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'''Aristotelis Koundouroff''' ([[Greek alphabet|Greek]]: Αριστοτέλης Κουντούρωφ) (1896–1969) was a [[Greece|Greek]] [[composer]] of the [[Modern Era]]. He attended the conservatories of [[Tbilisi]] (1924–25) and [[Moscow]] (1927–30), studying with [[Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov|Ippolitov-Ivanov]], [[Glière]] and [[Sergey Nikiforovich Vasilenko|Vasilenko]]. He became head of Ippolitov-Ivanov's composition studio in Moscow. In 1930, he settled in [[Greece]] and he taught musical theory at the Piraeus League Conservatory (1931–32) and Woldemar Freeman's Musical Lycee (1932–38). He conducting the Nea Ionia municipal band (1938–41). From 1943 until his retirement in 1964, he was head of the music library and sound archives of Athens Radio.
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'''Aristotelis Koundouroff''' ([[Greek alphabet|Greek]]: Αριστοτέλης Κουντούρωφ) (1896–1969) was a [[Greece|Greek]] [[composer]] of the [[modern era]]. He is regarded as one of the most noteworthy figures of modern Greek music.

==Biography==
He was born in 1896 to a [[Greeks in Russia and Ukraine|Greek]] family in the city of [[Tbilisi]], [[Russian Empire]] (now [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]]). He was the son of the Georgios Koundouros, a merchant from the island of [[Crete]].<ref name=":1" /> The family's original surname, was Koundouros (Κούνδουρος) but his father altered the surname to Koundouriadis (Κουντουριάδης) and eventually Koundouroff.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last=Agraphiōtē |first=Ephē |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r7dXAAAAMAAJ&dq=+%CE%9A%CE%BF%CF%8D%CE%BD%CE%B4%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%82+%CE%9A%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%AC%CE%B4%CE%B7%CF%82&q=%CE%9A%CE%BF%CF%8D%CE%BD%CE%B4%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%82+%CE%9A%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%81%CE%B9%CE%AC%CE%B4%CE%B7%CF%82&hl=en |title=Aristotelēs Kountourōph, 1896-1969: henas agnōstos tēs hellēnikēs mousikēs : chroniko zōēs, diadromē stēn mousikē mas historia |date=1999 |publisher=Mousikos Ekdotikos Oikos Papagrēgoriou-Nakas |isbn=978-960-7554-15-4 |pages=21 |language=el |quote=Ο κρητικής καταγωγής πατέρας του ονομαζόταν Γεώργιος Κούνδουρος , αλλά , για λόγους προσαρμογής στο περιβάλλον , μετέτρεψε το επίθετό του σε Κουντουριάδης και αργότερα σε Κουντούρωφ.}}</ref> From an early age he took piano lessons, together with his brothers, from the pianist Ilya Eisberg, a pupil of [[Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Agraphiōtē |first=Ephē |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r7dXAAAAMAAJ&dq=%CE%86%CE%B9%CF%83%CE%BC%CF%80%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B3%CE%BA&q=%CE%86%CE%B9%CF%83%CE%BC%CF%80%CE%B5%CF%81%CE%B3%CE%BA&hl=en |title=Aristotelēs Kountourōph, 1896-1969: henas agnōstos tēs hellēnikēs mousikēs : chroniko zōēs, diadromē stēn mousikē mas historia |date=1999 |publisher=Mousikos Ekdotikos Oikos Papagrēgoriou-Nakas |isbn=978-960-7554-15-4 |pages=22 |language=el}}</ref> In 1922 Aristotelis won first place in the Symphonic Music Competition of Caucasian Composers.

