Jump to content

Habil Aliyev

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 37.122.157.61 (talk) at 09:40, 15 September 2018 (→‎Musical career). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Habil Aliyev
Birth nameHabil Əliyev
Born(1927-05-28)28 May 1927
Agdash, Azerbaijani SSR
Died8 September 2015(2015-09-08) (aged 88)
Baku, Azerbaijan
GenresAzerbaijani Folk Music, Mugham
Occupation(s)Composer
Songwriter
InstrumentKamancha
Years active1935 – 2009

Habil Aliyev (Azerbaijani: Habil Əliyev; 28 May 1927 – 8 September 2015) was a prominent Azerbaijani kamancheh player.[1][2] His music is widely appreciated in the Middle East and Europe.[3]

Musical career

Habil Aliyev's first international performance was in United Kingdom when he was accompanying Rashid Behbudov and Tamara Sinyavskaya. This performances created great resonance and British press quoting Major of Glasgow called Aliyev "Paganini of Azerbaijan".[4] He inspired Israeli musician Mark Eliyahu to play kamancheh.[5]

In 2009, suffering from poor health, he made a symbolic "last concert" at Tehran Roudaki-Wahdat concert hall.[6]

Influence and legacy

In 2014, child music school in Agdash named after him.[7] He died in 2015 at the age of 88.[8]

References

  1. ^ Habil Aliyev's Biography, Last.fm, retrieved 20 March 2009
  2. ^ Habil Aliyev, Iranmehr, archived from the original on 8 May 2006, retrieved 20 March 2009
  3. ^ Habil Aliyev, personal website, archived from the original on 26 December 2008, retrieved 20 March 2009 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ Юбилейный вечер "азербайджанского Паганини". echo.az (in Russian). Echo.az. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  5. ^ Bernhaimer, Kathryn. "Music Stars in Film Fest's Israeli Drama". boulderjewishnews.org. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  6. ^ "هابیل علی‌اف با کمانچه خداحافظی می‌کند (Habil Alyev says goodbye to Kamancheh)" (in Persian). Archived from the original on 5 March 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2015. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "A child music school named after Habil Aliyev". www.heydar-aliyev-foundation.org. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  8. ^ Habil Əliyev dünyasını dəyişdi. xeber.az, 8 September 2015. Template:Az icon