Andrei Golovin (b. 1950) : "Canto d’attesa" for violin and orchestra (1999)

Andrei Golovin (b. 1950) (Russie)
Canto d’attesa (Song of Expectancy), for violin and orchestra (1999)
Violin : Maxim Fedotov
Dir : Mischa Damev

With the authorization of the Russian composer Andrei Golovin.

On collectionCB3 and collectionCB4 we can also listen to Andrei Golovin’s « Bambi » Little Musical Pictures to Felix Salten’s Tale (1980) and « Symphony n°3 » (1986).

Andrey Golovin was born in 1950 in Moscow. In 1976 he graduated from the Moscow Conservatory, in the composition class of Evgeny Golubev, and the instrumentation class of Yuri Fortunatov. In 1979 he graduated from the post-graduate course of Moscow Conservatory. He taught at the Gnessin School of Music (since 1989) at the Gnessin Institute. Among his pupils was Pyotr Klimov. Since 1997 he has also been a lecturer there.
Golovin’s music was performed in Germany, Austria, Finland, France, Italy, UK, Poland, Greece, and the USA. In 1998, Golovin was awarded by the Prize of Moscow (in the field of literature and the arts) for his opera "The First Love". Since 1994, Andrey Golovin also performs as a pianist and conductor of his own works.
After some early works, some of which reveal the influence Witold Lutosławski, Golovin’s later works show a personal idiom, closely connected to the tradition of Russian music since the 19th century. It is characterized by clear tonal foundations, and by a rather dark, elegiac mood, close to the romance. The melodic component plays an important role. Often the composer uses small motivic fragments, which he develops into large structures. This approach reflects the influence of Boris Tchaikovsky, a composer that Golovin highly values.

Golovin’s major works include :
Concerto-Symphony for Viola, Cello and Orchestra (Symphony No. 1) (1976)
Sonata breve for Viola and Piano (1979)
Elegy for Solo Cello (1979)
« Bambi », Little Musical Pictures to Felix Salten’s Tale, for Soloists Ensemble (1980 ; rev. 1992)
Two Pieces for Flute and Piano (1981)
Sinfonia Concertante for Viola, Piano and Orchestra (Symphony No. 2) (1981)
String Quartet (1982)
Symphony No. 3 (1986)
« Plain Songs », Cantata to Verses by Nikolai Rubtsov for Mezzo-Soprano, Bass, Piano and Chamber Orchestra (1988)
Music for Strings (1988 ; orchestration of the « String Quartet », 1982)
« Distant Past » for Piano (1990)
« Two Songs Without Words », for Soloists Ensemble (1993)
« Twilight », Two Poems by Evgeny Baratynsky for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano (1995)
« The First Love », opera based on Ivan Turgenev’s novel (1996)
« Canto d’attesa » (« Song of Expectancy ») for Violin and Orchestra (1999)
« Ave Maria » - Version for Cello and String Orchestra (2003) of Bach-Gounod's work
« Eight Poems by Count Vasily Komarovsky » for Soprano and Orchestra (2006)
Canzone for Cello and String Orchestra (2008)
Symphony No. 4 « Light Unapproachable » (2013)

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