Boris Ivanovich [Boris] Tishchenko (23/03/1939 - 09/12/2010), a Russian composer and pianist, born in Leningrad (St. Petersburg). At Leningrad Musical College from 1954-1955 (composition under Ustvolskaya; piano under Mikhelis). At Leningrad Conservatory from 1957-1963 (composition under Salmanov, Voloshinov and Evlakhov; piano under Logovinski). Postgraduate study under Shostakovich from 1962-1965.
Requiem
| Period: | Modernism |
| Composed in: | 1966 |
| Musical form: | free |
| Text/libretto: | Anna Akhmatova |
| Duration: | 60' |
This Requiem (Op.35) on verses by Anna Akhmatova (1889 - 1966), is for soprano, tenor and orchestra.
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A. Akhmatova
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