ANDREW LLOYD-WEBBER – GREAT AND FRUITFUL
Even those who are far from the world of music have probably heard at least once about the outstanding composer Andrew Lloyd-Webber and his immortal creations – the musicals The Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Evita and the rock opera Jesus Christ the Superstar. For nearly half a century, he dedicated to creating music that resonated in the hearts of hundreds of millions of listeners all over the world. Continue reading
USSR DAUGHTER ALEXANDER Pakhmutov
The composer of the century called Alexander Pakhmutova Lev Leschenko. We think that not only people of the Soviet generation will agree with this, but also those who over the last quarter of a century have been able to realize the full power of Alexandra Nikolaevna’s work. Only seven notes it took this great woman composer to create outstanding musical accompaniment of an entire era. Continue reading
IRINA DUBTSOVA – IRON LADY OF THE VARIETY
Brave, bright and decisive – this is Irina Dubtsova, whose songs are taken for the soul and made to experience genuine emotions. She is called the “iron lady” of modern pop music. And this is indeed the rare example of not “popular” popularity, but recognition of the merit by the audience and colleagues, for whom Irina writes heartfelt songs. Continue reading
MAESTRO ALEXANDER ZATSEPIN
Is it possible to imagine the 20th century without the songs of the great Alexander Zatsepin. Favorite millions of hits and songs from the comedies of Leonid Gaidai made his work immortal. Already from the first chords “Songs about bears”, “But we don’t care”, “Love to meet”, “Where childhood goes” or “Wizard-dropouts” I want to sing along. And the life of an outstanding composer was not as cloudless and fun as his compositions. Continue reading
LOVE IN JAZZ YURI SAULSKY
Yuri Saulsky’s unique composer style is recognizable from the first chords, and his songs helped to light more than one pop star of the Soviet period. The special path of the composer-songwriter is the orchestral pop-jazz music. This style tandem turned out to be a real discovery by Saulsky. Films, ballets, musicals, performances and many other areas were under the force of his musical talent. Continue reading