Leonid Bashmakov

about

Leonid Bashmakov, a Finnish composer, was born in 1927. Bashmakov’s stylistic roots are in the Neo-Classicism of the 1950s, which his dodecaphonic transition period distilled and concentrated into his later highly expressive free-tonal style. Bashmakov is occupied above all with absolute music — symphonies, concertos and chamber music — although he has also written a number of extensive vocal works, most significantly the Requiem (1988) for soloists, choir and orchestra. Bashmakov finds it inspiration in the work of composers such as Béla Bartók, Arthur Honegger and André Jolivet. Bashmakov’s Neo-Classical background is evident above all in his effective use of rhythm, approaching a dancelike idiom in the ballet "Tumma" (The Dark One, 1976), one of his principal works. Closely related to the ballet are his Fourth Symphony (1977) and Passacaglia (1977) for orchestra. His orchestral output also includes the Concerto for Orchestra (1969) and "The Three Tolls" (1993), a sort of modernized orchestral version of Rakhmaninov’s vocal symphony "The Bells". Alongside symphonic writing, Bashmakov has also written several concertos, most important among which are the Cello Concerto (1972) and the Second Violin Concerto (1983). He has written some fifteen concertos or soloist works, which show his interest in wind instruments, including works for flute ("Impressioni marini", 1974), clarinet (1990), piccolo trumpet (1992), horn (1992), bassoon (1993) and trombone ("Trombonidol", 1993).

top songs

albums

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Bashmakov / Sonninen / Kokkonen / Segerstam: Finnish Wind Music

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Arctic Light: Finnish Orthodox Music

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Rautavaara / Bashmakov / Sallinen / Marttinen: Flute Concertos

Dances with the Winds

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Bahr, Gunilla Von: Solo Flute Music

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O Theotokos, Mother of Life - Hymns for the Feast of the Dormition of Our Most Holy Lady

Virtuoso Percussion Music

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Orvad, T.: Incontri / Couperin, A.-L.: Simphonie De Clavecins / Mattheson, J.: Suite

Leonid Bashmakov : Violin Concerto No.2, Suite from The Ballet 'Tumma'

Finnish Wind Music

Violin Concerto No. 2, Suite From The Ballet "Tumma"

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Orvad, T.: Incontri - Couperin, A.-L.: Simphonie de Clavecins - Mattheson, J.: Suite

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