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Ivan Mozgovenko

Ivan Panteleyevich Mozgovenko (Russian: Иван Пантелеевич Мозговенко; 13 February 1924 – 31 December 2021) was a Soviet and Russian clarinetist and music teacher. He taught clarinet as a professor at the Gnessin State Musical College. For his participation as a soldier in World War II and for his later artistic achievements, he received numerous medals and honorary titles, including the title People's Artist of Russia.[1]

Ivan Mozgovenko
Иван Мозговенко
Mozgovenko, died on 31 December 2021
Mozgovenko, died on 31 December 2021
Background information
Born13 February 1924 (1924-02-13)
Yashalta, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Died31 December 2021 (2022-01-01) (aged 97)
GenresClassical
Occupation(s)Clarinetist, Academic teacher
InstrumentClarinet
Years active1951–2021
LabelsMelodia, Chandos
EducationSverdlovsk Music College
Gnessin State Musical College
Organization(s)State Symphony Cinema Orchestra
Gnessin State Musical College

Biography

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Mozgovenko was born on 13 February 1924 in Yashalta, Stepnovsky District, Rostov Region, Russian SFSR, USSR (now the Republic of Kalmykia in the Russian Federation).[2] In 1931, his family's property was expropriated and the family was exiled to the Ural region in the area of Nizhny Tagil.[2] From 1939 to 1943, he studied at the Tchaikovsky Music College in Sverdlovsk in the clarinet class. In 1943, he joined the Ural Volunteer Tank Corps, where he served in the medical battalion,[3] fighting from Oryol, Bryansk and Zhitomir to Berlin and Prague. He was offered a commission as his unit demobilized, but continued his musical studies instead.[4]

In 1946, he continued his training as a clarinetist at the Gnessin State Musical College, where he studied with Alexander Leonidovich Shtark (or Stark) (first degree in 1951, the graduate school in 1954).[5] In 1951 he won the first prize at an international competition in Berlin[5] and since worked as a soloist and chamber musician. He played with the Borodin Quartet.[6] From 1953 to 1968, Mozgovenko was principal clarinetist with the State Symphony Cinema Orchestra.[7] In collaboration with the Borodin Quartet and other chamber ensembles, Mozgovenko recorded works by Mozart, Brahms, Prokofiev and some contemporary composers. In addition to his concert activities, Mozgovenko taught at the Gnessin State Musical College since 1951, and as an associate professor since 1966.[7] In 1980 he was awarded the title of professor.[8] His students include many clarinetists and award winners of international competitions. Mozgovenko is also the author of a number of textbooks and transcriptions for clarinet.[9][10][11][a]

Mozgovenko performed with Russian quartets like the Prokofiev, Beethoven, Komitas and Glinka quartets, and with musicians like Svyatoslav Richter, Sergei Prokofiev, Maria Yudina, Van Cliburn and Mstislav Rostropovich.[12][4]

He collaborated with notable conductors like Yevgeny Svetlanov, Kirill Kondrashin, Alexander Gauk, Leonard Bernstein, Yuri Temirkanov, Vladimir Fedoseyev and Gennady Rozhdestvensky.[12][4] He trained many musicians, becoming a founder of the Russian clarinet school.[12][4]

Mozgovenko died on 31 December 2021, at the age of 97.[2][13]

Instruments

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When Mosgowenko began to play the clarinet, the German fingering system for the clarinet dominated in the USSR. In the early 1960s, there was a general changeover to the Boehm system (including the Reform Boehm system, which came closer to the German sound, until the 1980s), which Mozgovenko was unable to avoid.[14] In 1964, he also changed and has been playing Buffet Crampon instruments for many years.[15]

Significance

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In Russia, Mozgovenko was considered the father of the current generation of clarinetists. As of 2021, fourteen full or associate professors and 50 prize winners were his students.[12][4] Mozgovenko said: "I am glad that my students are working all over the world – in the USA, Canada and France. I have celebrated 70 years of teaching at the academy."[12]

In a tribute to his 95th birthday it is reported that he saw himself as the "creative grandson" of the founder of the Russian clarinet school Sergej Sobnow, whom he regarded as the successor to the founder of the clarinet school in Germany Carl Baermann.[16]

On his 90th birthday he performed again.[12][4] Beginning on the occasion of his 95th birthday, an international clarinet competition named after Mozgovenko has been taking place in Russia since 2019.[17][18]

For Margarita Konstantinovna, one of his former students, Mozgovenko is an icon of Russian and world-spiritual art, who has made a great contribution to its development, with its own school, its own technique and many students.[17]

Recordings

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Mosgowenko has made a number of vinyl recordings since 1951.[19] His main recordings are:

  1. Mozart's clarinet quintet KV 581 with the Borodin Quartet, with whom he worked from 1951 to 1976. The recording was made in 1961. The artist played a German clarinet at the time and was committed to German clarinet-playing tradition. The recording is still available on CD. OCLC 911356091[20][b]
  2. the clarinet quintet by Brahms op. 115, also with the Borodin Quartet, recorded in 1969 (with Böhm clarinet), available on CD. OCLC 1251805589[5][22]
  3. the clarinet quintet by the contemporary Russian composer Alexander Lokshin, recorded in 1960 with the Komitas Quartet, available on CD. OCLC 981897726
  4. Sergei Prokofjew, Overture on Hebrew themes op. 34, with Sviatoslav Richter, Piano, in: Sviatoslav Richter – Plays Rakhmaninov & Prokofiev, 11 CDs, CD Nr. 11/1 OCLC 1196239639 (another compilation: OCLC 10321306)

There are also a number of radio recordings.

Explanatory notes

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  1. ^ The first two paragraphs of this biography were taken from the Russian Wikipedia page.
  2. ^ Can be heard on Spotify[21] and Deezer.

References

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  1. ^ "Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of August 4, 1995 No. 812 On the award of honorary degrees of the Russian Federation, including to Ivan Mozgovenko" (in Russian). Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Ушел из жизни кларнетист Иван Мозговенко". ClassicalMusicNews.Ru (in Russian). 31 December 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Music with a war break". "Culture" № 18–19 (7426) (in Russian). 13 May 2004. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ a b c d e f Anatoly Zhurin (5 May 2020). "Two-Time Volunteer Fighter Ivan Mozgovenko". Vek daily (in English). Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  5. ^ a b c MacDonald, Calum (2003). Brahms, Quintet for clarinet and strings, Mozart, String Quartet (booklet). Borodin Quartet, Ivan Mozgovenko. Chandos 10151. OCLC 1251805589.
  6. ^ "Repertoire & Recordings". Borodin Quartet. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Encyclopedia of the Clarinet (Mozgovenko = No. 340)" (in Russian). Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  8. ^ Геннадьевна, Наталья. "Бессмертие подвига. 1943 год. И.П.Мозговенко". Свердловское музыкальное училище им.П.И.Чайковского (in Russian). Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  9. ^ Mozgovenko, I. (1970). Khrestomatiia pedagogicheskogo repertuara dlia klarneta (in Russian). Muzyka. OCLC 224688363.
  10. ^ Mozgovenko, Ivan Panteleevich (1971), P'esy dlia klarneta i fortepiano (in Russian), Muzyka, OCLC 222406398
  11. ^ Mozgovenko, I.; Stark, A. (1994), Hrestomatija dlja klarneta. Chast' 2, Chast' 2 (in Russian), Muzika, OCLC 905267920
  12. ^ a b c d e f Anatoly Zhurin (24 April 2020). "Two-time volunteer Ivan Mozgovenko". wek.ru (in Russian).
  13. ^ "На 98 году жизни не стало выдающегося кларнетиста и педагога, народного артиста России Ивана Мозговенко". Критико-публицистический журнал «Музыкальная жизнь» (in Russian). 1 January 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  14. ^ Angloher, Stephanie (12 February 2007). Das deutsche und französische Klarinettensystem. Elektronische Hochschulschriften der LMU München (Text.PhDThesis) (in German). p. 37. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Концерт учеников и выпускников класса И.П. Мозговенко". Школа Гнесиных (in Russian). Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  16. ^ Elizaveta Grishanova (9 February 2019). "Living legend of the national clarinet school: Ivan Mozgovenko turns 95". Information portal about culture in Russia and abroad (in Russian). Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  17. ^ a b Elena Alekseeva (12 February 2019). "Mozgovenko Competition (I. International clarinet competition on the 95th anniversary of the People's Artist of the Russian Federation, Professor Ivan Panteleevich Mozgovenko". rewizor.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  18. ^ "Фестиваль к 95-летию Ивана Мозговенко". sobesednik.ru (in Russian). 3 October 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  19. ^ WorldCat, Ivan Mozgovenko
  20. ^ Mosgowenko, Mozart Quintett[permanent dead link‍], accessed on 20 February 2021
  21. ^ Spotify: Ivan Mozgovenko, accessed 15 February 2021
  22. ^ Mosgovenko, Brahms Quintet[permanent dead link‍]
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