Armenian composer (born 1939)
Tigran Mansurian
Armenian :Տիգրան Մանսուրյան Mansurian in San Francisco, 2015
Born Tigran Yeghiayi Mansurian
(1939-01-27 ) January 27, 1939 (age 86) Occupations
Tigran Yeghiayi Mansurian (Armenian :Տիգրան Եղիայի Մանսուրյան ; born January 27, 1939) is a leading Armenian composer of classical and film music,People's Artist of the Armenian SSR (1990), and Honored Art Worker of the Armenian SSR (1984). He is the author of orchestral, chamber, choir, and vocal works which have been played across the world.[ 1] [ 2]
Mansurian was born in Beirut,Greater Lebanon on January 27, 1939. His family moved to theArmenian SSR in 1947 and settled inYerevan in 1956, where he continued his education.[ 3] Romanos Melikian Music School under the Armenian composerEdvard Baghdasaryan and later at theYerevan Komitas State Conservatory .[ 4] [ 5]
He taught modern music theory at the Conservatory from 1967 to 1986. He was the Rector of the Conservatory from 1992 to 1995.
AnECM album of Mansurian's music,Monodia , was nominated for the 2004Grammy Award for "Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (with Orchestra)" and "Best Classical Contemporary Composition".[ 6] Requiem was nominated for two Grammys.[ 7] Requiem received the Presidential Award of Armenia for its commemoration of the victims of theArmenian Genocide .
On January 27, 2024, a concert of theArmenian State Symphony Orchestra commemorating Mansurian's 85th birthday occurred at Aram Khachaturian Concert Hall in Yerevan.[ 8] "...and then I was in time again" , played by Sergey Poltavsky. The program concluded with excerpts of Mansurian's film music.[ 9]
Tigran Mansurian:String Quartets -Rosamunde Quartett (ECM 1905) Tigran Mansurian:"…and then I was in time again", Lachrymae, Confessing with Faith –Kim Kashkashian , viola;Jan Garbarek , soprano saxophone;The Hilliard Ensemble ;Christoph Poppen , conductor;Münchener Kammerorchester . (CD ECM 1850/51) Tigran Mansurian:Havik, Duet for viola and percussion –Kim Kashkashian , viola; Robyn Schulkowsky, percussion; Tigran Mansurian, piano, voice. (CD ECM 1754) Tigran Mansurian: Quasi parlando - Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin;Anja Lechner [de ] , violoncello; Amsterdam sinfonietta; Candida Thompson. (ECM new series 2323) Tigran Mansurian: Con Anima - Kim Kashkashian, viola; Varty Manouelian, violin; Steven Vanhauwaert, piano; Moyses Pogossian. ECM 2687 Tigran Mansurian:Konzerte - Liana Issakadze, violin; Ivan Monighetti, violoncello; Georgian Chamber Orchestra; Liana Issakadze. (Orfeo C 415 971 A) Mansurian's compositions range from large scale orchestral works to individualart songs . He also composed several film scores between 1968 and 1980.[ 10] Requiem , dedicated to the victims of the Armenian Genocide, was released by ECM.[ 11] [clarification needed
The Snow Queen (ballet in two acts with a scenario by Vilen Galstyan, after the story byHans Christian Andersen ), 1989Concerto , for organ and small orchestra, 1964Partita , for large orchestra, 1965Music for Twelve Strings , 1966Preludes , for large orchestra, 1975To the Memory of Dmitry Shostakovich , for cello and large orchestra, 1976Canonical Ode , for harp, organ and 2 string orchestras, 1977Concerto No. 2, for cello and string orchestra, 1978 Double Concerto , for violin, cello and string orchestra, 1978Tovem , for small orchestra, 1979Nachtmusik , for large orchestra, 1980Because I Do Not Hope (in memory ofIgor Stravinsky ), for small orchestra, 1981Concerto , for violin and string orchestra, 1981Concerto No. 3, for cello and small orchestra, 1983Postludio Concerto , for clarinet, cello, string orchestra, 1993Concerto , for viola and string orchestra, 1995Fantasy , for piano and string orchestra, 2003Concerto No. 2 (Four Serious Songs ) for violin and string orchestra, 2006 Concerto No. 2 (Three Arias - Sung Out the Window Facing Mount Ararat ) for viola and orchestra, 2008 Concerto No. 4 (Ubi est Abel frater tuus? ) for cello and small orchestra, 2010 Romance for violin and string orchestra, 2011Quasi parlando for cello and string orchestra, 2012Sonata, for viola and piano, 1962Sonata , for flute and piano, 1963Sonata No. 1 , for violin, piano, 1964Allegro barbaro , for solo cello, 1964Sonata No. 2 , for violin and piano, 1965Piano Trio , for violin, cello, and piano, 1965Psalm , for two flutes and