Leonid Borisovich Bobylev, also Bobylyov (Леони́д Бори́сович Бобылё́в, born October 15, 1949, in
Tula) is a Russian composer.
Bobylev graduated from the
Moscow Conservatory, where he studied composition with
Mikhail Chulaki, a professor at the Moscow Conservatory.
Works
Bobylev has composed 7 operas, 1 ballet, 10 concertos, a symphony, a symphonic poems "De profundis" and "…e poi…", 4 concerti grossi, 9 oratorios and cantatas, chamber music for solo instruments and ensembles, and some music for theatre and motion pictures.
Opera
Gregory Melehov (1980,
libretto by A.Medvedev after
Mikhail Sholokhov's novel "And Quiet Flows the Don", the concert audition of the fragments Moscow, 1988)
The Lost Hunt (1981, libretto by Tatiana Vershinina and Leonid Bobylev after prose by V. Astafiev, the concert audition Moscow, 1983)
Who Invented the Soap Balloons? (1989, for children, libretto by O. Volozova);
Hi, Alice! (1993, for the juniors, premiere Moscow; 1993)
…With the Last Kissing… (1994, mono-opera, libretto by Leonid Bobylev after the novel
Doctor Zhivago by
Boris Pasternak premiere
Moscow, 2001)
Playing Chehov (2000, libretto by Leonid Bobylev after
Anton Chekhov's stories)
Orchestra
Miracles of the Forest, suite (1979)
Symphony (1985)
De Profundis, symphonic poem (premiere
Moscow, 1992, recording on Broadcast Nord
France 1993)
Concertante
Concerto for viola and string orchestra (1970)
Viennese Musical Box (Венская шкатулка), Concerto Grosso No.3 for violin, viola, piano and string orchestra (2007)