David Fyodorovich Tukhmanov PAR (russian: Дави́д Фёдорович Тухма́нов, was born on July 20, 1940, in
Moscow
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,
Russian SFSR
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,
Soviet Union
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) is a Soviet and Russian
composer
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.
People's Artist of Russia
People's Artist of the Russian Federation (russian: Народный артист Российской Федерации, ''Narodnyy artist Rossiyskoy Federatsii''), also sometimes translated as National Artist of the Russian Federation, is an h ...
(2000),
State Prize of Russian Federation
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Tukhmanov is a son of an Armenian engineer Fyodor Davidovich Tukhmanov and a Russian music teacher Vera Anatolyevna Karasyova. The Tukhmanovs are the descendants of the Armenian princely house of Tumanyans, the offspring of the princes Mamikonians, Lords of Dsegh. David began to learn music under the direction of his mother at an early age and wrote his first piece of music (''
Lezginka
The Lezginka ( lez, Лезги кьуьл; russian: Лезгинка; Tat: ''Ləzgihəngi''; az, Ləzginka or ) is the collective name originally given by Russians to all Caucasian dances united by fast rhythm. It can be solo male or pair dan ...
''), when he was four years old. Then he finished Gnesins musical school (1958) and composer's branch of Gnesins Musical College (1963). His degree's work was the oratorio for soloists, chorus and an orchestra ''Distance After Distance'', which is based on fragments of the epic poem of the same name by
Alexander Tvardovsky
Aleksandr Trifonovich Tvardovsky ( rus, links=no, Александр Трифонович Твардовский, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr ˈtrʲifənəvʲɪtɕ tvɐrˈdofskʲɪj; – 18 December 1971) was a Soviet poet and writer and chief editor of ' ...
.
Early career
Tukhmanov is known for several Soviet-themed hit songs such as "
Victory Day
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" (Russian: День Победы, lit. 'Den Pobedy') and other popular songs. His first hit song was "Last Electrichka" (Russian: Последняя электричка, lit. 'Poslednyaya
electrichka
Elektrichka (russian: электри́чка, p=əlʲɪˈktrʲitɕkə; uk, електри́чка, elektrychka) is a Soviet and Eastern bloc commuter (regional) mostly suburban electrical multiple unit passenger train. Elektrichkas are widespr ...
') in 1968. In 1973 Tukhmanov wrote songs and music for a TV film '' This Merry Planet''. In the following year he released
soundtrack album
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, which also included several additional songs.These Cheerful Planet /ref>
In 1972 Tukhmanov released his first personally authored album ''How Beautiful the World is'' (Russian: Как прекрасен мир, lit. 'Kak prekrasen mir') which he described as a trial work cause of its conceptual structure. In 1975-76 he created an album-suite ''On a Wave of My Memory'' (Russian: По волне моей памяти, lit. 'Po volne moyey pamyati'). The idea of ''On a Wave of My Memory'' belonged to Tatyana Sashko, the wife of David Tukhmanov, and she was the one who picked the classic poems for the album's songs. It is considered to be the first conceptual Russian rock album. Wave's execution was done in secret, in more remote studios across Moscow, with tight lips and low profile, for fear of censors shutting down the project before fruition, but this did not happen. This album was a record-breaking success for the USSR, becoming a highly sought-after product. It rivaled the top albums of
Pink Floyd
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or
Deep Purple
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in terms of desirability.
1980s
In January, 1981, Tukhmanov organized rock band ''Moskva'' (Moscow) —
Nikolai Noskov
Nikolai Ivanovich Noskov (russian: Николай Иванович Носков) is a Russian singer and former vocalist of the hard rock band Gorky Park (between 1987–1990). Five-time winner of the '' Golden Gramophone''. He was also a member o ...
(vocals, rhythm guitar), Alexey Belov (vocals, lead guitar, keyboards), Dmitry Serebryakov (drums). In 1982 Moskva released an album ''UFO''. Musical critic Yuri Filinov had noted that ''UFO'' «is rather far from structure of thinking in Western rock» (though arrangements, instruments, rhythms were modern). Filinov also defined the album as a noncommercial disk. Perhaps, because of this fact Tukhmanov ceased to write songs for the band. In the spring of 1984 Noskov left the band, and soon he recorded Tukhmanov's song ''Night''. In 1985 Moskva recorded Tukhmanov's song ''XXIII Century''.
