The son of composer Andrew Eshpaja: His music was played all over the world – Russian newspaper

Andrew Eshpay – man-era whose music, be it classical symphony or popular song, very few people indifferent. Famous Soviet and Russian composer, a talented pianist and teacher, died on 91-year life, leaving us with dozens of symphonies, concertos for instruments and orchestra pieces for string orchestra.

It’s hard to find someone who has not heard “And it snows,” “Two Shores”, “Muscovites” (“earrings Malaya Bronnaya”), “You’re the one in my life” … Andrew Eshpay wrote more than 100 songs, and songs. His music is played in the productions and feature films are more than 50, “Major Whirlwind”, “Tavern on Pyatnitskaya” “The adjutant of his excellency,” “Ivan the Terrible”.

Andrei Eshpai born May 15, 1925 Kozmodemyansk in the city (Republic of Mari El), but his life took place in Moscow. Father Yakov Eshpay and his cousin Ivan Palantay were the founders of the Mari professional music, and Andrew himself Eshpay called Mari musical tradition of the most profound and meaningful, and admitted that she had a strong influence on his work. In 1943, Andrew entered the Chkalov Eshpay machine-gun school and graduated from the course of military translators. He fought at the 1st Belorussian Front, and May 9, 1945 met in Berlin. After the war, he returned to music: Music School, the Moscow Conservatory. And then concerts and music sounding throughout the world.

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About his father, “RG” said director Andrew Eshpay:

– My father was a genius composer. He wrote music to 4 years, and we have preserved programm “Andrew Eshpay Slava Rostropovich and represent …”. His infinite love Elena Gnessin.

During the war, he was 20-year-old lieutenant, scout watched in Berlin for General Krebs. He was the winner of various festivals, received a lot of awards and wrote music. It’s amazing, he wrote symphonic music, which is performed by Valery Gergiev, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Yevgeny Svetlanov, and popular songs and film music. His music was played all over the world. The last prime minister – his Fifth Symphony – was in Germany.

It celebrated its 90th anniversary, and the life was full of events and new plans. His death was a complete surprise for us. He even made a will not, because it is very fond of life, faith in the people and their country. My father was very special, it has never been self-admiration, but he was able in a special way to feel happiness and love. It is heard in the tone of his music. He has an essay – a string quartet number 8 on Shostakovich “Concordia discordans” – harmony inconsonant. In this he was – in inconsonant he finds his world harmony.

I am very sad that he was leaving the era of large-scale, strong people. Before leaving, they take away with them this era, and we did not quite live up to their size.

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