Mikhail Goldstein
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Mikhail Emanuilovich Goldstein (pen name Mikhailo Mykhailovsky) (7 September 1989), was a Soviet composer and violinist of Ukrainian-Jewish origin, brother of prominent violinist Boris Goldstein
.
in 1917. He was the author of the celebrated musical hoax
"Ovsianiko-Kulikovsky's Symphony No. 21" as well as several others, notably "Expromt" by Balakirev
", "Albumblatt" (Листок из Альбома) by Glazunov" etc. He concentrated on composition after his career as a violinist was curtailed by a hand injury.
He was a winner of three prizes at the 1963 All-Union Composers' Competition (compositions for violin and cello). Apparently he submitted his entries under pseudonyms . After this incident his political difficulties increased. He took a teaching position in East Berlin in 1964. He moved to Vienna and Jerusalem in 1967, moved to London in 1968, and finally to Hamburg, Germany in 1969, where he died.
His musical and civic activities were recognized in Germany with the Bundesverdienstkreuz
medal.
He died in Hamburg
in 1989, aged 71.
Boris Goldstein
Boris Goldstein was one of the brightest stars of violin....
.
Biography
Goldstein was born in OdessaOdessa
Odessa or Odesa is the administrative center of the Odessa Oblast located in southern Ukraine. The city is a major seaport located on the northwest shore of the Black Sea and the fourth largest city in Ukraine with a population of 1,029,000 .The predecessor of Odessa, a small Tatar settlement,...
in 1917. He was the author of the celebrated musical hoax
Musical hoax
A Musical Hoax is a piece of music composed by an individual or group who intentionally misattribute it to someone else.- Musical hoaxes ascribed to historical figures :Henri Casadesus...
"Ovsianiko-Kulikovsky's Symphony No. 21" as well as several others, notably "Expromt" by Balakirev
Mily Balakirev
Mily Alexeyevich Balakirev ,Russia was still using old style dates in the 19th century, and information sources used in the article sometimes report dates as old style rather than new style. Dates in the article are taken verbatim from the source and therefore are in the same style as the source...
", "Albumblatt" (Листок из Альбома) by Glazunov" etc. He concentrated on composition after his career as a violinist was curtailed by a hand injury.
He was a winner of three prizes at the 1963 All-Union Composers' Competition (compositions for violin and cello). Apparently he submitted his entries under pseudonyms . After this incident his political difficulties increased. He took a teaching position in East Berlin in 1964. He moved to Vienna and Jerusalem in 1967, moved to London in 1968, and finally to Hamburg, Germany in 1969, where he died.
His musical and civic activities were recognized in Germany with the Bundesverdienstkreuz
Bundesverdienstkreuz
The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is the only general state decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has existed since 7 September 1951, and between 3,000 and 5,200 awards are given every year across all classes...
medal.
He died in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
in 1989, aged 71.
Note
All references regarding Goldstein have been removed from Ukrainian encyclopedias. These include not only Soviet publications but also contemporary publications and emigre diaspora publications.Sources
- Сорокер, Я. Євреї в музиці України - Сучасність, 2 (286) (лютий, 1995) 54-65.
- Гольдштейн М. Записки музыканта. Франкфурт-на-Майне, 1970
- Полищук, Ян. Гений или злодей. "Литературная газета" 5 января 1959 г.
- Музыкальная подделка. В кн.: Энциклопедический музыкальный словарь. Изд. Москва, 1966 г., Стр. 331.