Agshin Alizadeh


Agshin Aligulu Alizade was a Soviet and Azerbaijani composer, People's Artist of the Azerbaijani SSR.
Alizade made a significant contribution to the development of the Azerbaijani ballet. He was the creator of the first Azerbaijan heroic epic ballet "Babak", established in 1979 on the poem by Ilya Selvinsky. The next ballet "Journey to the Caucasus", which reflected the events of the history of Azerbaijan and the image of the poet Khurshidbanu Natavan and the French writer Alexandre Dumas, embodied the vital problems of modern history, as if expressing the principle of "the past in the present." The same trend projections of past events in modern life emerged in the last one-act ballet, "Waltz of Hope."
Alizade headed the Union of Composers of Azerbaijan, and was the Secretary of the Union of Soviet Composers. He was also awarded People's Artist of Azerbaijan SSR, laureate of State Prize

Honorary names and prizes

Works

Ballets
  • Babek
  • Travel to Caucasus
  • Hope Waltz
Compositions for symphonic orchestra
Compositions for chamber orchestra
  • Child suite
  • Village suite
  • Pastoral
  • Alla Ashig
  • Warlike
  • "Portrait" for violin and fortepiano
  • "Dialog" for violin and organ
  • "Old Games" for fortepiano
  • "Epic Story" for fortepiano
Choral Symphonies
  • Cantata Azərilər
  • Cantata Təntənə
  • Ode Ana Torpaq
  • A cappella Bayatılar
  • A cappella Qədim Laylay
  • Yumoreska for children's choir