Successful premiere of new string orchestra on Turkmen stage
October 16, 2018 | 19:34 |291
On October 14, the large hall of the Turkmen National Conservatory hosted the premiere performance of a new collective - the chamber string orchestra conducted by Tahir Ataev. The orchestra consists of young teachers, graduates and students of the Turkmen National Conservatory, genuine enthusiasts of their work and ardent propagandists of musical heritage. For the first time at the conductor's stand is Tahir Ataev, one of the leading performers in alto, instructor in the department of stringed instruments. The program of the evening included works by composers of various epochs, continents and artistic styles, many of which were first sounded from the Turkmen stage. Listeners were offered to make a fascinating journey across the expanses of the world musical ocean. A journey in which every stop is a meeting with a brilliant personality and its creations. The evening opened with the performance of the Serenade for the string orchestra of the Czech composer of the second half of the 19th century, Antonín Dvořák. Serenade was born as if in one breath. The first sketches are dated May 3, 1875, and on May 14 the score was fully completed. In this work, the popular motifs of Moravia and Bohemia are widely used. The combination of singing and danceriness permeates all parts of the serenade. Music lovers heard a solemn polonaise, a grotesque Mazur, a lyrical waltz against the background of the development of a graceful melodic figure reflecting the psychological nuances of the composition. The complexity of the score, the scale of the work was almost imperceptible, so subtly and with taste the musicians managed to convey the author's intention. Musical romanticism on the Finnish national soil was represented by the composition of the twentieth century composer Jan Sibelius. He wrote about himself in such a way: "... to create more on a larger scale, to continue where my predecessors finished, to create modern art is not only my right, but also my duty." “Jan Sibelius belongs to those of our composers who most truthfully and effortlessly convey with their music the character of the Finnish people,” wrote his contemporary and compatriot critic Flodin. The confirmation of this thought was heard in the composition of the Andante festivo. Russian music was presented in the program by an old romance “I met you” by an unknown composer to the lyrics of F. Tyutchev in the arrangement of G. Kleimen, “Russian souvenir” by the modern Ural composer Sergey Sirotin and melodies by Isaac Schwartz. The subtlety and soulfulness of the romance enchanted the public. Contrast to it was the play of S.Sirotin. His work is widely known to music lovers of Russia. The author’s use of the melodies of Russian folk songs constituted a bright necklace, defiantly and in a manner of udalskly sweepingly performed by the orchestra. Another premiere on the Turkmen stage is an essay by Leningrad composer Isaac Schwartz, Walking in Night Petersburg, from the movie Melodies of the White Nights. This is one of the most popular works of the composer, his business card ... The work of the contemporary Latin American composer Astor Piazzolo with the performance of the play Tres Minutos opened itself in a new way for the listeners. Bright rhythms of sambo, rumba, tango, which distinguishes the music of this composer, combined with the sharpness of harmonic consonances, the rigidity of timbres. The concert program was completed with the performance of the finale of the string quartet No. 9 of Ludwig van Beethoven. Beethoven - a bright representative of early romanticism. Heroic heat, dramatic collisions, clash of opposing forces, the struggle of ideas, feelings, and emotional turmoil of personality are characteristic of his work. All this imagery is reflected in the final of the quartet. By analogy with the Third Symphony, the quartet is also named Heroic by musicians. The composition, intended for the performance by the quartet of musicians, was dynamically and masterly sounded by the orchestra. The world famous violinist, conductor and public figure Vladimir Spivakov said: “Music teaches inspiration, but it also has the function of pleasure.” The performers experienced a powerful impulse of inspiration, which hypnotized the hall, and the audience listened to the orchestra with pleasure, without thinking about time. The premiere took place! Premiere of the band, conductor and new music!Elena OSIPOVA, Associate Professor of the Turkmen National Conservatory
