- Vladimir Tarnopolsky
Vladimir Grigoryevich Tarnopolsky (Russian: Влади́мир Григо́рьевич Тарнопо́льский, born
April 30 ,1955 Dnepropetrovsk ) is a Russiancomposer .Biography
Tarnopolsky studied composition at the Moscow Conservatory with
Nikolai Sidelnikov andEdison Denisov andmusic theory withYuri Kholopov . He graduated from the conservatory in1978 , and completed post-graduate studies in1980 . Later he became professor of the Moscow Conservatory.In 1990 he became a member of
ACM - Association for Contemporary Music When the association split in two parts, Tarnopolsky became a leader of a splinter group called CCMM - "Centre for Contemporary Music, Moscow" based on theMoscow Conservatory . He also ran the ensemble "Studio of New Music".He wrote operas, one symphony, concertos, orchestral works, chamber and vocal music.
elected works
Operas
*"The Three Graces", an opera-parody in three scenes Text:
Carl Maria von Weber (1988) 45' premiere:April 30 ,1988 , Bolshoi Hall of Shostakovich Philharmony, Leningrad, Orchestra and Choir of Culture Ministry USSR, cond.Gennady Rozhdestvensky *"Wenn die Zeit über die Ufer tritt" ("When Time Overflows From Its Shores", opera in three scenes Text: Ralf Günther Mohnnau after
Anton Chekhov 's "Three Sisters", commissioned for theMunich Biennale,(1999 ) 90', premiere:April 27 1999 , Münchener Biennale,Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz , conductor Ekkehard KlemmOther genres
*"Chevengur" for voice and ensemble, text by Andrey Platonov (2001) 13'
*"Cinderella" theatricalize cantata for children's choir, children's orchestra, 6 narrators and professional ensemble 2003 60' Text: Roald Dahl's "Revolting Rhymes" adapted by Donald Sturrock, premiere: 28 April 2003,Barbican ,London , Centre for Young Musicians orchestra and London Schools Symphony orchestra, conductor Peter Ash
*"Feux follets", for orchestra (2003 ) 10'
*"Foucault's Pendulum", for orchestra (2004 ) 25'Bibliography
Valeria Tsenova: "The "
culturology " of Vladimir Tarnopolsky"; "List of Vladimir Tarnopolsky's principal works" in «Ex oriente...II» Nine Composers from the former USSR:Andrei Volkonsky ,Sergei Slonimsky , [http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Караманов%2C_Алемдар_Сабитович Alemdar Karamanov] ,Valentin Silvestrov ,Nikolai Karetnikov ,Roman Ledenyov ,Faraj Karaev ,Victor Ekimovsky , Vladimir Tarnopolsky (studia slavica musicologica, Bd. 30), Edited by Valeria Tsenova 245 pp., music illus., English Edition. ISBN 3-928864-91-2External links
* [http://www.tarnopolski.ru/ Composer’s site]
* [http://home.wanadoo.nl/ovar/tarno.htm List of Works]
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