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Georgy Sviridov
Person · male · Russian Empire · Fatezh · born 1915 · died 1998 · recording since 1991
Soviet and Russian composer (1915—1998)
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Also known as Georgy Sviridov · Георгий Свиридов · Deogry Sviridov · G. Sviridovs · Georgi Sviridov · Georgi Wassiljewitsch Swiridow · +9 more
Timeline
23 events✦ Award 10▣ Album 10◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1
1910s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Time, Forward! / Music for Chamber Orchestra / Pathetic Oratorio
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
2010s
2020s
· Album
Album: BBC Music, Volume 31, Number 4: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 1 / Sviridov: The Blizzard
Album
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Biography
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Biography
Georgy Vasilyevich Sviridov (Russian: Георгий Васильевич Свиридов; 16 December 1915 – 6 January 1998) was a Soviet and Russian composer. He is most widely known for his choral music, strongly influenced by the traditional chant of the Russian Orthodox Church, as well as his orchestral works which often celebrate elements of Russian culture.
Sviridov employed, especially in his choral music, rich and dense harmonic textures, embracing a romantic-era tonality; his works would come to incorporate not only sacred elements of Russian church music, including vocal work for the basso profondo, but also the influence of Eastern European folk music, 19th-century European romantic composers (especially Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky), and neoromantic contemporaries outside of Russia. He wrote musical settings of Russian Romantic poetry by poets such as Mikhail Lermontov, Fyodor Tyutchev, and Alexander Blok. Sviridov enjoyed critical acclaim for much of his career in the Soviet Union and Russia.
Early life and youth
Sviridov was born in 1915 in the town of Fatezh in the Kursk Governorate of the Russian Empire (present-day Kursk Oblast) to a family of Russian ethnicity. His father, Vasily Sviridov, a Bolshevik sympathizer during the Russian Civil War, was killed when Georgy was four. The family moved to Kursk, where Sviridov, still in elementary school, learned to play his first instrument, the balalaika. Learning to play by ear, he demonstrated such talent and ability that he was accepted into the local orchestra of Russian folk instruments. He enrolled in a music school in 1929, and following the advice of his teacher, M. Krutinsky, went to Leningrad in 1932, where he studied piano at the Leningrad Central Music College, graduating in 1936. From 1936 to 1941, Sviridov studied at the Leningrad Conservatory under Pyotr Ryazanov, then Dmitri Shostakovich. Mobilized into the Red Army in 1941, just days after his graduation from the conservatory, Sviridov was sent to a military academy in Ufa, but was discharged by the end of the year due to poor health.
Musical legacy
In 1935, Sviridov composed a cycle of lyrical romances based on the poetry of Alexander Pushkin which brought him first critical acclaim. During his studies in Leningrad Conservatory, 1936–1941, Sviridov experimented with different genres and different types of musical composition, such as his Piano Concerto No. 1 (1936–1939), Symphony No. 1 (1936–1937), and the Chamber Symphony for Strings (1940). Later Sviridov would turn to Russian musical heritage, including folk songs, for inspiration.
Among Sviridov's most popular orchestral pieces are the "Romance," "Waltz," and "Winter Road" from his suite The Blizzard, musical illustrations after Pushkin (1975), that were extracted from his score for the eponymous 1964 film based on the short story from Alexander Pushkin's The Tales of the Late Ivan Petrovich Belkin. A short segment from his score for the 1965 film Time, Forward! (Время, вперёд!) was selected as the opening theme for the main evening TV news program Vremya (Время, 'time') and became a staple of Soviet life.
Poetry always occupied an important place in Sviridov's music. He composed songs and romances to the lyrics of Mikhail Lermontov (1938, 1957), Alexander Blok (1941), William Shakespeare (1944–1960), Robert Burns (in Russian translation, 1955). Despite the popularity of Sviridov's instrumental works, both the composer himself and the music critics regarded vocal and choral music to be his main strengths. Oratorio Pathétique (1959) after Vladimir Mayakovsky has been called a masterful musical rendering of one of the most popular Russian revolution poets. Sviridov's prolific vocal chamber and vocal symphonic output includes the oratorio To the memory of Sergei Yesenin (1956), Little Cantata Wooden Russia (1964) after Yesenin, Cantata Songs of Kursk (1964), Spring Cantata (1972) after Nikolay Nekrasov, songs, romances, and cantatas after Fyodor Tyutchev, Sergei Yesenin, Alexander Blok, Boris Pasternak, Alexander Prokofyev, Robert Rozhdestvensky. He also wrote one opera, Twinkling Lights (1951).