In 1984 and in 1985 Tukhmanov wrote five songs for
Alexander Barykin
Aleksander Aleksandrovich Barykin (Byrykin) (russian: Александр Александрович Барыкин (Бырыкин); February 18, 1952 — March 26, 2011) was a Soviet and Russian singer and songwriter.
Biography
Alexander Baryki ...
's Carnaval to release a collaboration LP ''Steps'' (Russian: Ступени, lit. 'Stupeni').Steps. Alexander Barykin. /ref> In the same years he wrote all songs for mini-album of Estonian Soviet
pop singer Jaak Joala ''Love Itself'' (Russian: Сама любовь, lit. 'Sama lyubov').Love Itself. Jaak Joala. /ref> In 1985 Tukhmanov also has released an album ''War Songs'', dedicating to the 40th anniversary of Soviet victory in
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ...
.War Songs. David Tukhmanov. /ref>
In 1986 Tukhmanov wrote music and songs for TV film ''The Travel of M. Perrichon'' (adaptation of
Eugène Labiche
Eugene is a common male given name that comes from the Greek εὐγενής (''eugenēs''), "noble", literally "well-born", from εὖ (''eu''), "well" and γένος (''genos''), "race, stock, kin".The Travel of M. Perrichon /ref>
In 1986 Tukhmanov also organized pop band Electroclub, which released three albums.Electroclub /ref> /ref> In 1989, after his work with Electroclub, Tukhmanov created the musical ''Thief of Bagdad'' (together with poet and
lyricist
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Royalties
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After the disintegration of USSR Tukhmanov emigrated to Germany. In 1995 he returned and wrote together with Entin six cycles of songs for children (he also wrote the hymn of children's animated festival «Golden Fish»). He wrote cycle ''Square Windows'' (based on the poems by
Innokenty Annensky
Innokenty Fyodorovich Annensky ( rus, Инноке́нтий Фёдорович А́нненский, p=ɪnɐˈkʲenʲtʲɪj ˈfʲɵdərəvʲɪtɕ ˈanʲɪnskʲɪj, a=Innokyentiy Fyodorovich Annyenskiy.ru.vorb.oga; (1 September Old_Style_and_New ...
) too. In 2007 Tukhmanov wrote songs for literary-musical composition, which based on the poems by
Alexander Pushkin
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (; rus, links=no, Александр Сергеевич ПушкинIn pre-Revolutionary script, his name was written ., r=Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin, p=ɐlʲɪkˈsandr sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ ˈpuʂkʲɪn, ...
. CD ''Long Live the Muses!'' has released in 2009, to 210 years from the birth of Pushkin.
In 2007 Tukhmanov and Yuri Entin finished their second variant of the musical ''Evening in
Copenhagen
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'' (on motives of Nikolai Erdman's play ''The Mandate'').
Tukhmanov also came back to classical style. In 2002 he created the oratorio ''Legend of
Yermak
Yermak Timofeyevich ( rus, Ерма́к Тимофе́евич, p=jɪˈrmak tʲɪmɐˈfʲejɪvʲɪtɕ; born between 1532 and 1542 – August 5 or 6, 1585) was a Cossacks, Cossack ataman and is today a hero in Russian folklore and myths. During ...
'' for big chorus, the soloists and an orchestra. In the end of 2005 he has finished his creation of an opera '' Ekaterina the Great''. ''Ekaterina the Great'' (libretto by Yuri Ryashentsev and Galina Polidi) has been directed in the theatre Gelikon Opera under the title ''Tsaritsa''. Premiere has taken place in 2009, in
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
.
Tukhmanov wrote triptych for a mezzo-soprano and a piano ''Dream of Sebastian, or Saint Night'' (bazed on the poems by Georg Trakl). The first performance has taken place in 2007, in Moscow.
