Gubaidulina and others, or experiments with colour scores. Chaconne for solo piano in the context of her life. Some of the titles reveal her interest in baroque genres and the influence of j. Today she is one of the biggest names in contemporary classical composition. Sofia gubaidulina has found a soulfulness and freedom in the guitar which speaks to her musical language of expressive mood and often mysterious but precise sonorities. October 24, 1931 chistopol, in the tatar assr sofia sofja, sophia asgatovna gubaidulina, russian. Sofia gubaidulina the rider on the white horse sofia gubaidulina. It is true that gubaydulinas mature style is present here only in occasional glimmers and foretastes, but the. Sofia gubaidulina music, videos, stats, and photos. Haefligers phrasing and performance choices as well, from the very first, immediately begin to evoke the mood of the piece as it. Gubaidulina was born in chistopol, in the tatar republic. After instruction in piano and composition at the kazan conservatory, she studied composition with nikolai peiko at the moscow conservatory, pursuing graduate studies there under vissarion shebalin. Chaconne for solo piano in the context of her life and work. Sofia gubaidulina received numerous awards and prizes.
Composer portraits sofia gubaidulina international contemporary ensemble christian knapp, conductor rebekah heller, solo bassoon saturday, february 9, 8. Gubaidulina chaconne download free sheet music and scores. Chamber ensemble study score chamber ensemble study score. During her youth, gubaidulina studied music in the city of kazan, the capital of her home republic.
Sofia gubaidulina is, together with schnittke and denisov, one of three major moscow composers of the postshostakovich era of halftartar, halfslav extraction music strikingly combines spiritual and dramatic, with daring and transparently original colours one of earliest soviet composers to show a deep interest in religious themes music can at one extreme be improvisatory such as. Sofia gubaidulina was born in chistopol in the tatar republic of the soviet union in 1931. She studied composition and piano at the kazan conservatory, graduating in 1954. Sofia gubaidulina composer canticle of the sun sonnengesang 1997 wise music classical. Trio for violin, viola, and cello 1989 sofia gubaidulina b.
Ciacona gubaidulina from cdd22024 hyperion records mp3. Chaconne debuted in 1963 by mdivani, from the very first chords, with their overturelike fanfare, immediately ushers one into gubaidulinas world. From the thirteenth annual 21st century piano commission award concert. Sofia gubaidulina canticle of the sun sonnengesang. Gubaidulina chaconne score free download as pdf file. After her compositional activity was subject to constant repression in the soviet union, she moved to germany in 1992 and since then has lived near hamburg. Sofia gubaidulina toccata troncata for piano 1971 scorevideo duration. Sofia gubaidulina completed her education of the conservatory of kazan in 1954 and continued her compositional studies in moscow with nikolai pejko. Orchestra classical for large orchestra and organ full score. The first chapter provides a brief biography of sofia gubaidulina and an overview of her most important compositions. Chapter two contains an overview of the solo piano works of gubaidulina. Sofia gubaidulina wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Offertorium gidon kremer, boston symphony orchestra, charles dutoit on allmusic 1989.
Sofia gubaidulina duo sonata for two bassoons 1977 scorevideo duration. Sofia gubaidulina, the danish quartet string quartets 1. One of the most widely acclaimed composers to emerge from the soviet union in its final decades of existence, sofia gubaidulina born 1931 forged a unique musical language marked by such diverse elements as christian spirituality, musical symbolism, unique structures derived from fragmentation and repetition of simple material, and the use of folk instruments from the. Simply enter the code 23years in the promo code field on the shopping cart page and click apply to receive your discount details. Written on a commission from pianist marina mdivani in 1962, sofiya gubaydulinas ciacona has been deemed a student work by its author, not worthy of the same recognition as pieces written only a few years later 1965 saw the composition of what she considered her opus one. Since 1985, when she was first allowed to travel to the west, her works were. The earliest of the three is the concerto for bassoon and low strings 1975, but it is presented last. This is a fantastic set of 3 works for bassoon by sofia gubaidulina, featuring the russian bassoon virtuoso, valeri popov. Casey gene dierlam, piano william andrew burnson, composer 1.
Sofia gubaidulina, russian composer, whose works fuse russian and central asian regional styles with the western classical tradition. Offertorium russian is a concerto for violin and orchestra composed by sofia gubaidulina in 1980 and revised in 1982 and 1986. Gubaidulinas ciacona is in essence both chaconne a recurrent harmonic sequence. In 1992 gubaidulina moved to germany, and now lives near hamburg. Sofia asgatovna gubaidulina is a tatarrussian composer. Sofia gubaidulina sheet music and music books at sheet. Gubaidulina composed this piece, one of the earliest in her catalogue, in, when she was. Sofia gubaidulina bio, albums, pictures naxos classical.
Sofia gubaidulina, pyotr meshchaninov, russian state. In both repentance and sotto voce she combines guitars with lower stringed instruments, creating a virtuosic, multidimensional and deeply poetic role for each voice. Browse and buy sheet music by the composer sofia gubaidulina b. Concerto for bassoon and low strings 1975 duration. Holderlin that were written over the score fragmente stille, an diotima by l. Sofia gubaidulina composer buy sheet music and scores presto.
Sofia asgatovna gubaidulina was born in chistopol in the tatar republic of the soviet union in october 24, 1931. Chaconne 1962, piano sonata 1965, musical toys 1968, toccatatroncata 1971, invention 1974 and piano concerto introitus 1978. Features fullscreen sharing embed analytics article stories visual stories seo. Gubaidulina has been a freelance composer since 1963. Sofia gubaidulina the classical composers database. Her scores frequently explore unconventional techniques of sound production. She had lessons at the kazan music academy from 1946 to 1949, and. She also composed the score to the wellknown russian animated picture adventures of mowgli a rendition of rudyard kiplings jungle book.
At the beginning, she said, she hears in her head a vertical sound of colorful, moving, clashing chords, completely mixed up and jumbled. Sofia gubaidulina shares a special affinity with bach. Gubaidulinas entire piano output belongs to her earlier compositional period and consists of the following works. Sofia gubaidulina 1931 every composition is an enormous labor for me, gubaidulina told karen campbell of the christian science monitor.
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