Vissarion Shebalin

Short bio Vissarion Shebalin

Birthday: 1902 in Omsk, Russia

Died: 1963 in Moscow, Russia

Active: 1920s - 1960s

Genre: Classical

Period: Modern

Full biography Vissarion Shebalin

Vissarion Yakovlevich Shebalin was a prominent Soviet composer who lived from 1902 to 1963. He was born in Omsk, Siberia, and studied at the Moscow Conservatory, graduating in 1928. Shebalin then went on to become a respected composer and educator during the first half of the 20th century.

One of his most notable works was his diploma piece , the 1st Symphony, which premiered in 1926. Another significant work was his opera, The Taming of the Shrew, which premiered in 1934. Shebalin's other operas include The Sun Above the Steppe and The Rozhdestvensky Family, among others.

Shebalin was known for his focus on traditional Russian harmonies and folk melodies in his compositions. He was a close friend and colleague of Dmitry Shostakovich, with whom he was condemned in the infamous 1948 Party Congress in Moscow. Despite this, he continued to work and teach, eventually rising to become the head of the Moscow Conservatory.

Shebalin's legacy lives on through his many compositions, including his symphonies, operas, and chamber music. His works continue to be performed and studied by musicians and music enthusiasts alike.

Compositions featuring Vissarion Shebalin

#	Name	Duration	Genre	Year
1	String Quartet No. 9 in B minor, Op. 58	20:15 min	Chamber Music	1963
2	Pieces (7) for chorus ("In the Forest Clearing"), Op. 59	4:32 min	Choral	1963
3	Pieces (4) for chorus ("To my Grandchildren"), Op. 57	2:47 min	Choral	1963
4	Symphony No. 5, Op 56	30:27 min	Symphony	1962
5	Orchestral Suite No. 2, Op. 22	31:16 min	Orchestral	1962
6	String Quartet No. 8 in C major, Op. 53	23:39 min	Chamber Music	1960
7	Pieces (3) for chorus, Op. 52	4:44 min	Choral	1959
8	Sonata for violin & piano, Op. 51/1	21:21 min	Chamber Music	1958
9	Sonata for viola & piano in F minor, Op. 51/2	19:30 min	Chamber Music	1954
10	Concert Piece for violin & piano	4:23 min	Chamber Music	1952
11	Pieces (4) for chorus, Op. 50	5:30 min	Choral	1952
12	Pieces (3) for chorus, Op. 47	5:30 min	Choral	1951
13	Pieces (6) for chorus, Op. 45	11:20 min	Choral	1950
14	Pieces (3) for chorus, Op. 44	6:21 min	Choral	1949
15	Sinfonietta on Russian Folk Themes, Op 43	17:17 min	Orchestral	1949
16	Pieces (5) for chorus, Op. 42	9:08 min	Choral	1949
17	String Quartet No. 7 in A flat minor, Op. 41	18:37 min	Chamber Music	1948
18	Light Pieces (4) for violin & piano	5:37 min	Chamber Music	1946
19	Orientalia, suite for violin & piano	7:25 min	Chamber Music	1946
20	Glinka, film score		Film Score	1946
21	Trio for violin, cello & piano in A major, Op. 39	7:51 min	Chamber Music	1946
22	String Quartet No. 6 in B minor, Op. 34	25:27 min	Chamber Music	1943
23	String Quartet No. 5 in F minor ("Slavonic"), Op. 33	26:03 min	Chamber Music	1942
24	Russian Overture in E Minor, Op 31	11:37 min	Miscellaneous (Classical)	1941
25	Concerto for violin, Op 21	33:09 min	Concerto	1940
26	String Quartet No. 4 in G minor, Op. 29	31:20 min	Chamber Music	1940
27	Pieces (4) for violin & piano	10:26 min	Chamber Music	1936
28	Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op 24 "The Heroes of Perekop"	25:00 min	Symphony	1935
29	Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 17	33:12 min	Symphony	1934
30	Orchestral Suite No. 1, Op. 18	30:58 min	Orchestral	1934
31	Suite for violin	6:04 min	Chamber Music	1933
32	Symphony No. 2 in C sharp minor, Op 11	21:52 min	Symphony	1929
33	Concertino for horn & orchestra, Op. 14/2	12:09 min	Orchestral	1929
34	Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 6	44:45 min	Symphony	1925
35	Five Fragments from Sapho, for mezzo-soprano & piano, Op. 5	6:54 min	Vocal Music	1922
36	Orientale		Miscellaneous (Classical)	19??
37	Concertino for violin & orchestra, Op. 14/1	10:25 min	Concerto	1018
38	String Quartet No. 3 in E minor, Op. 28	27:13 min	Chamber Music	-
39	String Quartet No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19	30:09 min	Chamber Music	-
40	String Quartet No. 1 in A minor, Op.2	21:46 min	Chamber Music	-
41	Songs for voice & piano, Op. 23: No. 6, I Am Here, Inezylia	2:03 min	Vocal Music	-
42	Magpie for chorus, Op 42/5	1:04 min	Choral	-
43	Winter Road, for chorus, Op. 42/2	3:18 min	Choral	-

