piano quintet (1986/87)
    • String Quartet in C minor (1984)
    • Piano Trio (1987)
    • Violoncello Sonata (1985)
    • Flute Sonata in C major (1968)
  • Piano music
    • Piano Sonata (1985)
    • Toccata (1961)
    • Imitation of Georgian Folk Instruments , Suite (1973)
    • smaller pieces
    • Pieces for children

Awards

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Evgeny Machavariani, Gulbat Toradze:  Taktakishvili, Otar. In: Grove Music Online (English; subscription required).
  2. ↑ a b c d e f Otar Taktakishvili - biography. Retrieved May 4, 2018 (Russian).
personal data
SURNAME Taktakishvili, Otar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES ოთარ თაქთაქიშვილი (Georgian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Georgian composer
DATE OF BIRTH July 27, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Tbilisi , Georgian SSR
DATE OF DEATH February 21, 1989
Place of death Tbilisi , Georgian SSR