List of Works - Александр Журбин

Symphonic and Chamber Works

Op. 1 – Quartet No. 1
Op. 2 – “Cactus” – a folk tale for low voice and piano, text by V. Sosnora
Op. 3 – Three Romances for medium voice & piano
Op. 4 – “Fall of 1942” for voice and piano, text by A. Faynberg
Op. 5 – Romance “Music” for high voice and piano, text by William Shakespeare.
Op. 6 – Suite for piano.
Op. 7 – Suite for flute, oboe, clarinet & bassoon.
Op. 8 – Sonatina for viola and piano
Op. 9 – Cantata “Russia, year 1111” for choir, soloists and orchestra, text by V. Sosnora
Op. 10 – Song Cycle “Seven Soldier Songs” for baritone and piano.
Op. 11 – Concertino for Oboe and String Orchestra
Op. 12 — “Children’s Games”, suite for string orchestra.
Op. 13 – “In Memory of the Heroes”, fantasy for large orchestra.
Op. 14 – “Chorale and Allegro” for bayan
Op. 15 – “Wooden Fair” – Romance for high voice, text by Rudolf Barinsky
Op. 16 – Song Cycle “A Poet’s Love”, based on poems of R. M. Rilke, translated by T. Silman
Op. 17 – “Improvisation and Toccata” for violin and piano
Op. 18 – Sonata for piano
Op. 19 – “Polyphonic Suite” for three flutes
Op. 20 – Quartet No. 2
Op. 21 – “Three Picasso Drawings”
Op. 22 – “Prelude, Gavotte and Scherzo” for bayan/accordion
Op. 23 – “Poeme” for French Horn and piano
Op. 24 – “Polyphonic Partita” for string Quartet
Op. 25 – “The Ratcatcher” Cantata, poems by M. Tsvetaeva
Op. 26 – Symphony No. 1 “Sinfonia Concertante” (four movements)
Op. 27 — “Toccata” for bayan
Op. 28 – Sonata for Double Bass and Piano
Op. 29 – “Meeting with Lenin” – Symphonic-Choral Poem
Op. 30 – Three Sonatas for Bayan
Op. 31 – Symphony No. 2 “Sinfonia Giocosa”
Op. 32 – Concerto for Viola and Orchestra
Op. 33 – Songs for Children, texts by V. Suslov & M.Raykin
Op. 34 – Song Cycle “From German Folk Poetry”
Op. 35 – “The People’s Earth” – oratorio
Op. 36 – “Winter Songs” – six duets for mezzo-soprano and baritone, texts by Russian poets
Op. 37 – “Fantasy and Fugue” for bayan
Op. 38 – “Two Friends” – Poem for Orchestra and Vocalists, texts by A. Tvardovsky and R. Gamzatov
Op. 39 – “Velimir” – four songs on poems by V. Khlebnikov
Op. 40 – “Five Poems by Konstantin Batyushkov” – for mezzo-soprano, flute, horn and harp.
Op. 41 – Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
Op. 42 – Sonata for Cello and Piano
Op. 43 – Piano Quintet
Op. 44 – “Mashkerad”, for choir a capella, texts by A. Sumarokov
Op. 45 – “Marina” – seven songs, poems by M. Tsvetaeva
Op. 46 – “Dithyrambe” for cello and chamber ensemble
Op. 47 – “Three Muses” – suite for viola, double–bass and harpsichord
Op. 48 – Concerto for Cello and Orchestra
Op. 49 – Symphony No. 3 “Sinfonia Romantica”
Op. 50 – “Part of Speech” – Cantata for Choir, poems by J. Brodsky in English & Russian
Op. 51 – “Three Madrigals”, poems by W. Shakespeare
Op. 52 – Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
Op. 53/1 “Musica Drammatica” for string orchestra.
Op. 54/20 – “Musica Piccola” for string orchestra
Op. 55/24 – “Musica polyphonica” for string orchestra
Op. 56 – “The Poet” – song cycle, poems by M. Tsvetaeva
Op. 57 – Symphony No. 4, “Sinfonia Tragica” / “City of The Plague” for soloists, mixed choir and large orchestra, in nine movements.
Op. 58 – Symphony No. 5 “Sinfonia bizzarra” (“Speak, Memory!”) – for large orchestra and four soloists (violin, viola, cello and piano), in fifteen movements.
Op. 59 – “Love” – song cycle, poems by M. Tsvetaeva and O. Mandelshtam
Fine Fantasy For Fadolín Solo (2020)
Symphony No. 6 “Sinfonia con programma letterale” (2020)
Symphony No. 7 “Sinfonia semplice”
Three Muses for Fadolín Trio
Symphony No. 8 “Patchwork Symphony”
Three Muses for Woodwind Quartet (unperformed)
Symphony No. 9 “Sinfonia Ludena”
Symphony No. 10 “Divine Tragedy”
Clarinet Quintet “Paris, Mon Amour” (2024)