Albums featuring Vissarion Shebalin

#	Name album	Year	Music label
1	Dmitry Kabalevsky, Vissarion Shebalin, Marina Tarasova, Ivan Sokolov – Sonatas For Cello(8×File, AAC, Album)	2023	Challenge Classics
2	Bunin, Glinka, Shebalin, Sokolov - Basil Vendryes, William David – Three Centuries Of Russian Viola Sonatas	2021	Toccata Next
3	Vissarion Shebalin - Siberian Symphony Orchestra, Dmitry Vasiliev – Orchestral Music, Volume Two: Suite No. 3, Op. 61; Suite No. 4, Op. 62; Ballet Suite(CD, Album)	2020	Toccata Classics
4	Myaskovsky, Shebalin, Nechaev - Sasha Rozhdestvensky, Victoria Postnikova – Violin Sonatas	2018	First Hand Records
5	Vissarion Shebalin, Sergey Kostylev, Olga Solovieva – Complete Music For Violin And Piano(CD, Album)	2018	Toccata Classics
6	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Sergey Ivanovich Taneyev, Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Vissarion Shebalin, David Oistrakh Trio – Oistrakh Trio Plays Russian Piano Trios(3×CD, )	2012	Brilliant Classics
7	Vissarion Shebalin, Siberian Symphony Orchestra, Dmitry Vasiliev – Orchestral Music Volume One(CD, Album)	2012	Toccata Classics
8	Vissarion Shebalin - The Russkaya Conservatoria Chamber Capella, Nikolay Khondzinsky – The Complete A Cappella Choral Cycles(CD, Album)	2011	Toccata Classics
9	Schnittke, Shebalin, Stravinsky, Borodin Quartet (Original Members) – Russian Chamber Music(CD, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered)	2005	Мелодия
10	Vissarion Shebalin, Krasni Quartet – String Quartets, Volume 2(CD, Album)	2000	Olympia (2)
11	Vissarion Shebalin, Krasni Quartet – String Quartets Volume 3(CD, Album)	2000	Olympia (2)
12	Vissarion Shebalin, Krasni Quartet – String Quartets, Volume 1	1999	Olympia (2)
13	Vissarion Shebalin -- Russian Cinematographic Orchestra, Sergei Skripka – Russian Overture ⦁ Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4	1997	Olympia (2)
14	Vissarion Shebalin, USSR Symphony Orchestra, Evgeni Svetlanov – Concertinos, Sinfonietta, Symphony No. 5(CD, )	1997	Olympia (2)
15	Rakov • Kabalevsky • Shebalin – Andrew Hardy, Symphony Orchestra Of Russia, Veronika Dudarova – Russian Violin Concertos(CD, Album, Stereo)	1995	Olympia (2)
16	Blumenfeld, Banshchikov, Shebalin – Blumenfeld: Symphony in C Minor, Shebalin: Violin Concerto, Banshchikov: Duodecimet(CD, Compilation)	1995	Russian Disc (3)
17	Vissarion Shebalin – USSR Radio Symphony Orchestra, Mark Ermler, Valery Gergiev – Symphonies 1 & 3(CD, Album, Compilation)	1995	Olympia (2)
18	Moscow Conservatory Students Choir , Director Boris Tevlin, Rachmaninov • Rimsky-Korsakov • Taneyev • P. Tchaikovsky • Shebalin • Shostakovich – Selected Works	1991	MCA Classics
19	Shebalin, Shchedrin – Dramatic Symphony • Lenin In The People's Heart	1987	Olympia (2)
20	Д.Шостакович / В.Шебалин - Квартет Имени Бородина – Квартет N8 / Квартет N5(LP)	1979	Мелодия
21	Жаворонок / Сюита Из Музыки К Кинофильму "Глинка"(LP)	1974	Мелодия
22	В. Шебалин - Симфонический Оркестр Всесоюзного Радио – Концерт Для Скрипки С Оркестром / Концертино Для Валторны С Оркестром(LP, Stereo)	1965	Мелодия
23	Ленин (100 Лет Со Дня Рождения В.И.Ленина)	1965	Мелодия
24	В. Шебалин / М. Раухвергер, Квартет Им. Бородина – 8-й Квартет / 3-й Квартет	1961	Melodija (2)
25	Укрощение Строптивой (Избранные Сцены И Арии Из Опер)	1961	Всесоюзная Студия Грамзаписи
26	Квартет Им. А. Бородина, Р. Дубинский, Я. Александров, Д. Шебалин, В. Берлинский - И. Гайдн / В. Шебалин – Квартет До Мажор, Соч. 33 , № 3/ Квартет № 3 Ми Минор, Соч. 28(LP, Mono)	1960	Всесоюзная Студия Грамзаписи
27	Укрощение Строптивой (Опера В 3-х Действиях)(3×LP, Album, Mono, Box Set, )	1959	Всесоюзная Студия Грамзаписи
28	V. Shebalin, A. Borodin Quartet – 5-й Квартет На Славянские Темы = Quartet No. 5 On Slav Themes	1959	Апрелевский Завод
29	В. Шебалин, Гос. Академическая Хоровая Капелла БССР – Хоры На Слова А. Пушкина / Хоры На Слова М. Танка	1958	Всесоюзная Студия Грамзаписи
30	V. Shebalin, Luba Edlina, Valentin Berlinsky, Rostislav Dubinsky – Трио ля минор для скрипки,виолончели и фортепиано,соч 39(LP, 10", Mono)	-	Апрелевский Завод
31	V. Shebalin - Valentin Zhuk, Boris Afanasiev – Concertos(LP, Album)	-	Мелодия
32	Suite No. 2, Op. 22 / Suite No. 3, Op. 61(LP, Album)	-	Мелодия
33	Укрощение Строптивой (Опера В 3-х Действиях)(3×LP, Album, Repress, Mono)	-	Апрелевский Завод Грампластинок