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Tikhon Nikolayevich Khrennikov (Russian: Тихон Николаевич Хренников; 10 June [O.S. 28 May] 1913 – 14 August 2007) was a Russian and Soviet composer, pianist, and General Secretary of the Union of Soviet Composers (1948–1991), who was also known for his political activities.
Aug 15, 2007 · Tikhon Khrennikov, a prolific Russian composer and pianist best known in the West as an official Soviet antagonist of Shostakovich and Prokofiev, died yesterday in...
Aug 30, 2007 · Tikhon Khrennikov, Stalin's music master, died on August 14th, aged 94. Aug 30th 2007 |. Lebrecht music and arts. HAD he been born in Iowa, Tikhon Khrennikov might have enjoyed a modest fame.
Aug 16, 2007 · MOSCOW -- Tikhon Khrennikov, who headed the Soviet Union of Composers for four decades and denounced Dmitri Shostakovich and Sergei Prokofiev as decadent, has died. He was 94. Khrennikov died...
This year (2013) marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of the greatest Soviet composers – Tikhon Khrennikov: the winner of three Stalin prizes, and also of Lenin and State prizes; Hero of Socialist Labour, People’s Artist of the USSR.
Tikhon Khrennikov (1913–2007) was a Russian and Soviet composer, pianist, and General Secretary of the Union of Soviet Composers (1948–1991), who was also known for his political activities. During the 1930s, Khrennikov was already being hailed as a leading Soviet composer.
The development is turbulent and expressive, combining both themes with great dramatic tension. The main theme triumphally rises on the brasses in a great climax. A dark series of chords suddenly...
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