While Sviridov's music remains obscure in the West, it is widely known within Russia. According to his nephew Alexander Belonenko, who posthumously edited and published Sviridov's personal jottings:
[Sviridov's music] is perceived [in Russia] as a sort of natural, or to put it more precisely, co-natural phenomenon, an integral part of the Russian landscape... Not everyone watching ORT will know the name of the composer to the music that accompanies the program Vremya, which has become a symbol of our bustling times. To say nothing of the "Romance" from ... The Snowstorm. Whenever I visit Moscow, I hear it played in subway tunnels. In the words of Alexander Blok, it "sunk into the souls of the people".
The "Winter Road" movement that concludes the suite from The Snowstorm was allegedly plagiarized by Tappi Iwase and used as the theme for the popular video game series Metal Gear Solid. Following the allegation, the theme was removed from the fourth installment of the series onward.
Honors and awards
In 1946, Sviridov was awarded the Stalin Prize for his Piano Trio. The Lenin Prize of 1960 was bestowed on the composer for his Oratorio Pathétique. Georgy Sviridov was awarded the USSR State Prize in 1968 and 1980 and honored with the title People's Artist of the USSR. He became a Hero of Socialist Labor (1975) and was twice awarded the Order of Lenin.
Asteroid 4075 Sviridov, discovered by the Russian astronomer Lyudmila Karachkina in 1982, was named in honor of Georgy Sviridov.
Death
Sviridov died of a heart attack at the Moscow Central Clinical Hospital in the early morning hours of 6 January 1998.
Orchestral
Symphony for Strings (1940)
Symphony No. 1 (1936–1937; previously lost, score rediscovered posthumously)
Symphony No. 2 (1949; unfinished)
Triptych, a small symphony for orchestra (1964)
Snow Storm (also translated as The Blizzard), musical illustrations after Pushkin for orchestra (1975)
Concertante
Piano Concerto No. 1 (1936–1939)
Piano Concerto No. 2 (1942)
Chamber
Piano Trio (1945 - rev. 1955)
Piano Quintet in B minor (1945)
String Quartet No. 1 (1945–1946)
String Quartet No. 2 (1947)
Music for Chamber Orchestra (1964)
Solo piano
Seven Small Pieces for piano (1934–1935)
Seven Songs after Mikhail Lermontov (1938)
Piano Sonata (1944)
Two Partitas for piano (1946, revised 1957 and 1960)
Children's Album, seventeen pieces for piano (1948, revised 1957)
Ruy Blas, serenade (1952)
Partita in E minor
Partita in F minor
Choral
The Decembrists, oratorio (1955)
Poem to the Memory of Sergei Yesenin, oratorio for tenor, mixed chorus and orchestra (1956)
Five Choruses to Lyrics by Russian Poets (1958)
Oratorio Pathétique to words by Mayakovsky for bass, mezzo-soprano, mixed chorus and orchestra (1959)
Song about Lenin ("We Don't Believe") to words by Mayakovsky for bass, mixed chorus and orchestra (1960)
Songs of Kursk, cantata after folk texts for mixed chorus and orchestra (1964)
Wooden Russia, cantata to words by Yesenin for tenor, men's chorus and orchestra (1964)
Sad Songs, small cantata to words by A. Blok for mezzo-soprano, female chorus and orchestra (1962–1965)
It Is Snowing, small cantata to words by Boris Pasternak for female chorus, boys'chorus and orchestra (1965)
Five Songs about Russia, cantata to words by Alexander Blok for soprano, mezzo-soprano, baritone, bass, mixed chorus and orchestra (1967)
Sacred Love (for soprano), from the incidental music to Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich by Aleksey Tolstoy. (1969)
Four Folk Songs for chorus and orchestra (1971)
The Friendly Guest (also translated as The Radiant Guest), cantata to words by Sergei Yesenin for solo voices, chorus and orchestra (1971–1976)
Spring Cantata to words by Nikolay Nekrasov for mixed chorus and orchestra (1972)
Concerto in Memory of Alexander Yurlov for unaccompanied mixed chorus (1973)
