Author Topic: 20th century unsung soviet period composers  (Read 1858 times)

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Re: 20th century unsung soviet period composers
« Reply #30 on: Thursday 07 July 2011, 14:44 »
Sad ... I have recently discovered Weinberg and i am so impressed.


Regarding all these composers, i have come to find a lot of recordings , old an new of many of the ones mentioned in this thread. 


i still don t know what the policy is on this site regarding downloads, so i have not posted any.

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« Reply #31 on: Thursday 07 July 2011, 15:16 »
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Sergei Slonimsky (Belarussian)(b 1932)

A fine composer! As far as I know he was  born in Leningrad/St. Petersburg and has spent most of his life there. I'm wondering why he's listed in the above post as Belarussian? Did his family come from there?

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« Reply #32 on: Thursday 07 July 2011, 15:26 »
Weinberg's immediate family did not survive, but he was temporarily in the USSR with a famous relative (Solomon Mikhoels), I believe (or with his support?) - who in turn was murdered by the secret police, I believe... - then Weinberg was temporarily himself in prison indeed because... - well, see this Wikipedia article on Weinberg, e.g.
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Re: 20th century unsung soviet period composers
« Reply #33 on: Thursday 07 July 2011, 15:34 »
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Sergei Slonimsky (Belarussian)(b 1932)

A fine composer! As far as I know he was  born in Leningrad/St. Petersburg and has spent most of his life there. I'm wondering why he's listed in the above post as Belarussian? Did his family come from there?

Yes, silly me - I was mixing-up his name (although not his music) with Valentin Silvestrov (he's the Belarussian), who is enjoying a fair degree of success in Europe nowadays.