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He attended the conservatories of [[Tbilisi]] (1924&ndash;25) and [[Moscow]] (1927–30), studying with [[Mikhail Ippolitov-Ivanov|Ippolitov-Ivanov]], [[Glière]] and [[Sergey Nikiforovich Vasilenko|Vasilenko]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gill |first=John |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TMC_BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT111 |title=Athens |date=2011-10-14 |publisher=Andrews UK Limited |isbn=978-1-908493-48-4 |pages=111 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Pfitzinger |first=Scott |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ugfWDQAAQBAJ&pg=PA294 |title=Composer Genealogies: A Compendium of Composers, Their Teachers, and Their Students |date=2017-03-01 |publisher=Rowman & Littlefield |isbn=978-1-4422-7225-5 |pages=294 |language=en |quote=Koundouroff, Aristotelis (1896– 1969)—Greece, Russia Teachers: Glière, Reinhold; Ippolitov-Ivanov, Mikhail; Vasilenko, Sergei Students: Xenakis, Iannis}}</ref> He became head of Ippolitov-Ivanov's composition studio in Moscow. In 1930, he settled in [[Greece]] and he taught musical theory at the Piraeus League Conservatory (1931&ndash;32) and Woldemar Freeman's Musical Lycee (1932&ndash;38). He conducting the Nea Ionia municipal band (1938–41). From 1943 until his retirement in 1964, he was head of the music library and sound archives of Athens Radio.


Koundouroff is now regarded as one of the most noteworthy figures of Greek music in the period 1930 to 1960. His earlier compositions (e.g. Suite-fantaisie sur des themes populaires
Koundouroff is now regarded as one of the most noteworthy figures of Greek music in the period 1930 to 1960. His earlier compositions (e.g. Suite-fantaisie sur des themes populaires
grecs (1930–31), Sinfonietta (1934) etc.) show the influence of his Russian training, and of Prokofiev's `Soviet' style. Later works, including the tone poem Orpheus and Eurydice
grecs (1930–31), Sinfonietta (1934) etc.) show the influence of his Russian training, and of Prokofiev's `Soviet' style. Later works, including the tone poem Orpheus and Eurydice
(1962) and the Mazurka for piano (1963), are harmonically more adventurous, inviting comparison with the more radical Russian modernists such as [[Skriabin]] and Roslavets.
(1962) and the Mazurka for piano (1963), are harmonically more adventurous, inviting comparison with the more radical Russian modernists such as [[Skriabin]] and Roslavets. Among his noteworthy students were [[Avant-garde music|avant-garde]] composer [[Iannis Xenakis]] and musician [[Vangelis]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-20 |title=Vangelis obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/may/20/vangelis-obituary |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=the Guardian |language=en |quote=Nonetheless he later took some piano lessons with the Greek composer Aristotelis Koundouroff.}}</ref><ref name=":0" />


==Works==
==Works==
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*Other solo vocal: Dim Distant Tales; I Came to You; transcr. of [[N. Lambelet]]: The Rose Bush and the Cypress
*Other solo vocal: Dim Distant Tales; I Came to You; transcr. of [[N. Lambelet]]: The Rose Bush and the Cypress


==References==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
*''The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians''
*''The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians''
*M.M. Ippolitov-Ivanov: ''50 years of Russian music in my reminiscences'' (Moscow, 1934)
*M.M. Ippolitov-Ivanov: ''50 years of Russian music in my reminiscences'' (Moscow, 1934)
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[[Category:Soviet emigrants to Greece]]
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Latest revision as of 16:14, 29 May 2024

Aristotelis Koundouroff
Αριστοτέλης Κουντούρωφ
Born
Aristotelis Koundouroff

29 December 1896
Tbilisi, Russian Empire
Died8 July 1969(1969-07-08) (aged 72)
Volos, Greece
Occupation(s)Composer, teacher

Aristotelis Koundouroff (Greek: Αριστοτέλης Κουντούρωφ) (1896–1969) was a Greek composer of the modern era. He is regarded as one of the most noteworthy figures of modern Greek music.

Biography

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He was born in 1896 to a Greek family in the city of Tbilisi, Russian Empire (now Georgia). He was the son of the Georgios Koundouros, a merchant from the island of Crete.[1] The family's original surname, was Koundouros (Κούνδουρος) but his father altered the surname to Koundouriadis (Κουντουριάδης) and eventually Koundouroff.[1] From an early age he took piano lessons, together with his brothers, from the pianist Ilya Eisberg, a pupil of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.[2] In 1922 Aristotelis won first place in the Symphonic Music Competition of Caucasian Composers.

