Georgi Tigranov on the Crimean Period of Al. Spendiaryan's activity

Abstract

During his academic activity, graduate of Leningrad Conservatory G. Tigranov authored valuable works dedicated to foreign, Russian, and Armenian music, compiled and edited numerous collections dedicated to the lives and works of B. Asafev, A. Khachatryan, K. Sarajev, etc. His studies dedicated to the activities of the great Armenian composer Alexander Spendiarov are especially invaluable in that series, which left their unique trace in the study of the history of Armenian-Russian music. According to G. Tigranov, Al. Spendiarov, reached his creative maturity in Crimea in 1900-1917. He succeeded in discovering the "New East" in music. With his works, Al. Spendiarov introduced into the chamber and symphonic music the new Armenian world of previously unknown images and melodies. During the Crimean period of his life, Spendiarov became an Armenian national composer, a man who dared to solve the problems faced by the young Armenian school of composition. His music of that period is distinguished by clarity and elegance. Al. Spendiarov managed to embody the most significant in-depth ideas in a simple, natural and accessible artistic way.