Vasilii Zolotarev (1872-1964), A Catalog of the Orchestral Music

[eschiss1]

"Diamond geezer"- a bit like what Diamondhead from Marvel Comics will  ... never mind, I wonder if I should ask...

[ChrisDevonshireEllis]

More "Del Boy" from the British sitcom "Only Fools & Horses" actually, but never mind. We digress, but here's a quick taste:   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wN5FBwptO1w
The guy "Trigger" is Catherine Zeta Jones' father incidentally. - Chris

[Alan Howe]

Amazing how people admit to digressing - and then digress even further. The mod'rator's lot is not a nappy one...

[ChrisDevonshireEllis]

Indeed. But I bet Del Boy could sing that. Out of tune, but he'd know most of the words. G&S is ingrained in the British working class. Opera for the proliteriat, as Freddie Mercury would have us believe of "Bohemian Rhapsody". 

[eschiss1]

Anyone  know when his first symphony was performed, if ever? It looks interesting to me in that full score up at IMSLP.

[Christopher]

Anyone  know when his first symphony was performed, if ever? It looks interesting to me in that full score up at IMSLP.

Freddie Mercury wrote a symphony?  Wow!

[eschiss1]

*point point points to the subject of the thread. or retread.*

[Christopher]

Interesting factoid, might help in locating the recordings of his works which apparently HAVE been made:

According to this website - http://sokomso.ru/members/zolotarev-vasilij-andreevich - Zolotarev's real surname was Kuyumzhi...

Золотарев Василий Андреевич, композитор [1870-1964]
Настоящая фамилия Куюмжи. Родился 24 февраля (7 марта) 1870 г. (по официальным документам 1873 г.) в Таганроге. В 1949 г. В.А. Золотарев был удостоен почетного звания Народный артист Белорусской ССР. В следующем году он получил Государственную премию СССР за балет «Князь-озеро». Награжден орденом Ленина, орденом Трудового Красного Знамени и медалями.

[eschiss1]

btw, his Op.4 Village festival overture was performed at the BBC Proms on 2 October 1917...