OVAR PRODUCTIONS

Born

15/28 December 1912 in Poltava.

Died: 26 July 1993 in Moscow.

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Works

String Quartet No. 1 (1940)

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"Holy War, oratorio (1942)

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String Quartet No. 2 (1943)

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String Quartet No. 3 (1944)

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Two Song Cycles to Words by Robert Burns, ten romances for soprano and piano opus 9 (1944-1954)

Duration: 20 minutes.

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Concerto for piano and strings opus 12 (1944)

In three movements.

Duration: 24 minutes.

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Melodies, song cycle to lyrics by Lesya Ukrainka for high voice and piano opus 13 (1944)

Duration: 12 minutes.

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Quintet for flute, clarinet, violin, cello, and piano (1945)

1. Prelude 1.18

2. Scherzo 1.37

3. Theme and variations 6.04

4. Funeral March 6.48

5. Rondo 4.12

CD Vista Vera VVCD 00207: Yulia Efimenkova (flute), Evgeni Petrov (clarinet), Sergei Lomovsky (violin), Ludmila Kruzhkova (cello), Ekaterina Derzhavina (piano)

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Five Pieces on Russian Folk Songs, themes for violin, cello, and piano (1945)

1. The Grass Dries up in the Field. Andante 2.30

2. Beautiful Girls Appeared. Allegro 1.03

3. How it is with Falcon. Allegro 1.29

4. Gees ? Swans Flied. Andante 2.09

5. Play, My Bagpipes. Vivo 0.52

CD Vista Vera VVCD 00207: Sergei Lomovsky (violin), Ludmila Kruzhkova (cello), Ekaterina Derzhavina (piano)

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String Quartet No. 4 (1946)

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Requiem in Memory of the fallen Heroe's, oratorio for soprano, chorus and symphony orchestra opus 20 (1946)

In eight movements.

Verses by V. Lebedev-Kumach.

Duration: 40 minutes.

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Native Country, oratorio for mixed chorus and symphony orchestra opus 25  (1947)

In eight movements.

Words by V. Lebedev-Kumach.

Duration: 40 minutes.

Revised in 1977.

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String Quartet No. 5 (1948)

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Trio for violin, cello and piano (1949)

1. Slow. Largo 5.42

2. Lively. Alegretto 4.22

3. Fast, agitated. Allegro appassionato 9.21

CD Vista Vera VVCD 00207: Sergei Lomovsky (violin), Ludmila Kruzhkova (cello), Ekaterina Derzhavina (piano)

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String Quartet No. 6 (1951)

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Fire over the Volga, oratorio (1951)

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Letters from the Prison, song cycle to words by Nazym Hikmet for bass and piano opus 38 (1951)

Duration: 12 minutes.

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String Quartet No. 7 (1952)

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Wash 'em Clean (Moidodyr), one-act opera for children (1955)

Verses by K. Chukovsky.

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Sonata for violin and piano No. 1 in C minor opus 43 (1956)

In four movements.

Duration: 24 minutes.

LP Melodiya D 05622-3: D. Oistrakh (violin), Y. Levitin (piano)

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Variations for violin solo opus 45

LP Melodiya D 4254-5: V. Pikaizen (violin)

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Music to the Film "The Quiet Don" after Gerassimov (1957)

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String Quartet No. 8 (1958)

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Sonata for flute and piano opus 44 (1958)

In three movements

Duration: 20 minutes.

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Variations for violin/viola solo opus 46 (1959)

Duration: 8 Minutes

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Sonata  for cello and piano opus 49 (1959)

In three movements.

Duration: 22 minutes.

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Concerto for oboe and string orchestra in A minor opus 50 (1959)

In three movements:

1. Allegro

2. Adagio

3. Vivo

Duration: 15 minutes.

Video

Moscow Chamber Orchestra, R. Barshai (cond), E. Nepalo (oboe)

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LP Melodiya CM 02301-02: Moscow Chamber Orchestra, R. Barshai (cond), E. Nepalo (oboe)

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Lenin is Alive, cantata for children's and mixed choruses and symphony orchestra opus 53 (1960)

In four movements.

Lyrics by V. Mayakovsky., A. Tvardovsky and Y. Dolmatovsky.

Duration: 22 minutes.

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Concertino in E minor for cello and orchestra opus 54 (1961)

In three movements.