The Birch of Life, cantata to words by A. Blok for mezzo-soprano and orchestra (1974)
Three Miniatures for solo voices and mixed chorus (1972–1975)
Three Pieces from Children's Album for mixed chorus a cappella (1975)
Ode to Lenin to words by R. Rozhdestvensky for narrator, chorus and large orchestra (1976)
Hymns to the Motherland for chorus (1978)
Pushkin's Garland (also known as "They beat the Dawn"), choral concerto on verses by Alexander Pushkin (1979)
Night Clouds, cantata to words by A. Blok for mixed chorus a cappella (1979)
Ladoga, choral poem for chorus to words by A. Prokofiev (1980)
Songs From Hard Times, choruses to words of A. Blok for chorus a cappella (1980–1981 and later)
Hymns and Prayers, words from liturgical poetry, for unaccompanied choir (1980–1997)
Opera
Bright Lights, operetta in three acts after L. Sacharov and S. Poloski (1951)
Miscellaneous music
"Othello", incidental music after Shakespeare (1942)
Original soundtrack to The Blizzard (1964) film after Alexander Pushkin's story
"Time, Forward!", suite of the film score (1967)
Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich, incidental music to the play by Aleksey Tolstoy (1973)
Songs
Six Romances on Texts by Pushkin for voice and piano (1935)
Three Songs to words by Alexander Blok (1941)
"Shakespeare Suite" for singer and piano (1944)
"Country of My Fathers", song cycle after A. Isaakian for tenor and bass with piano accompaniment (1949–1950)
"Songs to Words of Robert Burns" for bass and piano (1955)
"My Father is a Farmer", song cycle to words by Yesenin for tenor and baritone (1957)
"Suburb-Lyrics", seven songs after A. Prokofiev and M. Issakovsky for singer and piano (1938–1958)
Eight Romances to words by Lermontov for bass and piano (1957–1958)
"St Petersburg Songs" for soprano, mezzo-soprano, baritone, bass, violin, cello and piano (1961–1963)
"Petersburg Songs" to words of A. Blok for bass and piano (1961–1963)
"Russia Cast Adrift
Russia Cast AdriftSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 12 tracks1Russia Cast Adrift: I. Autumn2:222Russia Cast Adrift: II. I Left My Home Behind2:223Russia Cast Adrift: III. Open Before Me, O My Guardian Angel3:234Russia Cast Adrift: IV. Silver Path2:315Russia Cast Adrift: V. Russia Cast Adrift2:006Russia Cast Adrift: VI. Simon, Peter … Where Are You? Come to Me4:047Russia Cast Adrift: VII. Where Are You, O My Father’s House?2:468Russia Cast Adrift: VIII. Beyond the Hills of the Milky Way1:419Russia Cast Adrift: IX. It Sounds, It Sounds, the Fateful Trumpet!3:0510Russia Cast Adrift: X An Owl Cries in Autumn2:4211Russia Cast Adrift: XI. Oh, I Believe, I Believe in Happiness! — Oh My Homeland, O Joyful and Eternal Hour5:2312Petersburg: The Virgin in the City4:15", better "Russia Now Launched", song cycle to words by Yesenin for tenor and piano (1977)
Two Songs to words of Alexander Pushkin (1975–1980)
Nine Songs to Words of A. Blok (1972–1981)
Twenty-five Songs for bass and piano (1955–1981)
"Petersburg", song cycle to words by A. Blok (1963–1995)
Other languages
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 39 | 94.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 17 | 85.9th |
| Studio albums | 12 | 92.8th |
| Awards recorded | 14 | 99.2th |
| Timeline events | 23 | 95th |
| Recording span (years) | 7 | 21th |
| Genres | 9 | 95.7th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (17 release groups · 12 studio albums)
Albums · 12
1995 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 1:01:33
1Метель: 1. Тройка3:082Метель: 2. Вальс3:553Метель: 3. Весна и осень2:054Метель: 4. Романс5:345Метель: 5. Пастораль2:126Метель: 6. Военный марш2:247Метель: 7. Венчание3:028Метель: 8. Отзвуки вальса1:529Метель: 9. Зимняя дорога2:5210Пушкинский венок: 1. Зимнее утро2:5211Пушкинский венок: 2. Колечушко, сердечушко5:5212Пушкинский венок: 3. Мери2:3113Пушкинский венок: 4. Эхо2:5214Пушкинский венок: 5. Греческий пир3:4315Пушкинский венок: 6. Камфара и мускус1:5216Пушкинский венок: 7. Зорю бьют4:5017Пушкинский венок: 8. Наташа1:5018Пушкинский венок: 9. Восстань, боязливый5:1619Пушкинский венок: 10. Стрекотунья, белобока2:511998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 19 tracks · 59:47
1Hymns to the Fatherland: I. Our North5:272Hymns to the Fatherland: II. Russian Heart2:343Hymns to the Fatherland: III. Sadness of immense spaces3:224Four Choruses from the cycle "Songs without prospect": I. Autumn2:035Four Choruses from the cycle "Songs without prospect": II. Bright fields1:286Four Choruses from the cycle "Songs without prospect": III. Spring and the Sorcerer5:077Four Choruses from the cycle "Songs without prospect": IV. Icon4:558Concert in memory of Alexander Yurlov: I. Lament2:389Concert in memory of Alexander Yurlov: II. Separation3:0910Concert in memory of Alexander Yurlov: III. Chorale3:4611Three Choruses from the music for Alexey Tolstoy's tragedy "Tsar Feodor Ivanovitch": I. Prayer3:2712Three Choruses from the music for Alexey Tolstoy's tragedy "Tsar Feodor Ivanovitch": II. Sacred love3:2613Three Choruses from the music for Alexey Tolstoy's tragedy "Tsar Feodor Ivanovitch": III. Song of repentance3:2514Unuttered Miracle: I. Lord, save the just1:0315Unuttered Miracle: II. Trisagion3:5016Unuttered Miracle: III. Come, let us bow down2:1317Unuttered Miracle: IV. Christmas Carol1:4218Unuttered Miracle: V. Glory and Alleluia3:5219Unuttered Miracle: VI. Unuttered Miracle2:20Время, Вперед! Патетическая оратория
2003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:07:52
1Время, вперед!: Уральский напев4:092Время, вперед!: Частушка0:593Время, вперед!: Марш3:504Время, вперед!: Маленький фокстрот2:285Время, вперед!: Ночь4:286Время, вперед!: Время, вперед!3:347Музыка для камерного оркестра: Allegro con spirito5:568Музыка для камерного оркестра: Presto4:269Музыка для камерного оркестра: Largo8:0510Патетическая оратория: Марш2:5911Патетическая оратория: Рассказ о бегстве генерала Врангеля4:0612Патетическая оратория: Героям Перекопской битвы2:5713Патетическая оратория: Наша земля3:1214Патетическая оратория: Здесь будет город-сад4:3215Патетическая оратория: Разговор с товарищем Лениным6:2916Патетическая оратория: Солнце и поэт5:422004 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 1:03:04
1Petersburg, a Vocal Poem on Words by Alexander Blok: I. The Weathercock2:462Petersburg, a Vocal Poem on Words by Alexander Blok: II. The Golden Oar4:043Petersburg, a Vocal Poem on Words by Alexander Blok: III. The Bride4:194Petersburg, a Vocal Poem on Words by Alexander Blok: IV. A Voice from the Chorus6:465Petersburg, a Vocal Poem on Words by Alexander Blok: V. I am Nailed to a Tavern Counter5:326Petersburg, a Vocal Poem on Words by Alexander Blok: VI. The Breeze Has Brought from Far Away2:357Petersburg, a Vocal Poem on Words by Alexander Blok: VII. Petersburg Song (December 7, 1906)4:008Petersburg, a Vocal Poem on Words by Alexander Blok: VIII. Thoe Born in Obscure Years4:279Petersburg, a Vocal Poem on Words by Alexander Blok: IX. The Virgin in the City4:1510Six Romances to Words by Alexander Pushkin: I. The Crimson Forest Sheds It's Attire4:4111Six Romances to Words by Alexander Pushkin: II. A Winter Road2:4412Six Romances to Words by Alexander Pushkin: III. To Nanny4:1613Six Romances to Words by Alexander Pushkin: IV. A Winter's Evening5:5614Six Romances to Words by Alexander Pushkin: V. Foreboding4:4915Six Romances to Words by Alexander Pushkin: VI. Drawing Near To Izhory1:542005 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:13:31
1Chamber Symphony, op. 110a: I. Largo6:082Chamber Symphony, op. 110a: II. Allegro molto2:553Chamber Symphony, op. 110a: III. Allegretto5:104Chamber Symphony, op. 110a: IV. Largo6:155Chamber Symphony, op. 110a: V. Largo4:496Chamber Symphony, op. 14: I. Moderato assai4:347Chamber Symphony, op. 14: II. Vivace3:238Chamber Symphony, op. 14: III. Andante con moto6:569Chamber Symphony, op. 14: IV. Allegro molto6:4410Chamber Symphony no. 1 for String Orchestra, op. 145: I. Allegro8:3611Chamber Symphony no. 1 for String Orchestra, op. 145: II. Andante10:0212Chamber Symphony no. 1 for String Orchestra, op. 145: III. Allegretto4:0013Chamber Symphony no. 1 for String Orchestra, op. 145: IV. Presto3:592015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 23 tracks · 1:18:40
1Hymns and Prayers: O Lord, Save the Pious1:372Hymns and Prayers: Holy God5:463Hymns and Prayers: The Earth Is the Lord’s4:524Hymns and Prayers: Song of Purification3:595Hymns and Prayers: The King of Glory3:236Hymns and Prayers: Nativity Song2:007Hymns and Prayers: Having Beheld a Strange Nativity7:208Hymns and Prayers: It Is Meet2:009Hymns and Prayers: Come, Let Us Worship2:2110Hymns and Prayers: Glory to the Most Holy Trinity1:1711Hymns and Prayers: Lord, Stir Up Your Strength2:5412Hymns and Prayers: Entreaty to the Apostle St. John the Theologian5:0113Hymns and Prayers: The Last Supper6:4314Hymns and Prayers: Judas’ Betrayal4:5415Hymns and Prayers: Glory and Alleluia4:0316Hymns and Prayers: Inexpressible Wonder2:3417Hymns and Prayers: Behold, the Bridegroom Comes3:4118Hymns and Prayers: Have Mercy on Us, O Lord3:1319Hymns and Prayers: Prayer of the Blind Man2:2420Hymns and Prayers: Glory (Monastic)0:4321Hymns and Prayers: Repentance of the Prodigal Son4:1022Hymns and Prayers: Glory (Quiet)1:0823Hymns and Prayers: Glorification of the Mother of God2:372017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 36:34
1Russia Cast Adrift: I. Autumn2:222Russia Cast Adrift: II. I Left My Home Behind2:223Russia Cast Adrift: III. Open Before Me, O My Guardian Angel3:234Russia Cast Adrift: IV. Silver Path2:315Russia Cast Adrift: V. Russia Cast Adrift2:006Russia Cast Adrift: VI. Simon, Peter … Where Are You? Come to Me4:047Russia Cast Adrift: VII. Where Are You, O My Father’s House?2:468Russia Cast Adrift: VIII. Beyond the Hills of the Milky Way1:419Russia Cast Adrift: IX. It Sounds, It Sounds, the Fateful Trumpet!3:0510Russia Cast Adrift: X An Owl Cries in Autumn2:4211Russia Cast Adrift: XI. Oh, I Believe, I Believe in Happiness! — Oh My Homeland, O Joyful and Eternal Hour5:2312Petersburg: The Virgin in the City4:152017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 18 tracks · 1:04:41
1Snow is Falling: Snow is Falling2:172Snow is Falling: Soul5:033Snow is Falling: Night2:244Music for Chamber Orchestra: I.7:585Music for Chamber Orchestra: II.5:426Music for Chamber Orchestra: III.8:357Russia Adrift (arr. L. Rezetdinov): No. 1. Autumn3:028Russia Adrift (arr. L. Rezetdinov): No. 2. I Have Left Behind My Beloved Home2:409Russia Adrift (arr. L. Rezetdinov): No. 3. Open the Gates, O Guardian Angel3:1210Russia Adrift (arr. L. Rezetdinov): No. 4. Silver Path2:2711Russia Adrift (arr. L. Rezetdinov): No. 5. Russia Adrift2:0712Russia Adrift (arr. L. Rezetdinov): No. 6. Simon, Peter... Where Are You3:4013Russia Adrift (arr. L. Rezetdinov): No. 7. Where Are You, O My Father's House3:1214Russia Adrift (arr. L. Rezetdinov): No. 8. Beyond the Hills of the Milky Way1:4315Russia Adrift (arr. L. Rezetdinov): No. 9. The Sound of the Deadly Horn2:5416Russia Adrift (arr. L. Rezetdinov): No. 10. An Owl Cries in Autumn2:1917Russia Adrift (arr. L. Rezetdinov): No. 11. I Do Believe in Happiness!2:3018Russia Adrift (arr. L. Rezetdinov): No. 12. O Motherland, O Happy and Eternal Hour!2:562018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 1:05:06
1Canticles and Prayers: Inexpressible Wonder: No. 1. Lord, Save the Pious1:362Canticles and Prayers: Inexpressible Wonder: No. 2. Holy God4:523Canticles and Prayers: Inexpressible Wonder: No. 3. It Is Worth Eating2:104Canticles and Prayers: Inexpressible Wonder: No. 4. Christmas Song1:215Canticles and Prayers: Inexpressible Wonder: No. 5. Glory and Hallelujah3:596Canticles and Prayers: Inexpressible Wonder: No. 6. The Inexpressible Miracle2:417Canticles and Prayers: Having Beheld a Strange Nativity: No. 7. Glory1:128Canticles and Prayers: Having Beheld a Strange Nativity: No. 8. Come, Let Us Worship2:349Canticles and Prayers: Having Beheld a Strange Nativity: No. 9. Glory0:4310Canticles and Prayers: Having Beheld a Strange Nativity: No. 10. Repentance of the Prodigal Son2:4911Canticles and Prayers: Having Beheld a Strange Nativity: No. 11. Glory1:0112Canticles and Prayers: Having Beheld a Strange Nativity: No. 12. Have Mercy on Us, Lord2:3713Canticles and Prayers: Having Beheld a Strange Nativity: No. 13. Having Beheld a Strange Nativity4:3514Canticles and Prayers: From the Old Testament: No. 14. King of Glory3:0315Canticles and Prayers: From the Old Testament: No. 15. The Song of Purification3:2416Canticles and Prayers: From the Old Testament: No. 16. The Lord's Land5:3517Canticles and Prayers: Other Songs: No. 17. Glorification of the Mother of God2:0418Canticles and Prayers: Other Songs: No. 18. Prayer to the Holy Apostle John the Theologian4:3519Canticles and Prayers: Other Songs: No. 19. Lord, Raise Up Your Power2:2820Canticles and Prayers: Other Songs: No. 20. Behold the Bridegroom Comes3:4121Canticles and Prayers: Other Songs: No. 21. The Last Supper4:3622The Red Easter3:30BBC Music, Volume 31, Number 4: Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 1 / Sviridov: The Blizzard
2022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:15:45
1The Blizzard: Troika3:152The Blizzard: Waltz4:343The Blizzard: Spring and Autumn2:194The Blizzard: Romance5:555The Blizzard: Pastorale2:186The Blizzard: Military March2:267The Blizzard: Wedding Ceremony3:378The Blizzard: Echoes of Waltz2:099The Blizzard: Winter Road3:3110Symphony no. 1 in G minor, op. 13 “Winter Daydreams”: I Daydreams of a Winter Journey (Allegro tranquillo)12:1511Symphony no. 1 in G minor, op. 13 “Winter Daydreams”: II Land of Gloom, Land of Mists (Adagio cantabile, ma non tanto)11:5912Symphony no. 1 in G minor, op. 13 “Winter Daydreams”: III Scherzo: Allegro scherzando giocoso7:5213Symphony no. 1 in G minor, op. 13 “Winter Daydreams”: IV Finale: Andante lugubre – Allegro moderato – Allegro maestoso – Allegro vivo13:35The Snowstorm / Pushkin's Garland
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Tracklist · 22 tracks · 1:16:04
1The Snow-Storm: I. Troika3:102The Snow-Storm: II. Waltz3:563The Snow-Storm: III. Spring and Autumn2:074The Snow-Storm: IV. Romance5:355The Snow-Storm: V. Pastorale2:146The Snow-Storm: VI. Military March2:267The Snow-Storm: VII. Wedding Ceremony3:038The Snow-Storm: VIII. Echo of Waltz1:539The Snow-Storm: IX. Winter Road3:0110Pushkin's Garland (Concerto for Chorus): I. Winter Morning3:0211Pushkin's Garland (Concerto for Chorus): II. My Sweetheart5:5512Pushkin's Garland (Concerto for Chorus): III. Mary2:3413Pushkin's Garland (Concerto for Chorus): IV. Echo2:5414Pushkin's Garland (Concerto for Chorus): V. Grecian Feast3:4715Pushkin's Garland (Concerto for Chorus): VI. Musk & Camphor1:5216Pushkin's Garland (Concerto for Chorus): VII. Reveille4:4817Pushkin's Garland (Concerto for Chorus): VIII. Natasha1:5318Pushkin's Garland (Concerto for Chorus): IX. Raise thee, timid one5:1919Pushkin's Garland (Concerto for Chorus): X. Magpie Chatter3:0220Five Choruses to Lyrics by Russian Poets: Of My Lost Youth4:0621Five Choruses to Lyrics by Russian Poets: On a Blue Night4:1522Five Choruses to Lyrics by Russian Poets: The Herd of Horses5:12— · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 58:50
