Зограбян Ашот Патваканович

Зограбян Ашот Патваканович

Zohrabyan Ashot

Зограбян Ашот Патваканович род. 29 янв. 1945 в Ереване. Композитор. В 1971 окончил Ереванскую конс. по кл. композиции Г. Е. Егиазаряна. С 1971 преподаватель теоретич. предметов в муз. училище № 2 в Ереване. Соч.: для орк. — Вариации (1971); ф-п. квинтет (1968); струн. квартет (1968); для флейты, гобоя, кларнета, ф-п., струн. квартета и колокольчиков — Бумеранг, или Игры бумерангов (1974); для кларнета и ф-п. — соната (1969); для альта и ф-п. — соната (1970); для влч. и ф-п. — соната (1974); для голоса и кам. ансамбля (флейта, гобой, кларнет, скр., альт, ф-п.) — цикл на сл. Д. Варужана и М. Мецаренца (1973); романсы, хоры. БОЛЬШАЯ РУССКАЯ БИОГРАФИЧЕСКАЯ ЭНЦИКЛОПЕДИЯ. (3 CD)

Zohrabyan, Ashot Зограбян Ашот (b. January 29, 1945, Yerevan). Esteemed Armenian composer of mostly orchestral, chamber and vocal works that have been performed in Europe and elsewhere.

Prof. Zohrabyan studied composition with Grigor Ehiazaryan at the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory from 1967-72.

Awards. His music has been performed in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Germany, Italy, Russia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, and the USA.

He has taught as Professor of Composition at the Yerevan Komitas State Conservatory since 1980.

CONTACT INFORMATION

E-mail address (c/o David Balasanyan): davbal@freenet.am or davbal@yandex.ru

Street address: Prof. Ashot Zohrabyan, 1 Norkski Massiv 48/49, Apt. 11, 375056 Yerevan, Armenia

Telephone: + 374 164 0388

SELECT LIST OF WORKS

ORCHESTRAL: Concerto-Élégie, 12 strings, 1980; Serenade, small orchestra (13 players), 1985; Hommage à Metsarents (symphony), flute, 2 oboes, 2 French horns, string quartet, piano, string orchestra, 1986; Parabole, small orchestra (13 players), 1992; Concerto, violin, string orchestra, 2002

CHAMBER MUSIC: Boomerang Games No. 1, flute, oboe, clarinet, piano, string quartet, 1973; Boomerang Games No. 2, flute, oboe, clarinet, piano, percussion, string quartet, 1975; Septet, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, piano, 1976; Sonata No. 2, cello, piano, 1978; Chant matinal, flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn, bassoon, 1988; Rituel, 3 flutes, 1993; String Quartet No. 1, 'Narcissus', 1996; String Quartet No. 2, 'For Kronos', 1998

VOCAL: Evening Songs (text by St. Mesrop Mashtots), mezzo-soprano, piano, 1987; An der knaben Elis (text by Georg Trakl), mezzo-soprano, clarinet, cello, piano, 1994; New Taghs (texts by Daniel Varujan, St. Mesrop Mashtots), mezzo-soprano, 2 violins, cello, piano, 1995; Lux fulgebit (text from Psalm 92), mezzo-soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trombone, string quartet, 1997

PIANO: Sonata, 1979

ORGAN: Knots, 2000

SELECT DISCOGRAPHY

Serenade. (Melodiya: S 10-25 115006, 1987) (LP)

Hommage à Metsarents. (Melodiya: S 10-28 757007, 1989) (LP)

Serenade. (Classique Avant-Garde: 25.926, 1999)

String Quartet No. 1, 'Narcissus'. (NABP: 9009, 1999)

Parabole; Rituel; String Quartet No. 1, 'Narcissus'; Boomerang Games No. 1. (Le Chant du Monde/Harmonia Mundi: LDC 2781 119, 2000)

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