Music of the Caucasus [Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia etc.]

[parag]

I can imagine the amount of work and effort goes into what Malc is doing with those Georgian scores... I remain indebted as ever and in awe.
Thank you Malc!

Best regards,
Parag

[ilu]

Seconded!
Thank you for your effort and generosity.
ILU.

[Witzelsucht]

Here's someone who's definitely going to be patient, Malcolm; thank you so much for all your hard work! Really enjoying reading all that Georgian and Russian, too!

Very best,
Witzelsucht

[mballan]

Thank you gentlemen - I have cleared about 400 of the 900 scores available on the Georgian site but as I said 95% are vocal works, with the odd handful of piano, instruemntal and orchestral works. I will post all the piano works - and can eventually also look at the instrumental and orchestral works as well. However, if there is something that is of specific interest then contact me (personal message or e-mail), and I can send you via e-mail. In all cases the scores are very large file sizes, and I am grateful to Parag who has reduced these so I can post on Pianophilia.

Our next composer is Tariel Lukich Bakradze. Georgian composer. Born 1922/23 in Tbilisi : died 1997, same. In 1944 he graduated from the Tbilisi Medical Institute, and in 1953 from the Tbilisi Conservatory - composition class with Tuscia. From 1948, was a research assistant and from 1961 worked at the Epidemiology Department of Medical Parasitology and Tropical Medicine Centre. Doctor of Medicine (1968), Professor (1971). From 1953-1961 taught at the Central Music School in Tbilisi.

This album consists of two works for the young - translation of titles below.

Eight Pieces for Children (Muzfonda 1966)
1. Walking
2. Fairytale
3. Minx
4. Meditation
5. Skipping rope
6. In the forest
7. The ruins of the old castle
8. The Riders

Three Pieces (Muzfonda 1968)
1. Dance
2. Volchok [Spinning Top]
3. Novella

Malcolm

Bakradze T - Piano Pieces (1981 red. pm).pdf

[mballan]

Another Georgian composer from said site: Eleonora Grigoryevna Eksanishvili. Born 1919, Tbilisi: died 2003, same. She graduated from the Tbilisi Conservatoire in 1940 as a pianist and later in 1945 as a composer, after studying with Balanchivadze and Ryazanov. Following post-grad work with Goldenveizer at the Moscow Conservatoire (1950), she joined the faculty of the Tbilisi Conservatoire in 1953.

Album of Concert Transcriptions

1. Balanchivadze M: Intermezzo from the opera ‘Daredzhan Tsbieri’ (1952)
2. Arakishvili: ‘In a quiet, starry night’ Romance (1949)
3. Arakishvili: ‘Meeting, to shake their wings’ Romance
4. Paliashvili: Kartuli & Mirza, Dance from the opera ‘Abesalon & Eteri’
5. Taktakishvili S: Berceuse
6. Mshvelidze: Three Pieces from the Polyphonic Suite for orchestra - a. Prelude b. Pastorale c. Chorale
7. Balanchivadze A: Khorumi from the ballet ‘The Heart of the Mountains’
8. Balanchivadze A: Dance from the ballet ‘The Heart of the Mountains’ (1950)

.......and Two Preludes 'In Memory of Goldenveizer'

Malcolm

Eksanishvili E - Piano Transcriptions (1973) [mhb-pm].pdf

Eksanishvili E - Two Preludes for Piano 'Memory of Goldenveizer' (1987)[mhb-pm].pdf

[mballan]

Another work by Tariel Lukich Bakradze (1923-1997).

Malcolm

Bakradze T - Svani Sketches for Piano (1971) [mhb-pm].pdf

[mballan]

Meri Shalvovna Davitashvili. Born 1924, Tbilisi : died 2014. Georgian Composer. Graduated in piano studies 1941 from the Kutaisi Music College and later in 1946 at the Tbilisi Conservatoire [composition class with Balanchivadze]. From 1968, she served as the Secretary of the Union of Composers of the GSPC.

I have posted a selection of her piano works from the Georgian site (and special thanks to Parag as always), and the two piano version of her Fantasia for piano & orchestra.

Malcolm

Davitashvili M - Fantasia for Piano & Orchestra - arr. Two Pianos (1957)[mhb-pm].pdf

Davitashvili M - Four Preludes for Piano (1985)[mhb-pm].pdf

Davitashvili M - 'Holidays' Piano Pieces for Children (1989)[mhb-pm].pdf

Davitashvili M - Piano Suite (1984) [mhb-pm].pdf

[mballan]

Whoops, forgot one by Meri Shalvovna Davitashvili - her Sonatina. More to come shortly.

Malcolm

Davitashvili M - Sonatina for Piano (1962)[mhb-pm].pdf

[WalterNiemann]

Thank you very much for all the nice sheet music!

[ilu]

Seconded !