COMPOSITIONS FOR MUSICAL THEATER

Thea-opus 1 – “Let’s play Prince and The Pauper!” – musical for children and adults based on the novel by Mark Twain (Libretto by L. Losev with Y. Mikhailov)
Thea-opus 2 – “The Twins from Thebes” (“Someone named Heracles”) – Libretto by L. Losev with Y. Mikhailov
Thea-opus 3 – “Orpheus & Eurydice” – rock opera based on a play by Y. Dimitrin
Thea-opus 4 – “Broken Mirror, or a New Pauper’s Opera” – opera based on themes of “Threepenny Opera” by B. Brecht. Libretto by V. Verbin
Thea-opus 5 – “Three Brothers” – a Russian comedy based on folk tales. Libretto by V. Sinakevich, V. Skvirskiy, lyrics by V. Uflyand
Thea-opus 6 – “A Cunning Girl in Love” – musical based on a play by Lope de Vega. Libretto by A. Zhurbin and M. Levshin
Thea-opus 7 –– “The Moon and the Detective” – opera based on stories by V. Lipatov. Libretto by Y. Dimitrin
Thea-opus 8 – “Zsuzsa from Budapest” – comedy based on a play by L. Zhukhovitsky, libretto by L. Zhukhovitsky and R. Rozhdestvensky, lyrics by R. Rozhdestvensky
Thea-opus 9 – “Penelope” – musical based on a play by B. Ratser and V. Konstatnitov. Libretto by B. Ratser and V. Konstatnitov.
Thea-opus 10 – “The Red Bird” – ballet for children. Libretto by M. Azov and V. Tixvinsky.
Thea-opus 11 – “Captain Fracas” (Le Captaine Fracasse)– musical based on a novel by T. Gautier, libretto by Y. Golyakov
Thea-opus 12 – “The Trap” – ballet based on “Threepenny Opera” by B. Brecht. Libretto by I. Gaft
Thea-opus 13 – “Agent 00” – musical based on a play by G. Borovik, libretto by G. Borovik
Thea-opus 14 – “Wedding in Old Age” – musical based on the play “Retro” by A. Galin, libretto by G. Fere
Thea-opus 15 – “The Frump” – musical based on a play by E. Braginsky and E. Ryazanov. Libretto by Y. Ryashentsev
Thea-opus 16 – “Impatience” – opera based on a novel by Y. Trifonov. Libretto by Y. Trifonov and O. Trifonov-Miroshnichenko
Thea-opus 17 – “Spell out the sum in words” – musical based on stories by O’Henry – Libretto by G. Sapgir and L. Khait
Thea-opus 18 – “The Marriage” – ballet based on the play by N. Gogol. Libretto by M. Bergtolz.
Thea-opus 19 – “The Drayman and the King / Sunset”) – musical on the play by Isaac Babel. Libretto by A. Eppel.
Thea-opus 20 – “Naples Story” – musical based on Lope De Vega’s “The Dog in the Manger”. Libretto by P. Gradov
Thea-opus 21 – “Fiorenza” – musical tragedy based on a novel by Thomas Mann. Libretto by P. Grushko
Thea-opus 22 – “An Unknown Love of Napoleon” – musical based on the play “The Man of Destiny” by Bernard Shaw. Libretto by G. Fere
Thea-opus 23 – “The Glass of Water”—musical based on a play by Eugène Scribe. Libretto by B. Ratser and V. Konstantinov
Thea-opus 24 – “Animal Farm” – musical based on a story by George Orwell, libretto by S. Task
Thea-opus 25 “Good Health to the Tsar!” – operetta for children based on Russian Fairy Tales. English Libretto by E. Rael
Thea-opus 26 – “The Nervous Splendor” – musical after a book by Frederic Morton. Libretto by B. Liss
Thea-opus 27 – “Shalom, America!” – musical based on the novel “Uncle Moses” by Sh. Ash. Libretto by B. Ratser
Thea-opus 28 – “The Lips (Camera Obscura)” – musical based on the novel by V. Nabokov. Libretto by V. Mishin
