Georgy Sviridov
From the very beginning of his career up until its near end, Georgy Vasilevich Svidirov was recognized as possessing rare and unique musical talents; for example, at the age of 19 he was invited into the Composers Union and at 54 he was made a People's Artist of the U.S.S.R. A student of exceptional composers, he was trained under M.A. Yudin at the Central Music Tekhnikum in Leningrad (early '30s) and with Shostakovich at the Leningrad Conservatory, where he graduated in 1941. His other teachers included Isay Braudo and Ryazanov. After finishing his formal studies, he began performing as a pianist in 1945, but this occupation played less of a role in his musical life as his composing increasingly demanded his focus. His extensive output of dramatic, orchestral, chamber, and vocal works, many of which possess a characteristically Russian style, have brought him recognition as leader of mid- to late twentieth-century Russian music, as well as a leader of his nation's new nationalist movement.
As early as 1935, Sviridov used national themes in his compositions when he set the verses of Russia's poets. Later, while concentrating on the social status of peasant women, he wrote small-scale chamber cantatas based on lyrical folk songs from the Kursk Province. Of his many works, which include The Decembrists (1955), Poem About Lenin (1960), and 5 Songs About Our Fatherland (1967), Oratorio pathétique is probably one of his most famous.
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Discography
12 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Sviridov G.V.: Pushkin's Garland, Concerto to the Memory of A.A. Yurlov, Three Choral Pieces, The Icon
Classical - Released by RCD music on Jun 4, 2012
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Russian Choir School: Vladimir Minin
Classical - Released by Russian Compact Disc on Jul 14, 1995
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Georgy Sviridov. 20 Golden Melodies In Modern Processing
Classical - Released by Russian Compact Disc on Sep 21, 2000
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Georgy Sviridov: Choral Works
The Moscow New Choir, Elena Rastvorova
Classical - Released by Mezhdunarodnaya Kniga Musica on Oct 10, 1995
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Sviridov: Works on Poems by Sergei Yesenin
Georgy Sviridov, Aleksei Maslennikov, Igor Morozov
Classical - Released by JSC Firma Melodiya on Mar 13, 2015
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Snowstorm
Miscellaneous - Released by World Music on Nov 15, 2023
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Songs and Romances. Cast off Russia (Live)
Georgy Sviridov, Elena Obraztsova
Classical - Released by JSC Firma Melodiya on Jan 1, 2014
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Sviridov: Songs and Romances
Evgeny Nesterenko, Georgy Sviridov
Classical - Released by JSC Firma Melodiya on Jan 1, 2010
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The Snowstorm: IV. Romance (Arr. for Cello and Piano by Cem Oslu)
Classical - Released by Ja on Sep 15, 2023
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Classics In The Pop Of Treatments. Romantic Classics - vol.2
Classical - Released by Russian Compact Disc on Aug 8, 1999
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Classics In The Pop Of Treatments. Sviridov - The Best
Classical - Released by Russian Compact Disc on Mar 9, 1999
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Classics In The Pop Of Treatments. Silver Classic
Classical - Released by Russian Compact Disc on May 10, 1999
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo