Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Kasyanov (; 17 August 1891 – 13 February 1982) was a Soviet and Russian composer, conductor, pianist and professor. He received the

Order of Lenin The Order of Lenin (russian: Орден Ленина, Orden Lenina, ), named after the leader of the Russian October Revolution, was established by the Central Executive Committee on April 6, 1930. The order was the highest civilian decoration b ...

in 1967,

Order of the October Revolution The Order of the October Revolution (russian: Орден Октябрьской Революции, ''Orden Oktyabr'skoy Revolyutsii'') was instituted on October 31, 1967, in time for the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution. It was conferr ...

in 1981, and

People's Artist of the USSR People's Artist of the USSR ( rus, Народный артист СССР, Narodny artist SSSR), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the USSR, was an honorary title granted to artists of the Soviet Union. Nomenclature and significan ...

in 1971.

Works

* ''Iola'' «Иола» (1923), * ''Stepan Razin'', «Степан Разин» (1939) on the Cossack

Stepan Razin Stepan Timofeyevich Razin (russian: Степа́н Тимофе́евич Ра́зин, ; 1630 – ), known as Stenka Razin ( ), was a Cossack leader who led a major uprising against the nobility and tsarist bureaucracy in southern Russia in 16 ...

revised 1953, 3rd revision 1977 given at the Bolshoi * ''Partizantka'' «Партизанка» (1941) * ''Foma Gordeyev'' «Фома Гордеев» (1946) revised 1966 Kromlyovsky Theatre * ''In the Far North'' «На дальнем Севере» (1947), * ''Yermak'' «Ермак» (1957) on the Cossack

Yermak Timofeyevich Yermak Timofeyevich ( rus, Ерма́к Тимофе́евич, p=jɪˈrmak tʲɪmɐˈfʲejɪvʲɪtɕ; born between 1532 and 1542 – August 5 or 6, 1585) was a Cossack ataman and is today a hero in Russian folklore and myths. During the reign ...

Soviet music - Page 122 Liudmila Viktorovna Poliakova 1961 "It includes such operas as Alexander Kasyanov's Stepan Razin, and Yermak, Antonio Spadavecchia's The Mistress of the Inn, Ordeal and The Gadfly, Kirill Molchanov's The Dawn, Del Corno Street, Vladimir Rubin's Three Fat Men, Grigory ...

References

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