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Natela

by Natela Svanidze

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    I Have Come Early …

    Natela Svanidze (1926 - 2017) is an Honored Art Worker and one of the most distinguished Georgian composers, whose creations have not been explored and praised sufficiently to this day. Key period of the artist’s comprehensive work coincided with Soviet times, resulting in a variety of impediments—both in creative and personal realms of her life.

    The following issue aims to showcase Natela Svanidze’s electronic music recorded in 1974 for her Georgian Lamentations oratorio, part 5. “Epitaphium”. The groundbreaking for the time being, as it is based on electronic music, developed into four dynamic waves, with rhythmic whispering of the choirs chanting “eternity”. Several aspects make this part exceptional: this is the first electronic music piece in Georgian music, composed by a female composer, and simultaneously recorded on Synthi-100, a popular synthesizer (invented by P. Zinoviev and imported to Moscow from England in the early 1970s) at the time. This very synthesizer was used by E. Artemiev, V. Martinov and I. Bogdanov, as well as famous movie soundtracks, including Stalker by A. Tarkovsky, Sibierade by A. Konchalovsky, A Few Days from the Life of I.I. Oblomov by N. Mikhalkov and many more.

    Natela Svanidze is an artist with a somewhat tragic story, who never got the chance to fully realize her creative ideas into fruition due to objective impediments of her time. “I regret to say that I have come early… I was born for electronic music, but with virtually no technical capabilities to create such music in my time…”, said she once with regret.

    Natela’s credo:
    “I have never violated my principles, agreed to compromise or give up on my inherent aspiration to manifest my intrinsic truth through art for the sake of success, fame or money. I have never sold a counterfeit to my audience. What I have created is something that simply had to be.”

    This unique recording from 1974 has been treated with care and supported by 3 young and extremely talented Georgian music producers: HVL; Tamo Nasidze and Mess_Montage.

    Credits:

    Side A: Composer – Natela Svanidze
    Side A – Track 1 performed by Georgian National Choir / Georgian Philharmonic Orchestra / Conductor-Archil Ushveridze / Producer-Nikoloz Rachveli
    Side B: Inspired by Natela Svanidze by HVL / Tamo Nasidze / Mess_Montage
    All tracks mastered by Gvaji at Leno Records
    Design – Lado Kobakhidze
    Producer – Natia Sartania
    Text - Marika Nadareishvili
    Manufacturing assistance: EQX-Music

    Thanks:

    Jan Chudozilov (for discovering and bringing the recording to our attention)
    Natela Svanidze’s family (for letting us bring it to you)
    Eka Chabashvili (for being a great student and a friend to Natela and for inspiring us)
    Marika Nadareishvili (for all the information and texts)
    Mziko Lapiashvili
    Natela Gogichaishvili
    Gia Sartania
    Gigi Jikia
    Tamo Nasidze
    Tornike Margvelashvili
    Lado Kobakhidze
    George Gvarjaladze
    Nikoloz Rachveli
    Günter Stöppel
    Creative Education Studio
    Nika Machaidze
    Natalie Beridze

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I Have Come Early …

Natela Svanidze (1926 - 2017) is an Honored Art Worker and one of the most distinguished Georgian composers, whose creations have not been explored and praised sufficiently to this day. Key period of the artist’s comprehensive work coincided with Soviet times, resulting in a variety of impediments—both in creative and personal realms of her life.
The following issue aims to showcase Natela Svanidze’s electronic music recorded in 1974 for her Georgian Lamentations oratorio, part 5. “Epitaphium”. The groundbreaking for the time being, as it is based on electronic music, developed into four dynamic waves, with rhythmic whispering of the choirs chanting “eternity”. Several aspects make this part exceptional: this is the first electronic music piece in Georgian music, composed by a female composer, and simultaneously recorded on Synthi-100, a popular synthesizer (invented by P. Zinoviev and imported to Moscow from England in the early 1970s) at the time. This very synthesizer was used by E. Artemiev, V. Martinov and I. Bogdanov, as well as famous movie soundtracks, including Stalker by A. Tarkovsky, Sibierade by A. Konchalovsky, A Few Days from the Life of I.I. Oblomov by N. Mikhalkov and many more.
Natela Svanidze is an artist with a somewhat tragic story, who never got the chance to fully realize her creative ideas into fruition due to objective impediments of her time. “I regret to say that I have come early… I was born for electronic music, but with virtually no technical capabilities to create such music in my time…”, said she once with regret.

Natela’s credo:
“I have never violated my principles, agreed to compromise or give up on my inherent aspiration to manifest my intrinsic truth through art for the sake of success, fame or money. I have never sold a counterfeit to my audience. What I have created is something that simply had to be.”

This unique recording from 1974 has been treated with care and supported by 3 young and extremely talented Georgian music producers: HVL; Tamo Nasidze and Mess_Montage.

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released September 4, 2020

Credits:

Side A: Composer – Natela Svanidze
Side A – Track 1 performed by Georgian National Choir / Georgian Philharmonic Orchestra / Conductor-Archil Ushveridze / Producer-Nikoloz Rachveli
Side B: Inspired by Natela Svanidze by HVL / Tamo Nasidze / Mess_Montage
All tracks mastered by Gvaji at Leno Records
Design – Lado Kobakhidze
Producer – Natia Sartania
Text - Marika Nadareishvili
Manufacturing assistance: EQX-Music

Thanks:

Jan Chudozilov (for discovering and bringing the recording to our attention)
Natela Svanidze’s family (for letting us bring it to you)
Eka Chabashvili (for being a great student and a friend to Natela and for inspiring us)
Marika Nadareishvili (for all the information and texts)
Mziko Lapiashvili
Natela Gogichaishvili
Gia Sartania
Gigi Jikia
Tamo Nasidze
Tornike Margvelashvili
Lado Kobakhidze
George Gvarjaladze
Nikoloz Rachveli
Günter Stöppel
Creative Education Studio
Nika Machaidze
Natalie Beridze

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Natela Svanidze (1926 - 2017) is an Honored Art Worker and one of the most distinguished Georgian composers, whose creations have not been explored and praised sufficiently to this day. Key period of the artist’s comprehensive work coincided with Soviet times, resulting in a variety of impediments—both in creative and personal realms of her life. ... more

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