In 1998 Tukhmanov is invited to musical direction of World Olympic Junior Games in Moscow and wrote music to this competitions. He did the same in 2002. In 2000, when Tukhmanov was 60 years old, he organized jubilee's concert, and he organized author's concert ''Attraction of Love'' in 2004. In 2010, when Tukhmanov was 70 years old,
Igor Krutoy
Igor Yakovlevich Krutoy (russian: Игорь Яковлевич Крутой) or Ihor Yakovych Krutyi ( uk, Ігор Якович Крутий, born on July 29, 1954), is a Ukrainian and Russian music composer, performer, producer and musical p ...
was the producer of jubilee's concert in Jūrmala. In the same year Tukhmanov has released solo album ''Tango of Boris Poplavsky's Dreams''.
In 2012 Tukhmanov took part in jubilee's concert of Lev Leshchenko and in a concert ''DIALOGUES AT WITNESSES with Andrey Maximov. Not Formatted David TUKHMANOV''. In 2013 he has taken part in jubilee's concert of
Valeriya
Valeriya (russian: Валерия) is a stage name of Alla Yurievna Perfilova (russian: Алла Юрьевна Перфилова, born April 17, 1968 in Atkarsk), a Russian singer and fashion model. Valeriya, who is a recipient of the titles P ...
.Jubilee's concert of Valeriya
On September 18, 2013, Tukhmanov took part in the shooting of TV broadcast ''Property of the Republic'' ("DOstoyaniye REspubliki"; Do is a note C on Russian and Re is a note D on Russian), which has been dedicated to his creativity. TV broadcast appeared on October 6. On the results of voting (by TV spectators and spectators in studio) ''Victory Day'' has been recognized as Tukhmanov's best song.DOstoyaniye REspubliki, October 6, 2013 /ref>
He currently splits his time between
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
, his wife's country, and Russia.
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Den Pobedy
"Den' Pobedy" (russian: День Победы, en, Victory Day) ranks among the most popular in the large corpus of Russian songs devoted to the Second World War. The song refers to the Victory Day (9 May) celebration and differs from most of t ...
(День Победы)''
* ''Eti glaza naprotiv ( Эти глаза напротив)''
* ''Iz Vagantov ( Из вагантов)''
* ''Kak Prekrasen Etot Mir (Как прекрасен этот мир)''
* ''Moi Adres Sovetskii Soiuz ( Мой адрес — Советский Союз)''
* ''Naprasnie Slova (Напрасные слова)''
* '' Noch (Ночь)''
* ''Poslednyaya Elektrichka ( Последняя электричка)''
* ''Solovyinaya Roshcha (Соловьиная роща)''
* ''Vostochnaya Pesnya ( Восточная песня)''
Igor Ivanov
Igor Sergeyevich Ivanov (born 23 September 1945) is a Russian politician who was Foreign Minister of Russia from 1998 to 2004 under both the Yeltsin and the Putin administrations.
Early life
Ivanov was born in 1945 in Moscow to a Russian fa ...
Edita Piekha
Edita Piekha (russian: Эди́та Станисла́вовна Пье́ха, ''Edita Stanislavovna Pyekha'', pl, Edyta Piecha, french: Édith-Marie Piecha) is a Soviet and Russian singer and actress of Polish descent. She was the third popular ...
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Eduard Khil
Eduard Anatolyevich Khil ( rus, Эдуа́рд Анато́льевич Хиль, , ɨdʊˈart ɐnɐˈtolʲjɪvʲɪtɕ ˈxʲilʲ; 4 September 1934 – 4 June 2012), often anglicized as Edward Hill, was a Soviet-Russian baritone singer.
Khil be ...
Valery Leontiev
Valery Yakovlevich Leontiev (russian: link=no, Валерий Яковлевич Леонтьев; born 19 March 1949) is a Soviet and Russian pop singer, sometimes songwriter and actor whose popularity peaked in the early 1980s. He was titled a ...
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Alexander Barykin
Aleksander Aleksandrovich Barykin (Byrykin) (russian: Александр Александрович Барыкин (Бырыкин); February 18, 1952 — March 26, 2011) was a Soviet and Russian singer and songwriter.
