Andrey Mdivani - Symphony #5, “The Memory of Earth” (Память земли) (1984)

Andrey Mdivani - Symphony #5, “The Memory of Earth” (Память земли) (1984)
Conductor and orchestra unknown
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Composer, born in 1937, Georgia, Tbilisi, Georgian; graduated from the Belarusian State Conservatoire (Prof. A. Bogatyrow's class of composition, 1969), post graduated courses, 1972. Honoured Worker of Art of Belarus, 1982, People’s Artist of Belarus, 2013, Belarus two State Prize Holder (the Laureate of Belarus State Premium) 1988, 1996. Professor (1993), class of composition of Byelorussian State Academy of Music. Member of the Composer's Union of Soviet Union and Belarus, (1971), member of the Musicalworker' Union of Belarus, (1995), member of the Theatreworker' Union of Belarus (2001).
Andrey Mdivani is a prominent modern composer who has created bright pieces in all genres of musical art - ballet, musical comedy, oratorio, symphony, orchestral pieces and instrumental concertos, choruses and choruses concertos, chamber instrumental and vocal masterpieces. Mdivani's works have been recognized by scientists who studied them, jornalists dedicated their essays to them; many of his works have been published by All-Union and Republican houses, in the form of records and for performance over the radio. The composer's music is performed in not only in Belarus, but also in Russia, Ukraina, Moldova, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, England, Ireland, India, Bulgaria, America, etc.
In each work by the composer we can easily trace the features of his bright creative individuality, his unique style with synthesis Slavonic and Georgian intonation's sources, high professionalism and original way of thinking. They are in the bright theatrical manner of writing, in orchestral colourfulness and espressiveness of all components of musical speech, in fresh creative ideas and philosophic depth and seriousness of his music. Andrey Mdivani is advocate of "musical beauty" and the contents, which give "high" style and elevated spirit to his music .
In every genre Mdivani told his author's world - the wold of the composer who is opening new ways for development of modern musical art. In genre of symphony he was the founder of the national program symphonism ("Polotsk Manuscripts"), in the genre of music for folk-orchestra - the founder of the folk-orchestra symphonism ("Memory of Land"), in the genre of chorus music - the founder of cathedral singing reviving on the new basis the singing traditions of the Byzantine culture and Georgian man's singing ("Night Service", "Who is Coming Over There?" to Yanka Kupala words, sufferings "Saint Russia" to the words of S. Esenin), in genre of musical comedy - creator of a new genre of musical comedy uniting the traits of an opera ("Denis Davydov"), in genre of ballet - the founder of modern ballet, where he told for the first time to the world about how the Slavs were christened ("Passions (Rogneda"). The music of the ballet is a rare combination of beauty and deep thought, bright expression and elevated feeling. Mdivani's ballet is a new word in the world musical art. The works by A. Mdivani are the general panorama of musical epoch and its main events, that is glorifying the man, peace in the world, has surpassed the borders of the Fatherland, became the property of the peoples of other countries and continents by having naturally entered the context of world artistic culture.
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