Valery Aleksandrovich Gavrilin (Russian:Валерий Александрович Гаврилин, (17 August 1939 – 28 January 1999) was aSoviet andRussian composer.People's Artist of the RSFSR (1985).

Valery Gavrilin was born in 1939 inVologda. When he was 3, his father died as a volunteer during theSiege of Leningrad. His mother was imprisoned when he was 10 and Gavrilin was sent to an orphanage in the village of Kovyrino near Vologda.^[1] At the age of 11, Gavrilin entered a school of music where I.M. Belozemtsev, a teacher atLeningrad Conservatory, happened to hear him and from the age of 12 to 16, Gavrilin went to the children's school inLeningrad to study clarinet, piano and composition. In 1954 he graduated from the Conservatory with two specialities: composition (under professorOrest Evlakhov) and musicology (under professor F.A. Rubtsov). Shortly thereafter, Gavrilin published the vocal cycle that would make his name, theRussian Notebook. He continued at the Conservatory as a teacher.

In television and film, he often collaborated with directorAleksandr Arkadevich Belinskiy.

Valery Gavrilin died in 1999 at the age of 59 in St. Petersburg, following two severe heart attacks. The asteroid7369 Gavrilin was named in his memory. The name was suggested by the Union of Concert Workers of Russia, and the officialnaming citation was published by theMinor Planet Center on 24 January 2000 (M.P.C. 38196).^[2][3]

The 70th Anniversary of Gavrilin's birth was marked by a Gavrilin Festival in October 2009, which included concerts in his memory inSaint Petersburg,Moscow,Vologda, andCherepovets, and which included a performance by theTchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra conducted byVladimir Fedoseyev.^[4]

• Anyuta, ballet in 2 acts, libretto by film directorAleksandr Belinskiy based on texts byAnton Chekhov (Анюта 1982)
• House on the Road, ballet in 1 act, libretto byAleksandr Belinskiy based on texts by the poem byAleksandr Tvardovsky (Дом у дороги 1984)
• Lieutenant Romashov, based on texts byAleksandr Kuprin (1985)
• Balzamin's Marriage, based on texts byAlexander Ostrovsky (Женитьба Бальзаминова 1989)

• The Sailor and the Rowan Tree (Моряк и рябина 1968)
• Family Album (Семейный альбом 1969)
• Miracle Play of the Three Youths (Пещное действо 1970) (based on the miracle play of thefiery furnace story in the Russian Orthodox Church)

• The Cockroach, symphonic suite (Тараканище 1963)
• Overture in C major for symphony orchestra (1964)
• Adagio for Strings (1964)
• Wedding, Symphonic Suite No. 1 (Свадебная 1967)
• Theatre Divertissment, Symphonic Suite No. 2 (1969)
• Russian, Symphonic Suite No. 3 (Русская 1970)
• French, Symphonic Suite No. 4 (Французская 1973)
• Portraits, Symphonic Suite No. 5 (Портреты 1979))
• In Memory of Batiushkov, waltz for symphony orchestra (Памяти Батюшкова 1981)
• Anyuta, Symphonic Suite No. 6 (Анюта 1982)
• House on the Road, Symphonic Suite No. 7 (Дом у дороги 1984)

• About Love, song cycle based on texts byVadim Shefner (О любви 1958)
• Satires, song cycle based on texts byArvīds Grigulis (Сатиры 1959)
• German Notebook No. 1, song cycle based on texts byHeinrich Heine (1961)
• Russian Notebook, song cycle based on folk texts (1964,Glinka State Prize of the RSFSR in 1965)
• The Seasons, song cycle based on folk texts andSergei Yesenin (Времена года 1969)
• Drunken Week, song cycle based on folk texts (Пьяная неделя 1970?)
• German Notebook No. 2, song cycle based on texts by Heinrich Heine (Немецкая тетрадь № 2 1972)
• Evening, song cycle for 2 voices and piano. Part 1 "Little Album", texts: folk,Albina Shulgina, and Gavrilin (Вечерок 1 «Альбомчик» 1973). Part 2 "Dances, Writing, Conclusion", texts:Semen Nadson,Ivan Bunin,Anna Akhmatova, Albina Shulgina, and Gavrilin (Вечерок 2 «Танцы, письма, окончание» 1975)
• German Notebook No. 3, song cycle for vocal quartet and piano based on texts by Heinrich Heine (1976, unfinished)
• Marina, based on texts byMarina Tsvetaeva (Марина 1967)
• Three Songs of Ophelia, based on Shakespeare for a production ofHamlet at the Young People's Theatre of Leningrad directed byZinovy Korogodsky (1971)
• "The City Sleeps", based on a text by Albina Shulgina (Город спит 1978)
• "Forgive Me", based on a text byAlexander Volodin (Простите меня)
• Poem No. 426 for soloist, instrumental ensemble, 328-RS computer, and tape.

