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Galina Ivanovna Ustvolskaya (Russian: Галина Ивановна Уствольская listen ⓘ, was a Russian composer of classical music. Known as ‘the lady with the hammer’, her music has been described as demanding “everything from the performer" [ 1 ] , uncompromising in her trademark textured homophonic blocks of sound. [ 2 ]
The six piano sonatas by Galina Ustvolskaya were composed over the course of 43 years – each showing a gradual progression of the composer's style. [1] The first sonata was written during her study with Shostakovich, but retain a unique voice. According to Alex Ross, the works are evocative of the Rosicrucian mystical period of Satie.
The Symphony No. 1 by Russian composer Galina Ustvolskaya was written in 1955.. It was premiered in Leningrad on 25 April 1966, eleven years after its composition, by the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Arvīds Jansons.
Symphony No. 3 (subtitled "Jesus Messiah, Save Us!") by Russian composer Galina Ustvolskaya was composed in 1983, and published in 1990. [1] The premiere was given by the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra in Leningrad conducted by Vladimir Altschuler with Oleg Popkov as reciter on 1 October 1987.
Russian composer Galina Ustvolskaya's Symphony No. 4 (subtitled "Prayer") was composed between 1985 and 1987. Its premiere was given by Dale Marrs , Thomas Keemss , Ulrich Eisenlohr and Roswitha Sperber in Heidelberg on 24 June 1988. For a symphony the piece is exceptionally spare and short.
Ustvolskaya gave specific instructions in the score that the reciter, a man, should be dressed in black and not wearing jewelry. [4] Like the fourth symphony, this symphony consists of blocks of musical material, in this case four, which unfold one after the other without variation. The four blocks are unified by having their tonal focus on D-flat.
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The Symphony No. 2 (subtitled "True and Eternal Bliss!") by Russian composer Galina Ustvolskaya was composed in 1979 and published in 1982. [1] It received its premiere on 8 October 1980 in Leningrad with the Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Altschuler.