Sulkhan Tsintsadze

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Sulkhan Tsintsadze (Georgian: სულხან ცინცაძე), (23 August 1925 in Gori — 15 September 1991 in Tbilisi) was one of Georgia's foremost composers. Tsintsadze studied the cello until 1942 with E.N. Kapelniski in Tblisi at the Gymnasium of Music. He furthered his studies of the cello at the Conservatory of Tblisi with K. Minjar. From the years 1945 to 1953 he went to the Moscow Conservatory to study the cello with S. M. Kosolupov and composition with S. S. Bogatyrov. He began his musical career in the 1940s as the cellist in the Georgian State String Quartet. His first composition, based on Georgian folksongs and being a collection of miniatures for string quartet, was an immediate success. He also wrote several operas, ballets, symphonies and concertos, but it was his compositions for string quartet which came to take pride of place amongst his works and which made a notable contribution to Georgian music. Tsintsadze's compositions are based on the traditional forms as well as styles and characteristics used by composers such as Shostakovich and Shebalin. Georgian folklore is ever present in his music. Sulkhan Tsintsadze was one of Georgia's leading composers. He was awarded the People's Artist of Georgia (1961) and People's Artist of the USSR (1987) titles and was a holder of the USSR Stalin Prize (1950), Shota Rustaveli Prize (1981), Z. Paliashvili Prize (1977). User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Beethoven: Violin Concerto & Tsintsadze: Miniatures

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Bach, Chopin, Fauré: Chonguri

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Tsintsadze: 24 Preludes for Piano

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Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 61 - Tsintsadze: Miniatures

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Between Worlds (Including Spotify Commentary)

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Chamber Chill - The Most Relaxing Chamber Music

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Beethoven: Violin Concerto & Tsintsadze: 6 Miniatures

Nordgren, P.H.: Pelimannimuotokuvia / Eller, H.: 5 Pieces / Grieg, E.: 2 Nordic Melodies (Folk Into Classic)

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Nasidze / Tsintsadze (String Quartet No. 5 / String Quartet No. 6)

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Sulkhan Tsintsadze: Folk Themes for Cello and Piano. Nana

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Chillout (By Classic FM)

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Cello Concertos of 1966

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