Thea-opus 29 – “Wandering Stars” – musical based on the novel by Sholom Aleichem. Libretto by B. Ratser
Thea-opus 30. “The Farewell Concerto” – musical poem for theater – in memoriam V. Kozin, Libretto by M. Bartenyev and E. Isaeva
Thea-opus 31 – “The Mouse Trap” – musical detective tale based on the play by Agatha Christie. Libretto by O. Ivanova and lyrics by L. Gulyakin
Thea-opus 32 – “The Insulted and Humiliated” – musical based on a novel by F. Dostoyevsky. Libretto by V. Verbin
Thea-opus 33 – “A New Teacher for Fools” – musical based on the play “Fools” by Neil Simon. Libretto by S. Task
Thea-opus 34 — “Eight Women” – musical detective story based on a play by Robert Thomas. Libretto by E. Isaeva
Thea-opus 35 – “Learomania” – rock opera based on the play “King Lear” by Shakespeare. Libretto by V. Prokhanov
Thea-opus 36 – “The Dybbuk” – musical based on a play by S. An-Sky. Libretto by V. Starchevsky
Thea-opus 37 – “Doctor Zhivago” – musical based on the novel by B. Pasternak. Libretto by M. Bartenyev
Thea-opus 38 – “A Purely Russian Murder” – musical detective tale based on a play by V. Krasnogorov. Libretto by V. Krasnogorov
Thea-opus 39 – “Dead Souls” – musical poem based on the poem by N. Gogol. Libretto by O. Ivanova and A. Butvilovsky, with A. Zhurbin Lyrics by S. Plotov
Thea-opus 40 – “The Seagull” – musical based on a play by A. Chekhov. Libretto by V. Zhuk
Thea-opus 41 — “French Marriage” – Libretto by G. Spektor and G. Gelovani
Thea-opus 42 – “Caesar and Cleopatra” – musical based on a play by Bernard Shaw. Libretto by Zh. Zherder with A. Zhurbin
Thea-opus 43 – “Albert & Giselle” – Libretto by Y. Ryashentsev, G. Pollidi and A. Zhurbin. Lyrics by Y. Ryashentsev
Thea-opus 44 – “The Waiting List (A Man and a Woman)” – Libretto by A. Mardan. Lyrics by A. Mardan and S. Plotov.
Thea-opus 45 – “The Petty Demon” ¬– opera based on the novel by F. Sologub and a play by V. Semenovsky. Libretto by V. Semenovsky and A. Zhurbin
Thea-opus 46 – “The Minor” – musical based on a play by D. Fonvizin. Libretto by L. Yakovlev
Thea-opus 47 – “Anna K” – opera based on the novel “Anna Karenina” by L. Tolstoy. Libretto by A. Rodionova, S. Plotov and A. Zhurbin
Thea-opus 48 – “The Nutcracker and The Mouse King” – musical on the fable by E.T.A. Hoffmann. Libretto by Zh. Zherder with A. Zhurbin
Thea-opus 49 – “The Metamorphosis of Love”. Three one-act operas: “Faithfullness”, “Adultery” and “Erotica”. Libretto by A. Levshin and A. Zhurbin based on historical themes.
Thea-opus 50 — “Happy Day” Libretto by M. Marfin, based on Hans-Christian Andersen, premiered in Moscow in 2021
Thea-opus 51 — “The Courtesan” Libretto by S. Plotov and V. Starchevsky

LITERARY WORKS

2026 — “Life, strangely, goes on”
2021 — “The Great Tenth”
2020 — “Backstage Secrets and other tales”
2016 — “Of Times, Of Music and of Myself”
2014 — “My History of Music, or a Musical Crossroads”
2011 — “My Musical Life”
2007 — “Sounds of Musical” (audiobook)
2006 — “Orpheus, Eurydice, and I”
2005 — “A Composer, writing words”
2002 — “AlexanderZhurbin.composer”
1999 — “How It Was Done In America — Autobiographical Notes”

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