Levitin, Yury Abramovich
(*1912)
Levitin [Livéeteen], Yury Abramovich (12–15/28–1912, Poltava). Pianist, comp., and music critic. Grad. from the L. Cons. as a pianist (1935) and comp. (1942), studying with Shostakovich . Has been accused of comp. in a “dry and rational manner” (Istoriya Muzyki 4, pp. 188, 264), a badge of honor during the pre-“glasnost” days; prefers a “modern, non-national style.” Works: Sort by:DefaultTitleDateAscendingDescending op.: Monna Marianna (1939), Moidodyr (children's op., 1963), Personal Monument…