Viktor Suslin
Viktor Suslin ( Russian Виктор Евсеевич Суслин , transcribed Viktor Evsejewitsch Suslin; born June 13, 1942 in Miass , Chelyabinsk Oblast , Soviet Union ; † July 10, 2012 in Hamburg ) was a Russian composer .
Life
From 1950 to 1961 he attended the music school in Kharkov in the subjects of piano, composition and music theory. From 1962 to 1966 he studied composition (with Nikolai Pejko ) and piano (with Anatoli Wedernikow ) at the Moscow Gnessin Institute . From 1966 he was a lecturer at the Moscow music publisher 'Musyka', where he a. a. supervised the Russian first edition of Richard Wagner's stage works . From 1972 to 1975 he taught instrumentation and score playing at the Moscow Conservatory . Together with the composers Vyacheslav Artyomov and Sofia Gubaidulina , Suslin founded the improvisation group Astreja in 1975. Suffering increasingly from performance bans, Suslin emigrated with his family to the Federal Republic of Germany in 1981. Here he worked as a lecturer for the music publishers Sikorski and lecturer at the Lübeck University of Music. Well-known interpreters such as Gidon Kremer , David Geringas and Mark Pekarski campaigned for the performance of his works, so that he has been regularly at various contemporary music festivals since the 1980s (in Paris, Cologne, Tokyo, Salzburg, Lockenhaus, Zurich, and later also in Moscow and St. Petersburg) was represented. In the 90s Suslin moderated a number of radio workshops (WDR, NDR) and led master classes in France and the Czech Republic. Since 2007 Suslin has been managing director of Belaieff-Verlag . In 1990 he received the Culture Prize of the Pinneberg district . He lived in Appen-Unterglinde near Hamburg until his death .
Viktor Suslin's catalog raisonné is not particularly extensive, but it is very diverse, especially in the area of chamber music. He endeavored to give each new work individuality in terms of composition and aesthetics. His spectrum of expression ranges from ecstatic passion (Patience, Farewell, Poco a poco II, In My End Is My Beginning), meditative-lyrical concentration (trio sonata, midnight music, Le deuil blanc) to humorous and bizarre excursions (Sinfonia piccola, Three choirs based on Daniil Charms, Gioco appassionato, Terrarium) through to works with mystical-magical features (chanson contre raison). In terms of character, Suslin's music is more lyrical than dramatic, but also very expressive. In his works he avoided superficial contrasts and applied dramaturgical effects. Minimalism or polystyle were alien to him. The basis of his music was the pluralism of materials, not styles.
Works (selection)
- Trio Sonata (1971) for flute, guitar and cello
- Three Choruses on Poems by Daniil Charms (1972) for female voices a cappella and narrator
- 24 Triads for Harpsichord (1973) for harpsichord or organ
- Ave Marcus (1977) for percussion
- Farewell (1982) for orchestra
- In My End Is My Beginning (1983) , Sonata No. 2 for Organ
- Chanson contre raison (1984) for solo cello
- Le deuil blanc (1994) for bass flute, guitar, cello and percussion
- Madrigal (1998) for two cellos
- Ton H (2001) for cello and piano
- 1756 (2005) for solo violin
Web links
- Виктор Суслин at Discogs (English)
- Biography and list of works by Sikorski
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Suslin, Viktor |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Суслин, Виктор Евсеевич (Russian); Suslin, Viktor Evsejewitsch (transcription) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Russian composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 13, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Miass |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 10, 2012 |
| Place of death | Hamburg |