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Yanov-Yanovsky, Felix (b. May 28, 1934, Tashkent). Uzbek composer of mostly orchestral, chamber, choral, and vocal works that have been performed in Asia and Europe.
Prof. Yanov-Yanovsky graduated from the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan in Tashkent as a violinist (1957) and a composer (1959).
His honors include a diploma at the All-Ukrainian Film Festival (1981, for The Young Growth [animated film score]) and the Award of the Youth League of Uzbekistan (1985, for It will be warm rain [film score]). In addition, he won the Prize of the Cinematographers' Union of Uzbekistan (1995, for The History of Islam, shared with his son Dmitri Yanov-Yanovsky [animated serial film score]) and Second Prize in the competition of the Jihlava festival in the Czech Republic (2002, for Robot Triptych).
His music has been performed in Belarus, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, The Netherlands, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, the UK, and Uzbekistan, including at the Almeida (1994), Moscow Autumn (1996), Ilkhom-XX in Tashkent (1996-97, 2000), and Jihlava (2000, 2002) festivals.
As a violinist, he worked in the State Symphony Orchestra of Uzbekistan (1954-64) and the String Quartet of Uzbek Radio (1964-68).
He has taught at the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan since 1961, where he is now a professor.
In addition to the works listed below, Prof. Yanov-Yanovsky has composed scores for 50 films.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: yanovsky@mail.tps.uz
Street address: Prof. Felix Yanov-Yanovsky, C-1 47, Apt. 42, 700000 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Telephone: + 9987 1136 1382
Fax: + 9987 1256 0296
SELECT LIST OF WORKS
STAGE: Petrushka is a Foreigner (1 act opera, libretto by Samuil Marshak), 1969; The Orchestra (2 act opera, after Jean Anouilh), 1991; Accompagnateur (1 act opera, after Marcel Mithois), 1998; Salvation? (1 act opera, after Finn Havrevold), 2001
ORCHESTRAL: Concerto grosso No. 1, string quartet, string orchestra, 1969; Concerto for Orchestra, 1973; Concerto, oboe, orchestra, 1979; Largo e Scherzo, 1980; Concertino, piano, orchestra, 1982; Symphony No. 2, 1986; Simple Concerto (Concerto grosso No. 2), violin, viola, cello, string orchestra, 1989; De profundis (Symphony No. 4), 1990; Fabula (Violin Concerto No. 3), 1992; Music, flute, small orchestra (14 players), 1995; Diptych (concerto), trumpet, small orchestra (22 players), 1995; In tempo sostenuto, 2000; Immobility, 2002; Nata Valse 2, 2004
CHAMBER MUSIC: Musica leggiera (Quintet No. 1), French horn, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba, 1991; Sostenuto, string quartet, 1993; Violet Light, Late Evening, flute, 1993; Quintet No. 2, French horn, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba, 1994; Hommage à FGL, 8 celli, 1994; Silhouette, flute, clarinet, violin, harpsichord, vibraphone, 1996; Echo, clarinet, bassoon, cornet, violin, double bass, 1999; Five Interpretations, flute, oboe, clarinet, guitar, violin, cello, piano, 2001; Lontano, flute, alto saxophone, guitar, piano, 2003
CHORAL: Symphony No. 1, female chorus, large orchestra, 1982; Dies irae, soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, baritone, small mixed chorus, organ, ensemble, 1994; Requiem, soprano, mezzo-soprano, tenor, bass, mixed chorus, orchestra, 1997; Echo of the Cante Jondo (text by Federico García Lorca), mixed chorus, 1999; Robot Triptych (text by Bai Ju-yi), female chorus, flute, viola, percussion, 2001 (also version without instruments, 2002); In memoriam (texts from the Mass, the Revelation of St. John), soprano, speaker, small mixed chorus, string orchestra, 2002; ...beati pacifici..., mixed chorus, tuba, harp, accordion, 2003
VOCAL: Elegies (text by Sumako Fukao), voice, 7 players, 1974; Triptych (text by Abdullah Aripov), baritone, flute, cello, vibraphone, 1978; Symphony No. 3 (text by Federico García Lorca), baritone, small orchestra, 1987; Rubaiyat (text by Omar Khayyam), baritone, orchestra, 1990; Missa brevis, soprano, string quartet, 1992 (also version for voice, string orchestra, 1996); Cantate Domino..., soprano, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, French horn, trumpet, harp, string quartet, double bass, celesta, marimba, 1995; So Much Moonlight Today (texts by Chinese poets), soprano, flute, violin, 1995; Ad vitam, mezzo-soprano, percussion, 1995; I Know Not Where... (text by Émile Verhaeren), mezzo-soprano, 2 pianos, 1996; Offering to Bacchus (text by Aleksandr Pushkin, after ancient sources), countertenor, 3 percussion, 1999 (also version for female voice, 3 percussion, 2003); De Ecclesiastes, tenor, harpsichord, string orchestra, 1999 (also version for tenor, flute, clarinet, harp, piano, string quartet, 2003); Stabat Mater, soprano, mezzo-soprano, clarinet, violin, cello, vibraphone, 2000; Three Fragments (text by Federico García Lorca), baritone, flute, cello, bayan, 2002; In the Night (text by Elisabeth Jennings), soprano, tenor recorder/flute, violin, vibraphone, 2002; The Moon Now Rises (text by Henry David Thoreau), mezzo-soprano, violin, cello, vibraphone, 2002; Sais-je où?, mezzo-soprano, small orchestra (19 players), 2003; The Echoes of Autumn (text by Bai Ju-yi), mezzo-soprano, vibraphone, 2004
ORGAN: Idée fixe (triptych), 2001
DISCOGRAPHY
Concerto grosso No. 1. Saulius Sondeckis/Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (Melodiya, 1974) (LP)
Elegies. Viktoria Shashkova, soprano; Aleksandr Pavlovsky/ensemble (Melodiya, 1976) (LP)
Concerto (oboe); Largo e Scherzo. Efim Goldveht, oboe; Eldar Azimov/Uzbek Radio Chamber Orchestra (Melodiya, 1982) (LP)
Concertino. Adiba Dharipova, piano; Zakhid Khaknazarov/National Symphony Orchestra of Uzbekistan (Melodiya, 1984) (LP)
Various songs. Pavel Borisov, voice; Vasily Uporov/Uzbek Radio Orchestra (Melodiya, 1985) (LP)
(Last updated on June 29, 2004)
