Yan Frenkel
Yan Frenkel | |
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Kiev, Soviet Union | |
Died | August 25, 1989 | (aged 68)
Resting place | Novodevichy Cemetery, Moscow |
Occupation(s) | Composer, singer, violinist, pianist, actor |
Notable work | Zhuravli (1968) |
Title | People's Artist of the USSR (1989) |
Awards | USSR State Prize (1982) |
Yan Abramovich Frenkel (
Biography
Yan Frenkel was a Russian Soviet composer born in
He began composing songs in the 1960s. His first was the song Gody ('The Years'), written to lyrics by Mark Lisianski. During his later career he worked in collaboration with many prominent Soviet musicians, including Mikhail Tanich, Igor Shaferan, and the husband and wife team Konstantin Vanshenkin and Inna Goff ]. Thanks to Mark Bernes his song Zhuravli ('The Cranes', lyrics by Rasul Gamzatov) became a major hit. Frenkel gave concerts in which he performed his own music. During these concerts the audience would generally join in. His songs were included in the repertoire of many Soviet performers. He also appeared in the movie The Elusive Avengers, for which he composed a score.
Yan Frenkel died on August 25, 1989, in Riga (as foreshadowed in his song Avgust ('August') to the lyrics of Inna Goff). His wife Natalia died in the mid-1990s, but his daughter Nina has lived in Italy since the 1980s. His grandson Ian Frenkel is a musician (pianist and arranger) in the United States Coast Guard Band.
Trivia
As reported by composer's fan site, members of Soviet ruling bureaucracy orchestrated a campaign against 'The Cranes', citing the song's religious undertones. The case was elevated all the way to the Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, who decreed "acceptable to perform, but not too often".[4]
Frenkel was the prototype for
Selected filmography
- Adventures of the Yellow Suitcase (1970)
- The Crown of the Russian Empire, or Once Again the Elusive Avengers (1971)
- Incorrigible Liar (1973)
References
- ^ "История написания песни". Archived from the original on December 21, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
- ^ "Ян Френкель. Музыка нашей жизни". Archived from the original on November 23, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2019.
- ^ "Френкель Ян Абрамович :: Память народа". pamyat-naroda.ru. Retrieved February 22, 2021.
- ^ "О журавлях, Гамзатове и Френкеле". Archived from the original on June 5, 2002. Retrieved October 9, 2009.
- ^ "Ян Френкель, его судьба и его песни". Channel One Russia.
External links
Sources
- The original version of this page was translated from the corresponding page in the Russian language Wikipedia
- Yan Frenkel (fansite in Russian)