Yan Abramovich Frenkel (Russian: Ян Абрамович Френкель) (November 21, 1920, Kiev - August 25, 1989, Riga) was a popular Soviet composer and performer. Russian ( transliteration:,) is the most geographically widespread language of Eurasia, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Kiev, also known as Kyiv ( Ukrainian:, Kyiv, ˈkɪjiw Russian:, Kiyev; see also Cities' alternative names) is the Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Riga (Rīga riːga) the Capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of the river Daugava. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
Biography
Frenkel was born in Kiev, Ukraine. Kiev, also known as Kyiv ( Ukrainian:, Kyiv, ˈkɪjiw Russian:, Kiyev; see also Cities' alternative names) is the Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. He was originally taught violin by his father, and later studied classical violin at the Kiev Conservatory under Yakob Magaziner . Tchaikovsky National Academy of Music ( Kiev conservatory) is a Ukrainian state establishment of higher music education of the fourth category of accreditation During the Second World War he was evacuated to Orenburg, where he studied at the Orenburg Zenitnoe Uchilishche, and played the violin in the orchestra of the Avrora Cinema. Orenburg (Оренбу́рг is a city on the Ural River and the administrative center of Orenburg Oblast in the Volga Federal District After the war he lived in Moscow, where he wrote orchestral arrangements and played the violin in various restaurants of the city. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of
He began composing songs in the 1960s. His first was the song Gody ('The Years'), written to lyrics by Mark Lisianski. During his later career he worked in collaboration with many prominent Soviet musicians, including Mikhael Tanich, Igor Shaferan, and the husband and wife team Konstantin Vanshenkin and Inna Goff. Thanks to Mark Bernes his song Zhuravli ('The Cranes', lyrics by Rasul Gamzatov) became a major hit. Mark Naumovich Bernes (Ма́рк Нау́мович Берне́с Mark Naumovič Bernes) ( Nezhin, Russian Empire - August 16, 1969 Zhuravli ( English: The Cranes) is one of the most famous Russian songs to come out of World War II. Rasul Gamzatovich Gamzatov ( Avar: Расул ХIамзатов; Расу́л Гамза́тович Гамза́тов was probably the most famous poet writing Frenkel gave concerts in which he performed his own music. During these concerts the audience would generally join in. His songs were included in the repertoire of many Soviet performers. He also appeared in the movie The Elusive Avengers, for which he composed a score. The Elusive Avengers (Неуловимые мстители) is a Soviet Ostern directed by Edmond Keosayan and made on Mosfilm.
Yan Frenkel died on August 5, 1989 in Riga (as foreshadowed in his song Avgust ('August') to the lyrics of Inna Goff). Riga (Rīga riːga) the Capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of the river Daugava. His wife Natalia died in the mid 1990s, but his daughter Nina has lived in Italy since the 1980s. His grandson Ian Frenkel is a musician (pianist and arranger) in the United States Coast Guard Band.
Trivia
According to Eduard Uspensky Yan Frenkel is the prototype of his Crocodile Gena hero of children books and animations [1]. Eduard Uspenskiy (in Russian Эдуард Успенский born December 22, 1937) is a Russian Writer and author of several Crocodile Gena ( Russian: Крокодил Гена Krokodil Gena) is a fictional friendly Crocodile in the series of Cheburashka The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames
Sources
- The original version of this page was translated from the corresponding page in the Russian language wikipedia
- Yan Frenkel (fansite in Russian)
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