Duration: 20 minutes.

Video

Russian State Cinematographic Orchestra, Walter Mnatzakanov (cond), Mark Dobrinsky (cello)

CD

CD Talent DOM 2910 85: Russian State Cinematographic Orchestra, Walter Mnatzakanov (cond), Mark Dobrinsky (cello)

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Symphony for mezzo-soprano and chamber orchestra opus 55 (1962)

In four movements.

Words by Y. Vinokurov.

Duration: 24 minutes.

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The Jolly Beggars, cantata for soloists and chamberorchestra opus 56 (1962)

In 12 movements.

Lyrics by R. Burns; Russian translation by S. Marshak.

Duration: 30 minutes.

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A Monument All To Oneself, satirical opera in three acts opus 57 (1964)

Libretto by Y. Levitin. and S. Mikhailkov.

Durastion: 120 minutes.

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Sonata for double bass solo opus 58 (1965)

Duration: 7 minutes.

Video

Jean-François Tremblay (double bass)

LP

LP Melodiya D 19071-2: R. Azarkhin (double bass)

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Sonatina for violin and piano opus 61 (1966)

In three movements.

Duration: 20 minutes.

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Suite for celloi and chamberorchestra opus 62 (1966)

In four movements.

Duration: 14 minutes.

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Hiroshima Never Again!, oratorio for recitalist, soprano, children's and mixed choruses and full symphony orchestra opus 63 (1967)

In six movements.

Verses by M. Matusovsky.

Duration: 40 minutes.

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Miniature Suite for vibraphone, marimbaphone and piano opus 65 (1968)

In four movements.

Duration: 12 minutes.

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String Quartet No. 9 opus 66 (1968)

Duration: 17 minutes.

Video

Glinka Quartet

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Bassoon Sonata (1969)

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String Quartet No. 10 opus 73 (1971)

Duration: 20 minutes.

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String Quartet No. 11 (1974)

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The Days of War, choral-instrumental symphony for mixed chorus and full symphony orchestra opus 82 (1975)

In four movements.

Verses by A. Tvarkovsky and L. Pervomaisky.

Duration: 22 minutes.

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Twenty-Four Preludes for violin solo opus 84 (1975)

In Memory of Dmitry Shostakovich.

Duration: 32 minutes.

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String Quartet No. 12 opus 86 (1976)

Duration: 14 minutes.

LP Melodiya C10 15195-6: Prokofiev Quartet

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Sonata for violin and piano No. 2 opus 87 (1976)

In three movements.

Duration: 14 minutes.

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Old Age, cantata for mezzo-soprano, bass, strings and percussion opus 88 (1976)

In six movements.

Words by N. Zabolotsky.

Duration: 22 minutes.

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Epitaph in Memory of Dmitry Shostakovich for soprano, clarinet and string quartet opus 89 (1976)

Lyrics by Anna Akhmatova.

In four movements.

Duration: 13 minutes.

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My Dear Crane (Zhuravushka), opera in four acts (1977)

Libretto by Y. Levitin and D. Vasiliu after M. Alexeyev's tale "Bread is a Noun".

Verses by V. Bokov.

Duration: 150 minutes.

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Trio for violin, viola, and cello (1991)

1. Sonatina 2.43

2. Aria 4.03

3. Rondo 3.28

CD Vista Vera VVCD 00207: Sergei Lomovsky (violin), Vitali Astakhov (viola), Ludmila Kruzhkova (cello)

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Trio in two parts for flute, violin and cello (1992)

1. Aria. Andante molto 2.45

2. Rondo. Allegro non troppo 1.54

CD Vista Vera VVCD 00207: Yulia Efimenkova (flute), Sergei Lomovsky (violin), Ludmila Kruzhkova (cello)

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And furthermore:

Concerto for trumpet and orchestra

Concerto clarinet and orchestra

Concerto for horn and orchestra

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Romances to Verses by Alexander Blok for voice and piano (1945-1960)

Duration': 20 minutes.

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Light Music for chamber orchestra

LP Melodiya CM 03873-4: Leningrad Chamber Orchestra, Gozman (cond), V. Cherenkov (flute), V. Karaulov (oboe), V. Buyanovsky (horn), O. Krylova (harpsichord)

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Two Sinfoniettas

Music to Films