• Buffoons, for soloist, male chorus, ballet and orchestra; based on texts byVadim Korostilev (Скоморохи 1967)
• War Letters, vocal-symphonic poem for soloists, children's and mixed choirs, and symphony orchestra; based on texts by Albina Shulgina (Военные письма 1972)
• Earth, vocal-symphonic song cycle for the free composition of the choir, soloist and symphony orchestra; based on texts by Albina Shulgina (Земля 1974)
• A Toast "Apotheosis", cantata for mixed chorus and orchestra, based on texts byVladimir Maksimov (Здравица «Апофеоз» 1977)
• Incantation, cantata for female choir and orchestra; based on texts by Albina Shulgina (Заклинание 1977)
• Wedding, for soloist, mixed chorus, ballet dancers, and symphony orchestra. Texts: folk, Albina Shulgina, and Gavrilin (Свадьба 1978-1982)
• Chimes (Upon Reading Vasily Shukshin), amiracle play symphony for soloists, mixed chorus, oboe, percussion, and narrator; texts: folk, Albina Shulgina, and Gavrilin (1978–1982) (Перезвоны 1982)
• Shepherd and Shepherdess, for soloists, large chorus, and mixed instrumental ensemble; based on texts byViktor Astafyev (Пастух и пастушка, 1983; unfinished)

• People of the World, based on texts by Sergei Vasiliev (Люди мира на слова С. Васильева, 1962)
• We Spoke of Art, cantata for mixed chorus a cappella based on texts by Gavrilin (Мы говорили об искусстве, 1963)
• In Memory of the Fallen, a choral cycle (Памяти павших, 1963)
• Don Captain, concert rondo for mixed chorus, based on texts by R. Barannikova (Дон капитан, 1969)
• Choruses, for mixed chorus, folk lyrics (Припевки, 1972)

• String Quartets Nos. 1 – 3 (1960, 1962, 1964)
• Adagio in Polyphonic Style (1964)
• A Poem, for violin and piano (1963)
• Violin Sonata (1964)
• Piano Sonata (1964)
• Compositions, for piano 2-hands (three books)
• Sketches, for piano 4 hands («Зарисовки» 1970s)

• How Kopachi Got Married, musical comedy in 1 Act of the play by L Tabi. (Так женился Копачи - пьесе Л.Таби).

36 suites of Incidental Theatre music:"How Kopachi got married Kopaci" «Так женился Копачи»,"marching march", «Походный марш»"Armored Train 14-69" «Бронепоезд 14-69»"based on texts by the execution request" «После казни прошу»"based on texts by 100 years in the Birch grove" «Через 100 лет в Березовой роще»"Two winters and three summers," «Две зимы и три лета»"Crime and Punishment " «Преступлени и наказание»"Not to part with his beloved" «С любимыми не расставайтесь»"Steps of the Commander" «Шаги командора»"His people - numbered" «Свои люди — сочтемся»"Above the bright water" «Над светлой водой»"Three sacks of wheat" «Три мешка сорной пшеницы»"Prunus" «Черемуха»and others (1959–1977)

• 1966 - On the wild shore (На диком береге directorAnatoli Granik)
• 1968 - Source (Источник director Anatoli Granik)
• 1968 - On the wedding day (В день свадьбы directorVadim Mikhailov)
• 1970 - Vasily Merkur'ev (Василий Меркурьев Telefilm, dir. Bychkov)
• 1969 - Anna's Happiness (Счастье Анны dir. Yuri Rogov)
• 1971 - The month of August (Месяц август dir. Vadim Mikhailov)
• 1972 - Theatrical History (Театральные истории dir.Aleksandr Belinskiy)
• 1979 - The Knight of Knyazh (Рыцарь из Княж-города dir. Vadim Mikhailov)
• 1980 - Pier (Пристань dir. V. Sorokin)
• 1981 - A Village History (Деревенская история dir.Vitali Kanevsky)
• 1982 - Anyuta (Анюта dir. Alexander Belinsky, choreographerVladimir Viktorovich Vasiliev)
• 1986 - Hurt (Обида prod.Arkady Sirenko)
• 1987 - Funny story (Байка dir.Georgi Burkov,Herman Lavrov)
• 1989 - Balzamin's Marriage (Женитьба Бальзаминова dir. Aleksandr Belinskiy)
• 1993 - Provincial benefice (Провинциальный бенефис dir. Aleksandr Belinskiy)

Discography

• A House on the Road. WithSviridov, Oratorio Pathetique.Vladimir Fedoseyev. reissued Relief.
• Songs of Valery Gavrilin: The Russian Notebook. Ophelia’s Songs. The Seasons. Mila Shkirtil (mezzo-soprano). Yuri Serov (piano). Northern Flowers, NF/PMA 9955
• Gavrilin First German Notebook.Sergei Leiferkus (baritone). Irina Golovnyova (piano). Recorded in 1981. Sound-producer Gerhard Tses. Released with recordings of songs byVladimir Shcherbachov,Veniamin Basner,Yuri Falik. Compozitor, St. Petersburg.^[5]
• Gavrilin Sketches (18 pieces) for piano 4 hands. Riga Piano duo Nora Novik & Raffi Kharajanyan. Compozitor, St. Petersburg,2000.

Video

• Anyuta.Ekaterina Maximova andVladimir Vasiliev with theBolshoi Ballet 1982. DVD VAI 2007

• Valery Gavrilin atIMDb
• Valery Gavrilin at The Lied and Art Song Texts Page

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