1Miniature Triptych: I. Allegro moderato un poco rubato4:392Miniature Triptych: II. Con tutta la forza un poco maestoso1:283Miniature Triptych: III. Allegro moderato3:054Cantata "Snow Is Falling"9:355The Snowstorm: I. Troika3:076The Snowstorm: II. Waltz3:567The Snowstorm: III. Spring and Autumn2:078The Snowstorm: IV. Romance5:359The Snowstorm: V. Pastorale2:1310The Snowstorm: VI. Military March2:2611The Snowstorm: VII. Wedding Ceremony3:0312The Snowstorm: VIII. Echoes of Waltz1:5313The Snowstorm: IX. Winter Road2:5614Capriccio italien, op. 4512:47
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| 1991 | Time, Forward! / Music for Chamber Orchestra / Pathetic OratorioSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 16 tracks · 1:07:471Time, Forward! (Suite of the Film Score): 1. Urals Tune4:08 2Time, Forward! (Suite of the Film Score): 2. Ditty0:58 3Time, Forward! (Suite of the Film Score): 3. March3:50 4Time, Forward! (Suite of the Film Score): 4. Short Foxtrot2:28 5Time, Forward! (Suite of the Film Score): 5. Night4:27 6Time, Forward! (Suite of the Film Score): 6. Time, Forward!3:34 7Music for Chamber Orchestra: 1. Allegro con spirito5:56 8Music for Chamber Orchestra: 2. Presto4:26 9Music for Chamber Orchestra: 3. Largo8:05 10Pathetic Oratorio: 1. March2:59 11Pathetic Oratorio: 2. Tale of General Wrangel's Flight4:06 12Pathetic Oratorio: 3. The Heroes of Battle at Perekop2:57 13Pathetic Oratorio: 4. Our Land3:11 14Pathetic Oratorio: 5. There'll Be a Garden-City Here4:32 15Pathetic Oratorio: 6. Conversation With Comrade Lenin6:28 16Pathetic Oratorio: 7. The Sun and the Poet5:42 | Compilation | 1991 | |
| 2000 | Music for Chamber Orchestra / Time, Forward! / It Is Snowing / The Songs of Hard TimesSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 15 tracks · 59:341Music for Chamber Orchestra: Allegro con spirito7:10 2Music for Chamber Orchestra: Presto5:40 3Music for Chamber Orchestra: Largo8:41 4Time, Forward!: An Ural Melody3:44 5Time, Forward!: A Ditty1:07 6Time, Forward!: A March4:24 7Time, Forward!: A Little Foxtrot2:42 8Time, Forward!: Night4:19 9Time, Forward!: Time, Forward!3:59 10It Is Snowing: It Is Snowing2:16 11It Is Snowing: Soul5:42 12It Is Snowing: Night2:49 13The Songs of Hard Times: We Struggled Through the Blizards1:53 14The Songs of Hard Times: A Young Hare2:26 15The Songs of Hard Times: The Ineffable Light2:42 | Compilation | 2000 | |
| 2003 | Время, Вперед!Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 25 tracks · 1:06:151Время, вперед!: Уральский напев4:09 2Время, вперед!: Частушка0:59 3Время, вперед!: Марш3:50 4Время, вперед!: Маленький фокстрот2:28 5Время, вперед!: Ночь4:28 6Время, вперед!: Время, вперед!3:36 7Курские песни: Зеленый дубок2:06 8Курские песни: Воспой, жаворонечек1:35 9Курские песни: В городе звоны звонют2:28 10Курские песни: Ой, горе, горе1:55 11Курские песни: Купил Ванька себе косу2:20 12Курские песни: Соловей мой смутный3:12 13Курские песни: За речкою, за быстрою1:00 14Ладога: За рекою3:33 15Ладога: На зеленой, на лужайке1:15 16Ладога: Что весной на родине4:37 17Ладога: Полюбила Юрочку5:59 18Ладога: Борода1:08 19Деревянная русь: Прощай, родная пуща0:58 20Деревянная русь: Топи да болота2:29 21Деревянная русь: Я странник убогий2:03 22Деревянная русь: Не ищи меня ты в боге1:34 23Снег идет: Снег идет1:47 24Снег идет: Душа4:36 25Снег идет: Ночь2:10 | Compilation | 2003 | |
| 2018 | ИзбранноеSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 38 tracks · 2:17:331Метель: No. 1, Тройка3:15 2Метель: No. 2, Вальс4:02 3Метель: No. 3, Весна и осень2:12 4Метель: No. 4, Романс5:40 5Метель: No. 5, Пастораль2:19 6Метель: No. 6, Военный марш2:30 7Метель: No. 7, Венчание3:08 8Метель: No. 8, Отзвуки вальса1:58 9Метель: No. 9, Зимняя дорога3:00 10Музыка для камерного оркестра: I. Allegro con spirito6:02 11Музыка для камерного оркестра: II. Presto4:31 12Музыка для камерного оркестра: III. Largo8:11 13Маленький триптих: I. Allegro moderato un poco rubato4:39 14Маленький триптих: II. Con tutta