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Yuri Wichniakov
Yuri Wichniakov (Russian: Юрий Вишняков) is a Russians, Russian Basso profondo#Oktavist, oktavist singer known for his powerful lower Vocal registration, register, and Acoustic resonance, resonant low Musical note, notes. He is the featured bass on the CD ''Basso Profondo From Old Russia.'' Wichniakov performs notes as low as Scientific pitch notation, E1. Several of the choir directors he has performed with have compared the timbre of his voice to that of an organ (music), organ. Together with Vladimir Miller and the late Vladimir Pasyoukov, Wichniakov is widely regarded as one of the most prominent basso profondo singers in the world. He has chanted with Vladimir Miller in several concerts dating back to 2005, and has also performed alongside Pasyukov. Choirs performed with Wichniakov has performed the ''All-Night Vigil (Rachmaninoff), All-Night Vigil'' of Rachmaninoff (Всенощное бдение) with the USSR Ministry of Culture Chamber Choir in 1986. He has p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Юрий Вишняков
Jury, Jurij, Iurii, Iouri, Yury, Yuri, Youri, Yurii, Yuriy or Yurij is the Slavic languages, Slavic (, or , or , or ) form of the masculine given name George (given name), George; it is derived directly from the Greek form Georgios and related to Polish Jerzy, Czech Jiří (other), Jiří, and Slovak and Croatian Juraj, akin to Spanish and Portuguese Jorge, and German Jürgen, and assimilated in modern forms such as German and Italian Jüri (given name), Juri, Portuguese Iúri, Estonian Jüri, and Dutch Joeri. The Slavic form of the name originates with Yuri Dolgoruky (c. 1099–1157), in early accounts recorded as ''Gyurgi, Dyurgi''. Ancient and medieval world (Listed chronologically) * Yuri Dolgorukiy or Yuri I Vladimirovich (c. 1099–1157). * Yuri II of Vladimir (1189–1238), Grand Prince of Vladimir * Yuriy Drohobych (1450–1494), Ruthenian philosopher, astrologist, writer, and doctor * Yury Ivanovich (1480–1536), a son of Ivan the Great Modern world (Listed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Classical Music Awards
The International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) are music awards first awarded 6 April 2011. ICMA replace the Cannes Classical Awards (later called MIDEM Classical Awards) formerly awarded at MIDEM. The jury consists of music critics of magazines ''Andante, Crescendo, , Gramofon, Kultura, Musica, Musik & Theater, Opera, Pizzicato, Rondo Classic, Scherzo'', with radio stations MDR Kultur (Germany), Orpheus Radio 99.2FM (Russia), Radio 100,7 (Luxembourg), the International Music and Media Centre (IMZ) (Austria), website Resmusica.com (France) and radio Classic (Finland). The first award ceremony was held in Tampere, Finland on 6 April 2011. The 2012 award ceremony and gala concert took place in Nantes (15 May 2012, Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire). The 2013 award ceremony and gala concert were held in Milan (18 March 2013) and hosted by Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi. In 2014, the award ceremony and gala concert took place in Warsaw during the Beethoven Fest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Basses
Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a book by Hedrick Smith *Russian (comics), fictional Marvel Comics supervillain from ''The Punisher'' series *Russian (solitaire), a card game * "Russians" (song), from the album ''The Dream of the Blue Turtles'' by Sting *"Russian", from the album ''Tubular Bells 2003'' by Mike Oldfield *"Russian", from the album '' '' by Caravan Palace *Nik Russian, the perpetrator of a con committed in 2002 See also * *Russia (other) *Rus (other) *Rossiysky (other) *Russian River (other) *Rushen (other) Rushen may refer to: Places * Rushen, formally Kirk Christ Rushen, a historic parish of the Isle of Man ** Rushen (constituency), a House of Keys constituency of which the parish forms part ** Rushen (sheading ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Znamenny Chant
