Unsung Composers: Héraclius Djabadary (Erekle Dzabadari)

Описание: 1.Rhapsodie Géorgienne, Op. 2 (Georgian Rhapsody, for Piano and Orchestra)
2.La Mélopée Du Serpent, en Fa Mineur, Op. 19 (The Song of the Serpent, for Flute and Orchestra)
3. Tiflisiana en Si Bémol Mineur, Op. 26 (Tbilissiana, for Oboe and Orchestra)
Orchestre Symphonique De RTL (Orchestra Of Radio-Tele Luxemburg), Louis De Froment (conductor)

Heraclius Djabadary - October 17, 1891,Tiflis(Tbilisi) - August 18, 1937, Nice - was a Georgian-French pianist and composer.

Since 1905 he studied at the Brussels Conservatory with Arthur de Greef (piano) and François-Auguste Gevaert (theory). In 1909 he went to Vienna to study composition under the direction of Richard Heuberger, while simultaneously improving as a pianist with Julius Wolfson. March 7, 1913 he debuted in Vienna as a concert pianist with the Viennese Tonkünstler Orchestra under Oscar Nedbal, having included in the program the Georgian Rhapsody for piano and orchestra, own composition, which was a great success.
In 1914 Djabadary left Georgia forever and later he lived in France, Austria and Switzerland. After settling in Paris in 1923, he gave a number of concerts, but since 1930 he completely left concert activity. He died of tuberculosis.

The most important works of Djabadary are, along with the Georgian Rhapsody, Concerto for piano and orchestra in A major Op. 10 (1921), The Song of the Serpent (La Melopée du Serpent) for flute and orchestra Op. 19 and Tiflisiana for oboe and orchestra Op. 26. It belongs to him and a number of piano works, chamber works, as well as the opera Gulnara (1919, by Alexander Kazbegi).