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Zagny, Sergei (b. 1960, Moscow). Russian composer of interdisciplinary works that have been performed in Europe and elsewhere; he is also active as a performer.
Mr. Zagny studied composition with Albert Leman and music theory with Vsevolod Zaderatsky at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow from 1983-88 and there had post-graduate studies in composition with Albert Leman from 1988-91.
Among his honors is the John Cage First Russian Prize in Moscow (1992). His music has been performed throughout Russia and in Estonia, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, The Netherlands, Switzerland, the UK, and the USA.
As a performer, he is active as an improviser on non-traditional instruments, as well as an organist, performance artist and pianist, primarily in performances of his own music.
Mr. Zagny is also active in other positions. He conducted the Small Garden Orchestra of the School of Individual Directing in Moscow from 1992-96 and worked at the Theremin Center of the Tchaikovsky Conservatory from 1993-95. In addition, he has written several articles for Russian publications, one of which was also published in Perspectives of New Music (1999).
He has taught analysis, harmony and polyphony at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory since 1992.
In addition to the works listed below, Mr. Zagny has written much incidental music for films and stage productions.
CONTACT INFORMATION
E-mail address: sergei-zagny@mtu-net.ru
Street address: Mr. Sergei Zagny, ul. Vagonoremontnaya 5, korp. 1, kv. 23, 127411 Moscow, Russia
Telephone: + 709 5485 9646
COMPLETE LIST OF WORKS (note that the composer wishes for these not to be categorized, but instead listed only chronologically; texts are listed separately)
1970s-90s: Card Layout No. 1, piano, 1979; Four Canons, violin, cello, 1981 (also version for piano, 1997); Ornaments, piano, 1982; Studies on Rhythm BACH, organ/any 3 or more melodic instruments, 1984; Brassquintet, French horn, 2 trumpets, trombone, tuba, 1985; Fuga, string quartet, 1985; Main Theme (text from a May 1985 edition of the newspaper Pravda; flautist also speaks), flute, 1985 (also version for speaker, flute, 1985); Sonata, piano, 1990; Piece No. 1, piano, 1990; Piece No. 2, piano, 1990; Piece No. 3, piano, 1990; Card Layout No. 2, piano, 1990; Piece No. 4, piano/any number of other instruments/any number of voices, 1991; Piece No. 4a, piano/any number of other instruments/any number of voices, 1991; Electronic Music No. 1 (Light Music), CD, 1993-94 (also versions as Electronic Music No. 1a, CD, 1993-94; Electronic Music No. 1b, CD, 1993-94); Birds and Flies, CD, 1994; Water, CD, 1994; This Work, piano/any other instrument, 1996; Electronic Music No. 5 (Piano Concerto), CD, 1995-97; Electronic Music No. 2 (Brass Music), CD, 1993-98; Sonata Reconstructed from Fragments the Order of Which is Lost, CD, 1998; Anthems, CD, 1998; Requiem, CD, 1998; Piece No. 5, piano, 1999; Piece No. 5a, piano, 1999; Hommage à Béla Bartók (Bagatelle), piano, 1999
2000s: Modules, piano/any number of other instruments/any number of voices, 2000 (also version for cello, double bass, 2000); New Year Music, CD, 2000; Formula 1, CD, 2000; Brick, CD, 2000; The Sounds of Soup (music for the installation-multimedia project Recipes by Masha Chuykova), 1/7 CDs, 2000; Endless Something Else, any number of melodic instruments, 1990-2001; Metamusica, slide projections/other visual representation of score, 2001; Evgeny Onegin (1-minute opera, text by Aleksandr Pushkin), any 1-2 voices ad libitum (with any actions ad libitum), piano, 2001; Klaviermusik von J.S. BACH (collection of works attributed to Johann Sebastian Bach and/or his contemporaries), organ/harpsichord, 1977-2002 (also version for organ, harpsichord, 1977-2002); Deux pièces de clavecin, harpsichord, 2002; Fragments from 'Swan Lake' by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, small orchestra (14 players), 2003; Electronic Music No. 3, CD, 1993-2004; Electronic Music No. 4, CD, 1993-2004; VOCES ORGANALES, organ, 1984– (ongoing work); Magic Stars, piano/any number of other instruments, c. 1995–
TEXTS: Twelve Pieces for Instrumental Ensemble, 1995; Symphony, 1995; Three Poems on the Words by Unknown Author, 1995
DISCOGRAPHY
Piece Nos. 1-3. Anton Batagov, piano (Long Arms Records: CDLA 9809, 1998)
Anthems; Requiem. (Long Arms Records: CDLA 9820, 1998)
Sonata; Electronic Music No. 5 (Piano Concerto); Sonata Reconstructed from Fragments the Order of Which is Lost. Anton Batagov, piano (Zagny Edition: ZECD 001, 1998 [also re-released as Long Arms Records: CDLA 00014, 2000])
New Year Music. Sergei Zagny, piano (Zagny Edition: ZECD 002, 2000 [also re-released as Long Arms Records: CDLA 03046, 2003])
Formula 1. (Zagny Edition: ZECD 003, 2000)
Brick. (Zagny Edition: ZECD 004, 2000)
The Sounds of Soup (version for 7 CDs). (Zagny Edition: ZECD 005 [7], 2000)
The Sounds of Soup (version for CD). (Zagny Edition: ZECD 005, 2000)
Piece No. 5; Magic Stars (excerpt); Card Layout No. 1; Study Nos. 1-3 (not included in work list). Sergei Zagny, piano (Zagny Edition: ZECD 006, 2000)
Piece No. 5; Piece No. 5a. Anton Batagov, piano (Zagny Edition: ZECD 007, 2001)
Birds and Flies. (Zagny Edition: ZECD 008, 2001)
Water. (Zagny Edition: ZECD 009, 2001)
Piece No. 4; Piece No. 4a. Sergei Zagny, piano (Zagny Edition: ZECD 010, 2001)
Fragments from 'Swan Lake' by Pyotr Tchaikovsky. Toomas Vavilov/NYYD Ensemble (Zagny Edition: ZECD 011, 2003)
Card Layout No. 1 (2 performances); Piece Nos. 1-3 (2 performances); Brassquintet (2 performances); Fuga (2 performances). Natalya Kosareva, Elena Poluzhanchenko, violins; Vladimir Metelev, viola; Nikita Kochergin, cello; Anton Batagov, Sergei Zagny, pianos; SouthWest BrassWorks (Zagny Edition: ZECD 012, 2004)
Electronic Music No. 3. (Zagny Edition: ZECD 013, 2004)
Electronic Music No. 4. (Zagny Edition: ZECD 014, 2004)
(Last updated on July 10, 2004)
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