Re: Music of the Caucasus [Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia etc.]
Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2019 8:28 am
From Georgian music site: father and son duo.
Alexey Alekseevich Partskhaladze. Born 1897, Khoni (Tsulukidze) : died 1972, Batumi. Georgian composer and teacher. Honoured Artist of the Georgian SSR.
First studied with Gaudek, at the Pedagogical Seminary in Khoni, where he created a student string orchestra and organised music evenings in the area. He then studied at the Tbilisi Pedagogical Institute, where he studied with Borisov and Semigalov. During this time he met Paliashvili, Arakishvili and Miriapashvili, who helped him to enter the Tbilisi Conservatoire. He graduated in 1930 after studies with Ippolitov-Ivanov, Arakishvili, W. Paliashvili, Barkhudaryan and Bagrinovsky.
From 1930-1959, taught at the Batumi Music School – 1930-36 as head of the music education dept, and from 1936-59 as the school director. During 1930s he studied and collected Western Georgian folksongs and instrumental music, and in 1936 he published a set of Adjarian folksongs and dances.
Three Pieces for Piano (1970)
1. Scherzino
2. Our Garden
3. Pioneers Hiking
Merab Alekseyevich Partskhaladze. Born 1924, Tbilisi : died 2008, same Son of Aleksei Partskhaladze. Georgian composer.
Following study with Barkhudaryan in Tbilisi, attended the Moscow Conservatoire, where he was pupil of Bogatyryov. Graduated in 1953, completed post-grad work in 1957.
Taught in local schools in Moscow between 1953-57, and from 1957-74 was head of the editorial staff at the Muzyka and Soviet Kompozitor publishing houses. Mainly a composer of songs, choral music and piano pieces for children. His piano concerto (1953), written in a Hollywood style, has been recorded by Berman.
Three works below plus the translation of Children's album. Also his Violin Sonata in the Chamber thread.
Children’s Album (1978) [album of pieces from various opuses]
1. Op 4 No. 1 Prankster
2. Op 4 No. 3 Dance
3. Op 29 No. 2 Waltz
4. Op 4 No. 4 Chonguri
5. Op 4 No. 5 To go Pioneering
6. Op 6 No. 2 Etude in G major
7. Op 6 No. 3 Autumn Shower
8. Op 6 No. 4 Impromptu
9. Op 6 No. 1 Song
10. Op 10 No. 1 Marching
11. Op 5 No. 2 Lullaby
12. Op 3 No. 1 Dance-Etude
13. Op 3 No. 2 Etude
14. Op 10 No. 2 Eastern Dance
15. Op 5 No. 3 Lelo [Etude]
16. Op 3 No. 3 Pandurli No. 2 (Toccatina)
17. Op 16 No. 1 Etude-Tableau
Alexey Alekseevich Partskhaladze. Born 1897, Khoni (Tsulukidze) : died 1972, Batumi. Georgian composer and teacher. Honoured Artist of the Georgian SSR.
First studied with Gaudek, at the Pedagogical Seminary in Khoni, where he created a student string orchestra and organised music evenings in the area. He then studied at the Tbilisi Pedagogical Institute, where he studied with Borisov and Semigalov. During this time he met Paliashvili, Arakishvili and Miriapashvili, who helped him to enter the Tbilisi Conservatoire. He graduated in 1930 after studies with Ippolitov-Ivanov, Arakishvili, W. Paliashvili, Barkhudaryan and Bagrinovsky.
From 1930-1959, taught at the Batumi Music School – 1930-36 as head of the music education dept, and from 1936-59 as the school director. During 1930s he studied and collected Western Georgian folksongs and instrumental music, and in 1936 he published a set of Adjarian folksongs and dances.
Three Pieces for Piano (1970)
1. Scherzino
2. Our Garden
3. Pioneers Hiking
Merab Alekseyevich Partskhaladze. Born 1924, Tbilisi : died 2008, same Son of Aleksei Partskhaladze. Georgian composer.
Following study with Barkhudaryan in Tbilisi, attended the Moscow Conservatoire, where he was pupil of Bogatyryov. Graduated in 1953, completed post-grad work in 1957.
Taught in local schools in Moscow between 1953-57, and from 1957-74 was head of the editorial staff at the Muzyka and Soviet Kompozitor publishing houses. Mainly a composer of songs, choral music and piano pieces for children. His piano concerto (1953), written in a Hollywood style, has been recorded by Berman.
Three works below plus the translation of Children's album. Also his Violin Sonata in the Chamber thread.
Children’s Album (1978) [album of pieces from various opuses]
1. Op 4 No. 1 Prankster
2. Op 4 No. 3 Dance
3. Op 29 No. 2 Waltz
4. Op 4 No. 4 Chonguri
5. Op 4 No. 5 To go Pioneering
6. Op 6 No. 2 Etude in G major
7. Op 6 No. 3 Autumn Shower
8. Op 6 No. 4 Impromptu
9. Op 6 No. 1 Song
10. Op 10 No. 1 Marching
11. Op 5 No. 2 Lullaby
12. Op 3 No. 1 Dance-Etude
13. Op 3 No. 2 Etude
14. Op 10 No. 2 Eastern Dance
15. Op 5 No. 3 Lelo [Etude]
16. Op 3 No. 3 Pandurli No. 2 (Toccatina)
17. Op 16 No. 1 Etude-Tableau