violin, 1966Interior , forstring quartet , 1972Silhouette of a Bird , forharpsichord andpercussion , 1971–73Sonata No. 1 , for cello and piano, 1973Sonata No. 2 , for cello and piano, 1974Wind Quintet , for flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, and bassoon, 1974The Rhetorician , for flute, violin, double bass, and harpsichord, 1978Capriccio , for solo cello, 1981String Quartet No. 1 , 1983–84String Quartet No. 2 , 1984Five Bagatelles , for violin, cello, and piano, 1985Tombeau , for cello and percussion, 1988Postludio , for clarinet and cello, 1991-92 (also has a concerto version)String Quartet No. 3 , 1993Concerto , for English horn, clarinets, bassoons, trumpets, and trombones, 1995Hommage àAnna Akhmatova , for bass clarinet, qanun (zither ),viola , andmarimba , 1997Duo , for viola and percussion, 1998Dance , for viola and percussion, 1998Lacrimae , forsoprano saxophone and viola, 1999;Lamento , for violin, 2002 (also has version for viola)Three MedievalTaghs , for viola and percussion, 1998–2004Testament , for string quartet, 2004Ode an den Lotus (Ode to the Lotus) for viola solo, 2012Sonatina No. 1 , 1963Petite Suite , 1963Sonata No. 1 , 1967Miniatures , 1969Three Pieces , 1970–71Nostalgia , 1976Three Pieces for the Low Keys , 1979Sonatina No. 2 , 1987Three Poems , for mixed chorus, 1969 (text byKostan Zaryan )Spring Songs , for mixed chorus, 1996 (text byHovhannes Tumanyan ),Confessing with Faith , for four male voices and viola, 1998 (text byNerses Shnorhali )Ars Poetica concerto for mixed chorus, 1996–2000 (text byYeghishe Charents )Motet , two mixed choruses, 2000 (text byGrigor Narekatsi ),On the Shores of Eternity , for mixed chorus, 2003 (text byAvetik Isahakyan )Three Romances , formezzo-soprano and piano, 1966 (text byFederico García Lorca , translated into Armenian byHamo Sahyan )Four Hayrens for mezzo-soprano (or viola) and piano, 1967 (text by Nahapet Kuchak)Intermezzo , forsoprano and ensemble, 1972-73 (text byVladimir Holan ), score lost)I am Giving You a Rose , for soprano, flute, cello, and piano, 1974 (text by Matevos Zarifyan)Three Nairian Songs , forbaritone and large orchestra, 1975–76 (text by Vahan Teryan)Three Madrigals , for soprano, flute, cello, piano, 1974–81 (text by Razmik Davoyan),Sunset Songs , for soprano and piano, 1984–85 (asong-cycle to text by Hamo Sahyan)The Land of Nairi for soprano and piano, 1986 (a song-cycle to text by Vahan Teryan),Miserere , for soprano and string orchestra, 1989 (texts bySaint Mesrob based on theBible in Armenian translation)Madrigal IV , for soprano, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano, andtubular bells , 1991 (text by Alicia Kirakosyan)Requiem , for soprano, baritone, mixed chorus and string orchestra, 2011The Color of Pomegranates Sergei Parajanov )The Color of Armenian Land, 1968 (directed byMikhail Vartanov ) Autumn Pastoral , 1971 (directed by Mikhail Vartanov)And So Every Day , 1972 (directed by Mikhail Vartanov)We and Our Mountains Henrik Malyan )Seasons of the Year Artavazd Peleshyan )Autumn Sun , 1979 (directed by Bagrat Oganesyan)Legend of the Clown , 1979 (directed by Levon Asatryan)A Piece of Sky The Tango of Our Childhood ^ "Tigran Mansurian" .ECM Records . RetrievedMarch 17, 2014 .In only a few years he became one of Armenia's leading composers. ^ Swed, Mark (January 19, 2009)."Review: The Dilijan series premieres a new Tigran Mansurian work" .Los Angeles Times . RetrievedMarch 17, 2014 . ^ "Los Angeles Times published article dedicated toTigran Mansurian" .Armenpress . January 10, 2014. RetrievedMarch 17, 2014 .^ Schott Music ,Tigran Mansurian ^ Pasles, Chris,What stirs deep inside ,Los Angeles Times ^ "Recordings by Tigran Yeghiayi Mansuryan | Now available to stream and purchase at Naxos" .www.naxos.com . Retrieved2024-06-13 .^ "Artist: Tigran Mansurian" .Recording Academy Grammy Awards Archived from the original on February 9, 2024. RetrievedFebruary 9, 2024 .^ "Тиграну Мансуряну 85 лет" [Tigran Mansurian is 85] (in Russian). am.mir24.tv. RetrievedFebruary 9, 2024 .^ "Тигран Мансурян" [Tigran Mansurian] (in Russian). panorama. RetrievedFebruary 9, 2024 .^ Works list compiled from The Living Composers Project,Mansurian, Tigran ^ Whitehouse, Richard (September 8, 2019)."Mansurian: Requiem" .www.gramophone.co.uk . RetrievedJuly 17, 2019 .
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