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Alexander Knaifel

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The composer Alexander Knaifel (Russian: Александр Кнайфель) was originally a cellist but had to give up the instrument due to a nerve inflammation. Thus Knaifel, born in Tashkent (Uzbekistan) in 1943, turned to composition. His teacher was Boris Arapov, with whom he studied in Leningrad from 1964 until 1967. Since then Knaifel has been living in St. Petersburg as a freelance composer and music editor. Knaifel evades "valid" rules of the official musical aesthetic already in his first works.

Top songs

  1. In Air Clear and Unseen: 2. An Autumn Evening
  2. Mr. Croaky
  3. 2. An Autumn Evening
  4. Lux Aeterna
  5. mr croaky
  6. In Air Clean And Unseen
  7. O Comforter
  8. Lukomoriye
  9. Chapter Eight: Stanza I-VII
  10. O Heavenly King
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  1. A Mad Tea-Party
  2. Lamento
  3. In Air Clean And Unseen-In Some Exhausted Reverie
  4. Blazhenstva
  5. In Air Clean And Unseen-An Autumn Evening
  6. Psalm 51 (50) For Cello Solo
  7. In Air Clean And Unseen-In Air Clean And Unseen
  8. An Autumn Evening
  9. In Some Exhausted Reverie
  10. Svete Tikhiy-The Song Of The Most Holy Theotokos
  11. Bliss
  12. Svete Tikhiy-Ringing Of The Chruch Bells
  13. Svete Tikhiy-Svete Tikhiy
  14. This Child
  15. In Air Clear And Unseen: 1. In Some Exhausted Reverie
  16. A Simple Tale
  17. Amicta Sole
  18. The Chest
  19. A Silly Horse
  20. In Air Clear and Unseen: II. An Autumn Evening
  21. Psalm 51(50)
  22. In Air Clear And Unseen: 3. In Air Clear And Unseen
  23. Confession
  24. A Green Tale
  25. Chapter Eight: Stanza VIII-XXII
  26. O Lord Of All My Life
  27. Svete Tikhiy (O Gladsome Light): 2. The Song Of The Most Holy Theotokos
  28. A Sad Song About an Elephant
  29. Wickie-Wackie-Wookie
  30. Svete Tikhiy (O Gladsome Light): 1. Ringing Of The Church Bells
  31. Getting Acquainted
  32. Bull Calf
  33. Jo More
  34. Amicta Sole (Clothed With The Sun) For Soloist (Female) Of Soloists
  35. Chapter Eight: Stanza XXIII-XXXII
  36. The Song Of The Most Holy Theotokos
  37. Ringing Of The Church Bells
  38. Svete Tikhiy (O Gladsome Light): 3. Svete Tikhiy (O Gladsome Light)
  39. mr grundy
  40. A Conversation Which Took Place Between Professors John Dill and Claude Gilly
  41. In Air Clean And Unseen - In Some Exhausted Reverie
  42. A Short Song Of Much Rain
  43. Alexander Knaifel reads poems by F. Tyutchev: No.4
  44. In Air Clean And Unseen - In Air Clean And Unseen
  45. Svete Tikhiy: II. The Song of the Most Holy Theotokos
  46. A Winter`s Tale
  47. In Air Clean And Unseen - An Autumn Evening
  48. blazhenstva (1996) for soloists, orchestra and choir. dedicated to mstislav rostropovich for his 70th birthday
  49. lamento (1967, rev. 1987) for violoncello solo. dedicated to the memory of leonid jakobson
  50. Svete Tikhiy
  51. lamento for cello solo
  52. The Song Of The Most Holy Theotokos - Svete Tikhiy
  53. Knaifel: Make me Drunk with your Kisses (Canticum canticorum, Song of Songs, Chapter 8): I. "Who is this coming up from the wilderness..." (Live)
  54. Svete Tikhiy - Ringing Of The Chruch Bells
  55. A Night`s Tale
  56. Alexander Knaifel reads poems by F. Tyutchev: No.1
  57. 'Who Is Coming Up From The Wilderness' -- Stanza I - Vi
  58. Svete Tikhiy: I. Ringing of the Church Bells
  59. In Air Clear and Unseen: I. In Some Exhausted Reverie
  60. Svete Tikhiy (O Gladsome Light)
  61. Amicta Sole (Clothed With The Sun)
  62. Alexander Knaifel reads poems by F. Tyutchev: No.2
  63. Alexander Knaifel reads poems by F. Tyutchev: No.6
  64. Knaifel: Make me Drunk with Your Kisses: III. Make Haste, My Beloved... (Live)
  65. Svete Tikhiy - The Song Of The Most Holy Theotokos
  66. ' Make Haste, My Beloved ' -- Stanza Xii -- Xv
  67. Svete Tikhiy - Svete Tikhiy
  68. Knaifel: Make me Drunk with your Kisses (Canticum canticorum, Song of Songs, Chapter 8): II. "O that you were like a brother to me..." (Live)
  69. In Air Clear and Unseen: III. In Air Clear and Unseen
  70. Passacaglia, for organ
  71. ' O That You Were Like A Brother To Me' - Stanza Vii -- Xi
  72. Svete tikhiy - I. Ringing of the church bells
  73. agnus dei for four instrumentalists a capella (1985): cd 1
  74. Knaifel: Make me Drunk with your Kisses (Canticum canticorum, Song of Songs, Chapter 8): IV. "You who dwell in the gardens..." (Live)
  75. A Night's Tale
  76. A Winter's Tale (A Lullaby)
  77. Alexander Knaifel reads...: Prayer of one going to church
  78. O King of Heaven (Prayer to the Holy Spirit), for voice & ensemble
  79. Knaifel: Make me Drunk with your Kisses (Canticum canticorum, Song of Songs, Chapter 8): III. "Make haste, my beloved..." (Live)
  80. agnus dei for four instrumentalists a capella (1985): cd 2
  81. Knaifel : Make me Drunk with your Kisses [Canticum canticorum, Song of Songs, Chapter 8] : I "Who is this coming up from the wilderness..."
  82. In Air Clean And Unseen: I. In Some Exhausted Reverie
  83. Knaifel: Make me Drunk with your Kisses (Canticum canticorum, Song of Songs, Chapter 8): V. "Set me as a seal upon your heart..." (Live)
  84. E.F. and three visiting cards of the poet
  85. Psalm 51 (50)
  86. Postludia (In Some Exhausted Reverie), for piano
  87. In Air Clean And Unseen: II. An Autumn Evening
  88. Shramy Marsha (Scarry March), for piano & radiorecorder
  89. ' You Who Dwell In The Gardens ' -- Stanza Xvi--Xxii
  90. Svete Tikhiy: III. O Gladsome Light

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