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Yanov-Yanovsky, Felix (b. May 28, 1934, Tashkent). Uzbek composer of stage, orchestral, chamber, choral, vocal, and organ works that have been performed in Asia and Europe.
Prof. Yanov-Yanovsky graduated from the State Conservatory of Uzbekistan in Tashkent as a violinist in 1957 and as a composer in 1959.
His honors include a diploma at the Pan-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 Islām, 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, Russia, 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.
Prof. Yanov-Yanovsky is also active in other positions. As a violinist, he was a member of the State Symphony Orchestra of Uzbekistan from 1954–64 and of the String Quartet of Uzbek Radio from 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 more than 50 films.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: yanovsky@mail.tps.uz
SELECT LIST OF WORKS
STAGE: Petrushka Is a Foreigner (1 act opera, libretto by Samuil Marshak), 1969; The Orchestra (2 act opera, libretto after Jean Anouilh), 1991; Accompagnateur (1 act opera, libretto after Marcel Mithois), 1998; Salvation? (1 act opera, libretto 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 (Concerto No. 3), violin, orchestra, 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, 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 Juyi), female chorus, flute, viola, percussion, 2001 (also version for female chorus, 2002); In memoriam (texts from the Mass, the Book of John), soprano, speaker, 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 Elizabeth 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 Juyi), mezzo-soprano, vibraphone, 2004
ORGAN: Idée fixe (triptych), 2001
DISCOGRAPHY
Concerto grosso No. 1. Saulius Sondeckis/Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra (Melodiya, 1974) (LP)
Elegies. Viktoriya Shashkova, soprano; Aleksandr Pavlovsky/ensemble (Melodiya, 1976) (LP)
Concerto (oboe); Largo e Scherzo. Yefim 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)