Biography
Alexander Baryki ...
Nikolai Noskov
Nikolai Ivanovich Noskov (russian: Николай Иванович Носков) is a Russian singer and former vocalist of the hard rock band Gorky Park (between 1987–1990). Five-time winner of the '' Golden Gramophone''. He was also a member o ...
Irina Allegrova
Irina Aleksandrovna Allegrova (russian: link=no, Ирина Александровна Аллегрова; born 20 January 1952) is a Russian singer. She is a People's Artist of Russia (2010).
* 1969 Muslim Magomayev — And the Snow Will Be Tumbled Down (based on the poem by Yevgeny Yevtushenko)
* 1971 Yuri Gulyaev — If I Will Ill (based on the poem by Yaroslav Smelyakov)
* 1972 Nina Brodskaya — Our Home (lyric by Leonid Derbenyov)
* 1973 Karel Gott — The Ground Is Dark (lyric by Boris Cheskis)
* 1974 Anna German — I Won't Approach to You (lyric by Leonid Derbenyov and Igor Shaferan)
* 1976 Plamya (the soloist — Valentin Diyakonov) — Good Day, Mother (lyric by Robert Rojdestvensky)
* 1982 Valery Leontiev — Thank You, Love (lyric by Igor Shaferan)
* 1983 Lev Leshchenko — Women (lyric by Leonid Fadeev)
* 1985 Valery Leontiev — Bitter Apples (lyric by Anatoly Poperechny)
* 1986 Larisa Dolina — My Notebook (based on the poem by L. Stefar, translated to Russian by Vladimir Soloukhin)
* 1986 Valery Leontiev — Ballad of Icy House (lyric by Anna Sayed-Shah)
* 1986 Sergey Zakharov — Why You Have Bypassed Summer? (lyric by Boris Dubrovin)
* 1986 Electroclub (the soloist — Irina Allegrova) — Birthday (lyric by Simon Osiashvili)
* 1987 Electroclub (the soloist — Victor Saltykov) — The Lost Bank of River (lyric by Sergey Romanov)
* 1987 Electroclub (the soloist — Victor Saltykov) — Photo for Memory (lyric by Anatoly Poperechny)
* 1987 Electroclub (the soloist — Irina Allegrova) — Berry Season (lyric by Anna Sayed-Shah)
* 1987 Electroclub (the soloist — Victor Saltykov) — No Entrance for Strangers (lyric by Sergey Romanov)
* 1997
Maxim Leonidov
Maxim Leonidovich Leonidov (russian: Максим Леонидович Леонидов; born February 13, 1962) is a Soviet and Russian musician, singer, actor, songwriter and TV presenter. He is known as one of the founders and members of the bea ...
— From Vagantes (translated to Russian by Lev Ginsburg)
* 2000 Alexander Gradsky — Waltz (lyric by Igor Shaferan)
* 2005 Anastasiya Stotskaya — Confusion (based on the poem by Anna Akhmatova)
* 2009 Oleg Mityaev — The Recognition (based on the poem by Alexander Pushkin)
* 2009 Vitold Petrovsky — The Desire of Glory (based on the poem by Alexander Pushkin)
* 2010 Relict — Names (lyric by Vladimir Kharitonov)
* 2010 Vladimir Markin — Is (lyric by Mikhail Nojkin)
* 2011 Dmitry Tretyakov — Bells of
Volokolamsk
Volokolamsk (russian: Волокола́мск) is a town and the administrative center of Volokolamsky District in Moscow Oblast, Russia, located on the Gorodenka River, not far from its confluence with the Lama River, northwest of Moscow. Po ...
(lyric by Petr Sinyavsky)
See also
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Karel Gott
) Sinatra of the East( cs, Sinatra Východu, link=no)Divine CharlieAnna German
Anna Wiktoria German-Tucholska (14 February 1936 – 26 August 1982) was a Polish singer, immensely popular in Poland and in the Soviet Union in the 1960s–1970s. She released over a dozen music albums with songs in Polish, as well as severa ...