He attended the conservatories of Tbilisi (1924–25) and Moscow (1927–30), studying with Ippolitov-Ivanov, Glière and Vasilenko.[3][4] He became head of Ippolitov-Ivanov's composition studio in Moscow. In 1930, he settled in Greece and he taught musical theory at the Piraeus League Conservatory (1931–32) and Woldemar Freeman's Musical Lycee (1932–38). He conducting the Nea Ionia municipal band (1938–41). From 1943 until his retirement in 1964, he was head of the music library and sound archives of Athens Radio.

Koundouroff is now regarded as one of the most noteworthy figures of Greek music in the period 1930 to 1960. His earlier compositions (e.g. Suite-fantaisie sur des themes populaires grecs (1930–31), Sinfonietta (1934) etc.) show the influence of his Russian training, and of Prokofiev's `Soviet' style. Later works, including the tone poem Orpheus and Eurydice (1962) and the Mazurka for piano (1963), are harmonically more adventurous, inviting comparison with the more radical Russian modernists such as Skriabin and Roslavets. Among his noteworthy students were avant-garde composer Iannis Xenakis and musician Vangelis.[5][4]

Works

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  • Stage: Pastorale (ballet), The Village Bastundji, Orch: Tales]; Icarus; Suite-fantaisie sur des themes populaires grecs; Sinfonietta, 1934; Marche militaire; March on a Revolutionary Cretan Folk Theme; Larghetto; Premonition; Corfu; Orpheus and Euridyce,
  • Choral: Chorus for G. Xenopoulos's play Sabbath of the Souls; I zoi en tafo; 2 Frags. from the Suite `Pictures from the Revolutionary Gallery of Painting'; Triumphal Cant. on the 70th Anniversary of M.M. Ippolitov-Ivanov; G. Stambolis
  • Other solo vocal: Dim Distant Tales; I Came to You; transcr. of N. Lambelet: The Rose Bush and the Cypress

References

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  1. ^ a b Agraphiōtē, Ephē (1999). Aristotelēs Kountourōph, 1896-1969: henas agnōstos tēs hellēnikēs mousikēs : chroniko zōēs, diadromē stēn mousikē mas historia (in Greek). Mousikos Ekdotikos Oikos Papagrēgoriou-Nakas. p. 21. ISBN 978-960-7554-15-4. Ο κρητικής καταγωγής πατέρας του ονομαζόταν Γεώργιος Κούνδουρος , αλλά , για λόγους προσαρμογής στο περιβάλλον , μετέτρεψε το επίθετό του σε Κουντουριάδης και αργότερα σε Κουντούρωφ.
  2. ^ Agraphiōtē, Ephē (1999). Aristotelēs Kountourōph, 1896-1969: henas agnōstos tēs hellēnikēs mousikēs : chroniko zōēs, diadromē stēn mousikē mas historia (in Greek). Mousikos Ekdotikos Oikos Papagrēgoriou-Nakas. p. 22. ISBN 978-960-7554-15-4.
  3. ^ Gill, John (2011-10-14). Athens. Andrews UK Limited. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-908493-48-4.
  4. ^ a b Pfitzinger, Scott (2017-03-01). Composer Genealogies: A Compendium of Composers, Their Teachers, and Their Students. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 294. ISBN 978-1-4422-7225-5. Koundouroff, Aristotelis (1896– 1969)—Greece, Russia Teachers: Glière, Reinhold; Ippolitov-Ivanov, Mikhail; Vasilenko, Sergei Students: Xenakis, Iannis
  5. ^ "Vangelis obituary". the Guardian. 2022-05-20. Retrieved 2023-01-08. Nonetheless he later took some piano lessons with the Greek composer Aristotelis Koundouroff.
  • The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians
  • M.M. Ippolitov-Ivanov: 50 years of Russian music in my reminiscences (Moscow, 1934)
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