Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov
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- Born
- May 29, 1936 · Voronezh, Voronezhskaya oblast, RSFSR, USSR
- Died
- February 4, 2019 (age 82)
Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov (29 May 1936 – 4 February 2019) was a Soviet composer. He composed symphonies, symphonic poems, as well as works for chamber orchestra, small ensembles and solo instruments.
Outside his native country he is best known as a composer of music for such films as War and Peace, the 1966–67 film directed by Sergei Bondarchuk, Ivan's Childhood and Andrei Rublev for Andrei Tarkovsky. He has composed for some 40 films in total. Tarkovsky is said to have been so impressed by Ovchinnikov that he stated: "I cannot imagine a better composer for myself than Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov."
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Ovchinnikov also had a successful career as a touring conductor from the 1970s. He has recorded for Melodiya, the Soviet record company. His Symphony No. 2 was released on the Melodiya label. Ovchinnikov was named a People's Artist of the RSFSR in 1986.
Known for
Solaris
March 20, 1972
Andrei Rublev
December 16, 1966
Ivan's Childhood
May 9, 1962
War and Peace
April 28, 1968
The Steamroller and the Violin
December 30, 1961
War and Peace, Part I: Andrei Bolkonsky
March 14, 1966
War and Peace, Part II: Natasha Rostova
July 20, 1966
They Fought for Their Motherland
November 5, 1975
War and Peace, Part III: The Year 1812
July 21, 1967
War and Peace, Part IV: Pierre Bezukhov
November 4, 1967
The First Teacher
October 31, 1965
Boris Godunov
May 1, 1986
Behind the camera29
- 1986Singing Russia Music
- 1986Boris Godunov Music
- 1985Bagration Musician
- 1980On the Kulikovo Field Music
- 1979Youth with Us Original Music Composer
- 1978The Steppe Original Music Composer, Conductor
- 1976Bolshoi Theatre: The Two-Hundredth Season Music
- 1975They Fought for Their Motherland Original Music Composer, Conductor
- 1975The Accident Original Music Composer, Conductor
- 1974Such High Mountains