Arno Babajanian
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| Born | January 22, 1921 Yerevan, Armenia |
| Died | November 11, 1983 (aged 62) Moscow, USSR |
| Occupations | Composer, pianist |
Arno Harutyuni Babajanian (Armenian: Առնո Բաբաջանյան; Russian: Арно Арутюнович Бабаджанян; January 22, 1921 – November 11, 1983) was a Soviet Armenian composer and pianist, People's Artist of the Armenian SSR (1956) and Soviet Union (1971). He was a laureate of two Stalin State Prizes of the USSR (1951, 1953) and two Armenian SSR State Prizes (1967, 1983).
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[edit] Biography
Babajanian (Babadjanian) was born in Yerevan, Armenia. His father was Harutyun Babajanian from Igdir. By age 5, his extraordinary musical talent was clearly apparent, and the composer Aram Khachaturian suggested that the boy be given proper music training. Two years later, in 1928 at the age of 7, Babajanian entered the Yerevan State Musical Conservatory. In 1938, he continued his studies in Moscow with Vissarion Shebalin. He later returned to Yerevan, where from 1950–1956 he taught at the conservatory. It was during this period (1952) that he wrote the Piano Trio in f# sharp minor. It received immediate acclaim and was regarded as a masterpiece from the time of its premiere. Subsequently, he undertook concert tours throughout the Soviet Union and Europe. In 1971, he was named a People’s Artist of the Soviet Union. As a composer, Babajanian was active in most genres and even wrote many popular songs in collaboration with the leading poets such as Yevgeny Yevtushenko and Robert Rozhdestvensky among others. Much of Babajanian’s music is rooted in Armenian folk music and folklore. But generally, the way in which he uses Armenian folk music is in the virtuosic style of Rachmaninov and Khachaturian. His later works were influenced by Prokofiev and Bartók. Praised by Dmitri Shostakovich as a "brilliant piano teacher", Babajanian was also a noted pianist and often performed his own works in concerts.
He received the Stalin Prize of 1950 for his Heroic Ballade for piano with orchestra and the Order of the Red Banner of Labour.
[edit] Works
[edit] Piano pieces
- Vagarshapat dance
- Caprice
- Melody
- Polyphonic Sonata (1. Prelude 2. Fugue 3. Toccata.)
- Poem
- Prelude
- Thought
- Six paintings (1.Improvisation. 2.Folk. 3. Toccatina. 4.Intermezzo. 5. Choral. 6. Sassoon Dance)
- Impromptu
- Elegy
- Humoresque
- Armenian Rhapsody
[edit] Classical instrumental pieces
- Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano: (Largo Andante Finale)
- Sonata for Violin
- Concerto for Cello and Orchestra
- The heroic ballad
[edit] Instrumental light music
- Dreams
- Winter Love
- Nocturne
- Call me
- As long as I can remember
- I thank you
- In an unexpected hour
- In search of letter destination
- Give me the music
- Year of Love
- Blue Taiga
- Sadness and joy
- Goodness
- Yerevan Beauty
- Make a wish
- Golden Tango
- Queen of beauty
- The Moscow River
- Do not rush
- Illumination
- The song first love
- Let's hope
- Call me
- As long as I can remember
- Wedding
- Serenade
- Fate
- Your footprints
- On vacation in Karlovy Vary
- My heart belongs to the mountains
[edit] Songs (lyricists)
- Above the blue water (Robert Rozhdestvensky)
- All the same, we will meet (M. Plyatskovsky)
- Aria-vocalize
- As long as I can remember, I live (Robert Rozhdestvensky)
- A year of love (Andrey Voznesensky)
- Beauty Queen (A. Gorokhov)
- Believe my eyes (N. Dobronravov)
- Be with me (A. Gorokhov)
- Blue Taiga (G. Registan)
- Bridges (Orlov)
- By night Moscow (G. Registan)
- Call me (Robert Rozhdestvensky)
- Childhood Last Call (M. Plyatskovsky)
- City of Peace and spring (A. Dementiev)
