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Dm.
Shostakovich
Gara Garaev is one of my mostly
beloved composers. The secret of success of his music is his
talented and bright unification, which is characteristical
only to him. Being a professional musician, he used musical
traditions based on classical heritage and most modern forms
of music.
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F.
Amirov
Garaev's art is one of the powerful
columns in the huge palace of Azerbaijan music, and his role
in the world fame of this music is extremely great.
G.Kremer
In Gara Garaev's creative work I am captivated by something
which can be defined as a strong and bright store of youthhood
energy. This constant charge is source of untiring quests
of the composer in his strivings, his music is responsive
to the newest, freshest and most progressive that we have
in our life art.
K.Meyer
Gara Garaev is a remarkable artist, famed composer, splendid
teacher and outstanding personality. His music has long attained
well-deserved recognition, won his listeners` hearts not only
in the home land of its creator, but far beyond its borders.
R. Shchedrin
Along with Uzeyir Hajibayov Garaev can be called by right
the founder of modern Azerbaijan musical culture… Garaev's
name is closely associated with the emergence of new music
of Azerbaijan on the world stage. This can be attributed not
only to the fact that dozens of the composers were taught
in his class, but to the very example of his own bright and
artistic personality.
S. Slonimsky
Gara Garaev is always perceived by me not only as a composer
of a great talent, but a wise intellectual of Azerbaijan Orient,
musician-enlightener of today… Like Glinka, who combined the
Russian song and occidental counterpoint, Garaev enriched
Azerbaijan music with subtle interpretation of professional
achievements of the 20th century music.
L. Mazel
In Garaev's music, which is classified as classical by
its merits, the unique Garaev Oriental style was moulded,
where, in spite of wealth of emotions colors, rhythms, the
dominant power is intellect rather than spontaneity of sensuality.
Already being mature and legitimate master, Garaev undertook
bold experiments in the field of the application of new musical
means, the organic continuation of intellectual-expressive
trend of his previous composition.
G. Ulanova
In "Seven Beauties" Gara Garaev could express by means of
musical-choreographical drama intricate conflict, sorrow and
anger, people's struggle. Genuine music true to life, bright
national coloring, splendid orchestration - all these make
Gara Garaev's ballet an outstanding piece of work.
A.
Melikov
Gara Garaev is the personality to whom we owe the upraise
of musical art of our people to the new stage. The importance
of G. Garaev's creativity exceeded the bounds of the pure
national and acquired the essence of the international.
N. Dumbadze
Years will pass by, but the live source of Gara Garaev's creation
will always attract new generations of people, who will seek
access to the rich treasure - house of his music, and once
having found never to part with it.
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