Nikolai Golovanov's lyrics & chords

Nikolay Semyonovich Golovanov ( [o.s. 9] 21 January 1891 – 28 August 1953) was a Soviet conductor and composer. He conducted the premiere performances of a number of works, among them Nikolai Myaskovsky's sixth symphony in May 1924, and recorded operas and concert works by Glazunov, Mussorgsky and Liszt among others. Golovanov held some of the highest musical positions in the USSR, including an extensive association with the Bolshoi Opera. In her autobiography, Galina Vishnevskaya terms him the theater's chief conductor, and tells of his di...read more