Varvara Adrianovna Gaigerova (Russian: Варвара Адриановна Гайгерова; 17 October [O.S. 4 October] 1903 in Orekhovo-Zuyevo, Russian Empire – 6 April 1944 in Moscow) was a Soviet composer and pianist.
Gaigerova was interested in the musical folklore of the southeastern people of Soviet Russia. In her compositions she uses folk music of various regions like Kalmykia, Buryatia, Kazakhstan, Turkestan, and Uzbekistan.
Selected works
Fortress near Kamenny Brod [Крепость у Каменного Брода], Op.30 (opera based on Lermontov and some Caucasian poets; 1937–40); Pechorin's Aria "И скучно, и грустно"; Тучки небесные
Symphony No. 1 (1928)
Symphony No. 2 on Kalmyk Themes (1934)
Symphony No. 3 (1936)
Symphonic Suite on Caucasian Themes
Suite on Udmurt Themes [Сюита на темы удмуртских (вотских) народных песен], for domra orchestra (pub. 1933)
Two Suites on Kazakh Themes (domra orch)
String Quartet No. 1 (1925-26)
String Quartet No. 2 in G Major on Yakuts Themes, Op. 17 (pub. 1947)
Sonata for viola and piano, Op.4 (performed by Vadim Borisovsky and author in 1927)
Suite in D minor for viola and piano, Op.8 (pub. 1969) (1. Allegro agitato; 2. Andantino; 3. Scherzo: Presto - also arr. for cello; 4. Moderato)
4 Sketches [Четыре эскиза] for piano (1926)
Sonata for piano in E minor (performed in 1925)
Sonatina on Buryat-Mongolian Themes, Op. 19 for piano (1934, pub. 1949)
The Diary of a Frontline Soldier [Дневник фронтовика], cantata for tenor, mixed chorus and orchestra. Lyrics by Iosif Utkin, Sergey Vasilyev, Aleksej Markov and Konstantin Simonov (1.Клятва 2.Весна 3.Твой подарок 4.В бою 5.Жди меня 6.Слава)
To the woman of Turkmenistan [Женщине Туркменистана "Кочевница Туркменистана..."], lyrics by Tatiana Sikorskaya, for medium voice and piano (pub. 1935)
Arrangements of Russian, Kalmyk, Bashkir, Byelorussian, Buryat, Kazakh, Kirghiz, Udmurt, Tatar and Uzbek songs
Russian Folk Songs, Op. 10 (1. Прощай, жизнь-радость ты моя!; 3. Как под грушею)
Russian Folk Song [Кольцо души-девицы], Op.33 No.1
Book 1. В дороге, for high voice (В дороге; Моей любимой; Журавли; С кем-нибудь о тебе; Моей весне; На перепутье)
Book 2. Весна, вок. цикл (Ранней весной; На лугу; Заход солнца; Тройка; Весенняя ночь)
Степной гигант. Песня о Магнитострое (Samuel Bolotin), pub. 1932
Идиллия (Ivan Belousov)
Прости (Dmitry Tsertelev)
[В альбом], 7 Romances after Lermontov, Op.31 (1941-42)
В альбом
Звуки и взор
Дай руку мне
Нет, не тебя...
Листок
Силуэт
Пускай поэта обвиняет
Other Romances
Желание
Прощание!
Парус (trio)
Друг
Песнь Офелии; Нет имени тебе, мой дальний (Aleksandr Blok), performed in 1927
Я одна (С. Терентьев), Элегия (Varvara Butiagina)
Nocturne and Song without words, for violin and piano
Notes
^In Russian, unlike in English, the term "concertmaster" may also denote an assistant to the principal conductor, who collaborates in preparing an opera production and conducts subsequent performances, equivalent to a répétiteur or Kapellmeister
References
Vodarsky-Shiraeff, Alexandria (1940). Russian composers and musicians; a biographical dictionary. New York: Greenwood Press. p. 46.
Cohen, Aaron I. (1987). International encyclopedia of women composers. Vol. 1. New York: Books & Music. p. 255. ISBN0-9617485-0-8.
Ho, Allan Benedict; Feofanov, Dmitry (1989). Biographical dictionary of Russian/Soviet composers. New York: Greenwood Press. p. 158. ISBN0-313-24485-5.
Hixon, Donald L.; Hennessee, Don A. (1993). Women in music. An encyclopedic biobibliography. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. p. 384. ISBN0-8108-2769-7.