Composer Inna Abramovna Zhvanetskaya was born in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, on 20 January 1937[1] or 20 January 1939.[2] She studied composition under Nikolay Peyko at the Gnessin School where she graduated in 1964. She taught piano and in 1965 became a lecturer in score-reading and instrumentation at the Gnessin School (today the Gnessin State Musical College).[3]
Inna Zhvanetskaya | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Inna Abramovna Zhvanetskaya |
| Born | 20 January 1937 Vinnytsia, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
| Occupation | Composer |
Work
Zhvanetskaya's compositions include:[3]
Chamber
- Burlesque (violin and piano; 1959)
- Five Dance Pieces for Children (two cellos; 2007)[4]
- La Bale (viola and piano; 2015)[5]
- Memories of the Composer Alfred Schnittke (solo cello)[5]
- Six Pieces (wind quintet; 1969)
- Violin Sonata (1976)
- Splinters of Childhood (solo violin)[6]
- String Quartet (1962)
- Variations on a Jewish Theme (two violins)[5]
Orchestral
- Double Bass Concerto (with piano reduction; 1978)
- Overture (1963)
- Piano Concerto[5]
- Suite (string orchestra; 1965)
Piano
- Partita (1966)
- Polyphonic Fantasy (1962)
- Toccata (1961)
- Variations on a Theme of Brahms (1958)
Vocal
- Cycle (words by A. Izaakian; voice and piano; 1960)
- From Medieval Hebrew Poetry (1998)[5]
- Loud Songs of Anna Akhmatova[5]
- Romances (words by V. Bryusov and other unspecified poets)
- Yanvarski Stroki (words by S. Smirnov; voice and piano; 1968)
- Zemiyai! (words by Tvorenye-Cholovek; chorus and orchestra; 1972)
References
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