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Andrei Yakovlevich Eshpai (Russian: Андре́й Я́ковлевич Эшпа́й; 15 May 1925 – 8 November 2015) was an ethnic Mari (Russian and Soviet) composer.[1] He was awarded the title of People's Artist of the USSR in 1981.

Andrei Eshpai
Born	(1925-05-15)15 May 1925 Kozmodemyansk, Mari ASSR, Russian SFSR
Died	8 November 2015(2015-11-08) (aged 90) Moscow, Russia
Era	20th century
Children	Andrei Andreyevich Eshpai
Parent	Yakov Andreyevich Eshpai

Biography

Eshpai was born at Kozmodemyansk, Mari ASSR, Russian SFSR to a Mari father and Russian mother.[2][3] A Red Army World War II veteran, he studied piano at Moscow Conservatory from 1948 to 1953 under Vladimir Sofronitsky, and composition under Nikolai Rakov, Nikolai Myaskovsky and Evgeny Golubev. He performed his postgraduate study under Aram Khachaturian from 1953 to 1956.[4]

Eshpai was the son of the composer Yakov Eshpai, and the father of the filmmaker Andrei Andreyevich Eshpai.[5]

On 8 November 2015, Eshpai died in Moscow from a stroke at the age of 90.[6]

Notable works

Stage

• Nobody Is Happier Than Me, operetta (1968–1969); libretto by V. Konstantinov and B. Ratser
• Love Is Forbidden, musical (1973)
• Angara, ballet (1974–1975)
• A Circle, ballet (1979–1980)

Orchestral

• Symphonic Dances on Mari Themes (1951)
• Symphony no. 1 in E♭ minor (1959)
• Symphony no. 2 in A major "Praise the Light" (1962)
• Symphony no. 3 (1964)
• Symphony no. 4 "Symphony-Ballet" (1980-1981)
• Simon Bolivar, Symphonic Poem (1982)
• Symphony No. 5 (1985)
• Symphony No. 6 "Liturgic" for mixed chorus, baritone (or bass) and symphony orchestra (1988)
• Symphony No. 7 (1991)
• Games (1997)
• Symphony No. 8 (2000–2001)
• Symphony No. 9 "Four Verses" for symphony orchestra, mixed chorus and narrators (1998–1999)

Concertante

• Piano Concerto No. 1 in F♯ minor (1954)
• Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor (1956)
• Concerto Grosso, Concerto for orchestra with solo trumpet, piano, vibraphone and double bass (1966–1967)
• Piano Concerto No. 2 (1972)
• Violin Concerto No. 2 (1977)
• Viola Concerto (1987)
• Cello Concerto (1989)
• Clarinet Concerto (1995)
• Flute Concerto (1992)[7]
• Violin Concerto No. 3 "Bartok Concerto" (1990–1992)
• Violin Concerto No. 4 (1993)[8]
• Oboe Concerto (1982)
• Concerto for trumpet, trombone and orchestra (1994–1995)
• Double Bass Concerto (1994–1995)
• Horn Concerto in F major (1995)
• Tuba Concerto (2001)
• Bassoon Concerto Opus Singularis (2001)

Other

• 3 violin sonatas
• piano compositions
• songs

References

External links

• Eshpai at Onno van Rijen's site
• Eshpai at Peoples (in Russian)

На других языках

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[de] Andrei Jakowlewitsch Eschpai

Andrei Jakowlewitsch Eschpai (russisch Андрей Яковлевич Эшпай; * 15. Mai 1925 in Kosmodemjansk, Republik Mari El; † 8. November 2015 in Moskau) war ein russischer Komponist.

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- [en] Andrei Eshpai

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[es] Andrei Eshpai

Andrei Yakovlevich Eshpai (en ruso, Андре́й Я́ковлевич Эшпа́й; Kozmodemiansk, 15 de mayo de 1925-Moscú, 8 de noviembre de 2015) fue un compositor ruso.[1] Fue premiado con el título de Artista del Pueblo de la URSS en 1981.

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[ru] Эшпай, Андрей Яковлевич

Андре́й Я́ковлевич Эшпа́й (15 мая 1925, Козьмодемьянск, Марийская АО, РСФСР, СССР — 8 ноября 2015, Москва, Россия) — советский и российский композитор, пианист, педагог, общественный деятель. Народный артист СССР (1981)[12], лауреат Ленинской премии (1986) и Государственной премии СССР (1976). Ветеран Великой Отечественной войны.

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