forza, un poco maestoso1:19 15Маленький триптих: III. Allegro moderato3:27 16Время, вперёд!: I. Уральский напев4:15 17Время, вперёд!: II. Частушка1:04 18Время, вперёд!: III. Марш3:55 19Время, вперёд!: IV. Маленький фокстрот2:35 20Время, вперёд!: V. Ночь4:37 21Время, вперёд!: VI. Время, вперёд3:25 22Об утраченной юности4:07 23Вечером синим4:15 24Повстречался сын с отцом4:29 25Как песня родилась4:05 26Табун5:16 27Ночные облака: I. Ночные облака3:33 28Ночные облака: II. У берега зелёного3:53 29Ночные облака: III. Часовая стрелка близится к полночи4:00 30Ночные облака: IV. Любовь2:36 31Ночные облака: V. Балаганчик2:18 32Царь Фёдор Иоаннович: I. Молитва3:16 33Царь Фёдор Иоаннович: II. Любовь святая3:40 34Царь Фёдор Иоаннович: III. Покаянный стих2:32 35Весенняя кантата: I. Весенний зачин3:31 36Весенняя кантата: II. Песня3:31 37Весенняя кантата: III. Колокола и рожки3:24 38Весенняя кантата: IV. Матушка-Русь3:03 | Compilation | 9 November 2018 | |
| 2020 | Plays Russian Music of the XX CenturySearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 17 tracks · 1:13:131Thing in Itself, op. 45 A: 1. Allegro moderato6:31 2From the Ten Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, oр. 75: no. 6. Montagues and Capulets4:57 3From the Ten Pieces from Romeo and Juliet, oр. 75: no. 10. Romeo and Juliet Before Parting8:52 4Piano Sonata no. 2 in F‐sharp minor, op. 7: 1. Allegro agitato. Alla toccata9:17 5Piano Sonata no. 2 in F‐sharp minor, op. 7: 2. Andante. Molto lirico con dolore8:13 6Piano Sonata no. 2 in F‐sharp minor, op. 7: 3. Finale. Moderato assai3:24 7Partita in F minor: 1. Prelude. Moderato (the first edition)3:44 8Partita in F minor: 2. March. Tempo di marcia (the first edition)1:30 9Partita in F minor: 3. Funeral music. Adagio (the first edition)2:32 10Partita in F minor: 4. Canon. Allegro risoluto (the first edition)1:07 11Partita in F minor: 5. Recitative. Largo (the first edition)2:19 12Partita in F minor: 6. Epilogue. Molto sostenuto (the first edition)3:35 13Adagio in G major, op. 59:33 14Musica Stricta (Fantasia ricercata): 1. Andantino2:08 15Musica Stricta (Fantasia ricercata): 2. Allegretto0:56 16Musica Stricta (Fantasia ricercata): 3. Lento rubato2:23 17Musica Stricta (Fantasia ricercata): 4. Allegro marcato2:12 | Compilation | 26 July 2020 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Georgy Sviridov head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 39 | 94.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 17 | 85.9th |
| Studio albums | 12 | 92.8th |
| Awards recorded | 14 | 99.2th |
| Timeline events | 23 | 95th |
| Recording span (years) | 7 | 21th |
| Genres | 9 | 95.7th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Stalin Prize | won | |
| 1953 | People's Artist of the RSFSR | won | |
| 1960 | Lenin Prize | won | |
| 1965 | Order of Lenin | won | |
| 1968 | USSR State Prize | won | |
| 1970 | People's Artist of the USSR | won | |
| 1975 | Hero of Socialist Labour | won | |
| 1994 | State Prize of the Russian Federation | won | |
| 1995 | Order "For Merit to the Fatherland", 2nd class | won | |
| 1997 | honorary citizen of Moscow | won | |
| — | Jubilee Medal "In Commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" | won | |
| — | Medal "For Valiant Labour in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" | won | |
| — | Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow" | won | |
| — | Prize of the President of the Russian Federation | won |
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Why this artist is in the database
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Tier rule: historic figure (39 language versions, career ended)
Image: Anonymous Unknown author · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q467738 · MusicBrainz: aed24a61-1c5c-402e-9e89-7cf4d7e4d95b
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