Znamenny Chant () is a singing tradition used by some in the Russian Eastern Orthodox Church. Znamenny Chant is a unison, melismatic liturgical singing that has its own specific notation, called the notation. The symbols used in the notation are called (, 'hooks') or (, 'signs'). Often the names of the signs are used to refer to the notation. Znamenny melodies are part of a system, consisting of ' eight tones' (intonation structures; called ); the melodies are characterized by fluency and balance. There exist several types of Znamenny Chant: the so-called , (Little) and (Great) Znamenny Chant. Ruthenian Chant ( Prostopinije) is sometimes considered a sub-division of the Znamenny Chant tradition, with the Russian Chant (Znamenny Chant proper) being the second branch of the same musical continuum. Notation Znamenny Chants are not written with notes (the so-called 'linear notation'), but with special signs, called (Russian for "marks", "banners") or ("hooks"), as some s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MDR Rundfunkchor
MDR Rundfunkchor is the radio choir of the German broadcaster Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR), based in Leipzig, Saxony. Dating back to 1924, the choir became the radio choir of a predecessor of the MDR in 1946, then called Kammerchor des Senders Leipzig, or Rundfunkchor Leipzig. The present name was established in 1992. The choir has appeared internationally, and has made award-winning recordings. History The origin of the later MDR Rundfunkchor was a choir called Leipziger Oratorienvereinigung (Leipzig oratorio association), that appeared first on 14 December 1924 in a broadcast of the (MIRAG) of Haydn's '' Die Schöpfung'', conducted by Alfred Szendrei. A 1931 broadcast featured a Leipziger Solistenchor (Leipzig soloists choir). The choir was renamed on 1 July 1934, as Kammerchor des Reichssenders Leipzig, when the broadcaster became Reichssender Leipzig. In 1934, the future choirmaster Heinrich Werlé appeared frequently as guest conductor. From 1935 to 1940, Curt Kretzschm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff; in Russian pre-revolutionary script. (28 March 1943) was a Russian composer, virtuoso pianist, and Conducting, conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of the last great representatives of Romantic music, Romanticism in Russian classical music. Early influences of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Tchaikovsky, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Rimsky-Korsakov, and other Russian composers gave way to a thoroughly personal idiom notable for its song-like melody, melodicism, Music#Expression, expressiveness, dense Counterpoint, contrapuntal textures, and rich Orchestration, orchestral colours. The piano is featured prominently in Rachmaninoff's compositional output and he used his skills as a performer to fully explore the expressive and technical possibilities of the instrument. Born into a musical family, Rachmaninoff began learning the piano at the age of four. He studied piano and composition at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Gretchaninov
Alexander Tikhonovich GretchaninovAlso commonly transliterated as ''Aleksandr/Alexandre'' ''Grechaninov/Gretchaninoff/Gretschaninow'' ( rus, Алекса́ндр Ти́хонович Гречани́нов, p=ɐlʲɪˈksandr ɡrʲɪtɕɐˈnʲinəf; – 3 January 1956) was a Russian Romantic music, Romantic composer. Life Gretchaninov started his musical studies rather late, because his father, a businessman, had expected the boy to take over the family firm. Gretchaninov himself related that he did not see a piano until he was 14 and began his studies at the Moscow Conservatory in 1881 against his father's wishes and without his knowledge. His main teachers there were Sergei Taneyev and Anton Arensky. In the late 1880s, after a quarrel with Arensky, he moved to St. Petersburg where he studied composition and orchestration with Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov until 1893. Rimsky-Korsakov immediately recognized Gretchaninov's extraordinary musical imagination and talent and gave him m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavel Chesnokov
Pavel Grigorievich Chesnokov (Russian: Пáвел Григóрьевич Чеснокóв) (24 October 1877, Voskresensk, Zvenigorodsky Uyezd, Moscow Governorate – 14 March 1944, Moscow, also transliterated ''Tschesnokoff'', ''Tchesnokov'', ''Tchesnokoff'', and ''Chesnokoff'') was an Imperial Russian and Soviet composer, choral conductor and teacher. He composed over five hundred choral works, over four hundred of which are sacred. Today, he is most known for his piece '' Salvation is Created'' as well as works such as ''Do Not Reject Me in Old Age'' (solo for basso profundo) and movements from various settings of the Divine Liturgy of St John Chrysostom. Life Chesnokov was born in Vladimir, near Moscow, on 24 October 1877. While attending the Moscow Conservatory, he received extensive training in both instrumental and vocal music including nine years of solfège, and seven years training for both the piano and violin. His studies in composition included four years of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyotr Goncharov
