Nikita Bogoslovsky
Nikita Vladimirovich Bogoslovsky (Russian: Никита Владимирович Богословский; 22 May 1913 in Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire – 4 April 2004 in Moscow, Russia) was a Soviet and Russian composer. Author of more than 200 songs, 8 symphonies (1940–1991), 17 operettas and musical comedies, 58 soundtracks, and 52 scores for theater productions.
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| Background information | |
| Born | 22 May 1913 Saint Petersburg, Russia |
| Died | 4 April 2004 (aged 90) Moscow, Russia |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, conductor |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Years active | 1928–2004 |
Bogoslovsky is best known for two Mark Bernes's trademark songs from the war film Two Soldiers (1943): "Tyomnaya noch" (Dark Is the Night) and "Shalandy polnye kefali" (Boats Full of Mullets).
Among his many honorary titles and state awards were People's Artist of the USSR (1983), Order of the Red Banner of Labour (1971), and Order of the Red Star (1946).[1]
Selected filmography
- Treasure Island (Остров сокровищ, 1938)
- A Great Life (Большая жизнь, 1939)
- The Fighters (Истребители, 1939)
- Mysterious Island (Таинственный остров, 1941)
- Alexander Parkhomenko (Александр Пархоменко, 1942)
- A Good Lad (Славный малый, 1942)
- Two Soldiers (Два бойца, 1943)
- It Happened in the Donbass (Это было в Донбассе, 1945)
- Fifteen-Year-Old Captain (Пятнадцатилетний капитан, 1945)
- A Crazy Day (Безумный день, 1956)
- Different Fortunes (Разные судьбы, 1956)
- 20,000 Leagues Across the Land (Леон Гаррос ищет друга, 1960)
- Thrice Resurrected (Трижды воскресший, 1960)
- It Was I Who Drew the Little Man (Человечка нарисовал я, 1960)
- Dog Barbos and Unusual Cross (Пёс Барбос и необычный кросс, 1961)
- Bootleggers (Самогонщики, 1961)
- No Fear, No Blame (Без страха и упрёка, 1962)
- An Easy Life (Лёгкая жизнь, 1964)
- The Mysterious Monk (Таинственный монах, 1967)
- As Ilf and Petrov rode a tram (Ехали в трамвае Ильф и Петров, 1972)
- The Headless Horseman (Всадник без головы, 1973)
References
- "Никита Владимирович Богословский". www.biograph.ru. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
Video
- Dark Night on YouTube, Nikita Bogoslovsky's song, sung by Mark Bernes in The Two Fighters (1943) film.
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