Boris Asafyev
Boris Asafyev Борис Асафьев | |
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Asafyev on a 1984 stamp | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 29 July 1884 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Died | 27 January 1949 (aged 64) Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, writer, musicologist, musical critic |
Boris Vladimirovich Asafyev (29 July [O.S. 17 July] 1884 – 27 January 1949; also known by pseudonym Igor Glebov) was a Russian and Soviet composer, writer, musicologist, musical critic and one of founders of Soviet musicology. He is the dedicatee of Prokofiev's First Symphony. He was born in Saint Petersburg.
Asafyev had a strong influence on Soviet music. His compositions included ballets, operas, symphonies, concertos and chamber music. His ballets included Flames of Paris, based on the French Revolution, and The Fountain of Bakhchisarai, which was first performed in 1934, and was performed at the Mariinsky Theatre in St. Petersburg in 2006.
His writings, under the name Igor Glebov, included The Book about Stravinsky and Glinka (for which he was awarded the Stalin Prize in 1948).