Pyotr Alekseevich Goncharyov (; 15 January 1903 – 31 January 1944) was a Soviet sniper who killed over 400 Nazis during World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ..., making him one of the most successful snipers in history. Early life He was born on 15 January 1903 to a Russian peasant family in Yerzovka. After graduating from school in his home village he moved to Stalingrad, where he worked at the Red October metallurgical plant. World War II Originally he continued working at the factory after the German invasion of the Soviet Union, but in 1942 he entered the Red Army. Although he was originally tasked with working as a cook, he soon entered direct combat. During a battle in the area of a farm he was badly wounded by an armor-piercing projectile, but survi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liturgy Of St
Liturgy is the customary public ritual of worship performed by a religious group. As a religious phenomenon, liturgy represents a community, communal response to and participation in the sacred through activities reflecting praise, thanksgiving, remembrance, supplication, or repentance. It forms a basis for establishing a relationship with God. Technically speaking, liturgy forms a subset of ritual. The word ''liturgy'', sometimes equated in English as "wikt:service, service", refers to a formal ritual enacted by those who understand themselves to be participating in an action with the divine. Etymology The word ''liturgy'' (), derived from the technical term in ancient Greek (), Liturgy (ancient Greece), ''leitourgia'', which means "work or service for the people" is a literal translation of the two affixes λήϊτος, "leitos", derived from the Attic Greek, Attic form of λαός ("people, public"), and ἔργον, "ergon", meaning "work, service". In origin, it signified ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valery Polyansky
Valery Kuzmich Polyansky (Russian: ''Валерий Кузьмич Полянский''; born April 19, 1949, in Moscow) is a Russian orchestral and choral conductor. He is a professor of the Moscow Conservatory, People's Artist of Russia (1996), artistic director, chief conductor and founder of the State Symphony Capella of Russia. Biography Polyansky was born at April 19, 1949 in Moscow. He studied at the Academic Music College at the Tchaikovsky Moscow State Conservatory, graduating in 1967. Then he studied at the Moscow Conservatory. Awards and honours *Honored Artist of the RSFSR (1989) *State Prize of the Russian Federation The State Prize of the Russian Federation, officially translated in Russia as Russian Federation National Award, is a state honorary prize established in 1992 following the breakup of the Soviet Union. In 2004 the rules for selection of laureates ... in the field of literature and the arts in 1995 *People's Artist of Russia (1996) * Order of Honour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Risto Joost
Risto Joost (born 22 June 1980) is an Estonian Conducting, conductor and operatic countertenor. Life Born in Tallinn, Joost has been intensively involved with music since the age of six. He attended the special school for music in Tallinn. From 1986 to 1998 he studied choir conducting at the Tallinn Academy of Music with Anneli Mäeots and from 1998 to 2002 at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre. Conducting with Kuno Areng, Jüri Alperten and Paul Mägi as well as singing with Uku Joller and Nadja Kurem. In 2002 and 2003 he studied choral conducting with Erwin Ortner and conducting with Leopold Hager at the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna. In spring 2008 he completed his studies at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm under Jorma Panula. Master classes followed with Neeme Järvi and Esa-Pekka Salonen. From 2008 to 2011 he conducted the "Tallinn Sinfonietta", since 2013 he has conducted the "Tallinn Chamber Orchestra". He has been principal conductor of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