- Come to me (in italian)
- Country Lovers (L. Derbenev)
- Destiny (Robert Rozhdestvensky)
- Do not rush (Yevgeny Yevtushenko)
- Do you dream of me (L. Derbenev)
- Dream (L. Derbenev)
- Dreams (A. Nersesyan)
- Drops (Robert Rozhdestvensky)
- Evening Song (N. Gribachev)
- Ferris Wheel (Yevgeny Yevtushenko)
- First Snow (A. Dementiev)
- Fluff white (Andrey Voznesensky)
- Forget me (M. Plyatskovsky)
- Give me the music (Andrey Voznesensky)
- Golden Tango (O. Gadzhikasimov)
- Heart on Snow (A. Dmohovsky)
- I come to you (Robert Rozhdestvensky)
- I do not understand, what color (L. Oshanin)
- I dreamed (Robert Rozhdestvensky)
- Illumination (Robert Rozhdestvensky)
- I Love You (A. Dementiev)
- I'm sorry (G. Registan)
- I'm waiting for you (Pavlov)
- In an unexpected hour (L. Derbenev)
- I remember Bulgaria (A. Zharov)
- I saw love (A. Sahakyan)
- Je suis la (French translation of Evtushenko's lyrics)
- Kindness (A. Dementiev)
- Kostroma (A. Zharov)
- Last Soldier (B. Kurasov)
- Let's hope (Yevgeny Yevtushenko)
- Letter (Robert Rozhdestvensky)
- Light in the window (L. Derbenev)
- Love can not give up (Andrey Voznesensky)
- Love is alive (A. monasteries, O. Pisarzhevsky)
- Lullaby (A. Gorokhov)
- Magic ships (A. Verdyan)
- Make a wish (Robert Rozhdestvensky)
- Meeting (Robert Rozhdestvensky)
- Memory (Orlov)
- My Love (L. Derbenev)
- My Motherland (A.Grashi / V.Popkov)
- My Universe (Robert Rozhdestvensky)
- My Yerevan (H. Adamian)
- Names (Kharitonov)
- Night Music (G. Registan)
- Nocturne (Robert Rozhdestvensky)
- Only the love of law (S. Grebennikov, N. Dobronravov)
- Our beloved Yerevan (A. Sahakyan)
- Our challenging the Soviet people (Yevgeny Yevtushenko)
- Paris Snow (Andrey Voznesensky)
- People often smile (A. Dementiev)
- Pride (N. Dobronravov)
- Remembrance (Robert Rozhdestvensky)
- Repentance (A.Grashi / M.Pavlova)
- Sage and love (BN Bryansk)
- Samotlor (Robert Rozhdestvensky)
- Smile (A. Verdyan)
- Song of friends (M. Tanic)
- Song of my soldiers (M. Plyatskovsky)
- Song of Shoemaker (N. Adamian)
- Song of the Santa
- Song of the song (N. Olev)
- Song of the Young Communist League of valor (M. Lisyanskii)
- Song of Two Cities (J. CBM)
- Star Captains (LA Derbenev)
- Such a fate is given to us (Robert Rozhdestvensky)
- Sunday (S. Lyasov)
- Sun intoxicated (A. Gorokhov)
- Thank You (Robert Rozhdestvensky)
- The best city in the world (L. Derbenev)
- The guys who do not (Robert Rozhdestvensky)
- The hostess of the city (J. Zeitlin)
- The Last Song (Robert Rozhdestvensky)
- The Moskva River (Andrey Voznesensky)
- There is love in the world (M. Plyatskovsky)
- There is only one love (L. Derbenev)
- There was much rejoicing (G. Registan)
- The road distance (Kharitonov)
- The sea calls (G. Registan)
- The song first love (O.Gukasyan / G.Registan)
- The song flew from Moscow (A. Gorokhov)
- The song girls (VI Yushin)
- The song of Mable from film "Path of Thunder" (T. Sikorski)
- The star (G. Tumanyan)
- They say (G. Registan)
- Waiting (G. Registan)
- Walk of love (BN Bryansk)
- Waltz farewell (Robert Rozhdestvensky)
- Weddings (Robert Rozhdestvensky)
- We will be happy (O. Gadzhikasimov)
- What I am not good (Lazarev)
- Winter Love (Robert Rozhdestvensky)
- With you (J. Zeitlin)
- World for two (A. Gorokhov)
- Yerevan Beauty (V.Arutyunyan / G.Registan)
- Yerevan (D. Emin)
- You are all a mile and softer (V.Arutyunyan / G.Registan)
- Your footprints (Yevgeny Yevtushenko)
- You, the sea and I (Robert Rozhdestvensky)
[edit] Gallery
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Arno Bababjanian's statue in Yerevan
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Arno Babajanian concert hall, Abovyan street, Yerevan
[edit] References
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