Yuri Martynov is known less than his older brother Eugene. Nevertheless, he is an equally talented composer and author of texts. Today he is engaged in preserving the memory of his dead brother. What else is known about the creator of the creation “Cornflower Eye”?
Parents of musicians
Mother was Nina, father was Gregory. They met during the Second World War. The woman served in the evacuation hospital from 1942 to 1945. In one of the hospitals, she met a wounded soldier, got him out and married him. During the war, Gregory commanded a rifle platoon, but received a disability after being wounded.
Gregory and Nina began to live in Kamyshin, on the Volga. They had two children: Eugene and Yuri. Later, the family moved to Donbass, in Artemovsk. My father got a job as a singing teacher in a local high school, began to lead a group of amateur performances.
Boys grew up in a creative family. Father loved to play the button accordion, and the children sang along with him. They studied at a local music school with pleasure, therefore it was with music that they connected their lives. Thanks to his father and constant studies, the boys gained professional skills in musical improvisation.
Short biography of Yuri Martynov
Yuri Martynov was born on 04/17/1957. Artemovsk, located in the Donetsk region, became his hometown for him. In the same city, he studied at the state music school.
At twenty-seven years old, he graduated from the Moscow Conservatory. His teacher was Ledenev R.S. During the years of study, Yuri became the laureate of two competitions of the all-Union scale as a young composer.
After studying, the musician went through military service - he was enrolled in the Academic Ensemble of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Soviet Union as an arranger and artist of the ensemble.
Yury Martynov worked not only as a composer: he is known as a journalist and producer. Since 1987, he joined the Union of Composers, and in 2003 received the title of Honored Artist.
Confession
The popularity of Yuri Martynov brought symphonies, sonatas, multi-genre musical works, including for cinema. His works have repeatedly received major awards at various competitions, they were performed by orchestras, choirs, ensembles, pop singers.
Composer Yuri Martynov wrote works with which he performed:
- Lyudmila Zykina;
- Alexander Serov;
- Aziza;
- Aurika Rotaru;
- Victor Saltykov;
- Philip Kirkorov.
The performer of the works of Yuri was his older brother Eugene. Their joint work was appreciated by listeners.
Famous songs
When writing songs, Yuri Martynov collaborated with poets such as Robert Rozhdestvensky, Yuri Garin, Andrey Dementiev and others.
List of famous songs:
- “Cornflower blue eyes” - the words were written by Yuri Garin, performed by Evgeny Martynov. A gentle and lyrical song tells about the mysterious power of love and witchcraft female beauty.
- “Serenade in the Rain” - the words and music of Martynov, performed by Philip Kirkorov.
- “The Light of Remembrance” - the words were written by Alexander Bobrov, performed by Yuri Martynov and Aurik Rotaru.
- “How close and far you are” - the words were written by Andrey Dementiev, the performers were Nikolai Karachentsov and Olga Zarubina. The first in the duet, Karachentsov began to sing, followed by the words of Zarubina. Chorus artists performed together. The song turned out easy, but with a hint of sadness.
- “Bachelor lyrical” - the words were written by Yuri Garin, performed by actor Semyon Farada. This song was the only one performed by the actor on the radio. This happened in 1989, and a year later a video was shot on it, however, it was not broadcast on television. For filming, we used two apartments - groomed, which belonged to Yuri, and ennobled - the property of Eugene. The clip was published on YouTube in 2015 from the channel of Yuri Martynov.
In 1990, a compilation of songs by the composer on a vinyl record was released, which was called "Look at me!"
In memory of an older brother
The brothers could not imagine their life without music, and this brought them very close together. In their personal lives, their fates turned out to be different: Evgeny Martynov was married, after his death, his wife and son Seryozha moved to another country. Yuri remained an inveterate bachelor ... It was not in vain that Yuri Garin dedicated poetry to the song “The Bachelor Lyrical” to the composer Yuri Martynov.
Yuri created in 1993 a public organization dedicated to Eugene - "Club Eugene Martynov." She brought together cultural figures who honor the work of Eugene. Yuri is engaged in it to this day, being the permanent president of a society that is engaged in charitable and creative activities.
The club participates in such competitive festivals as "Father's House", "Russian Star" and others.
After the death of his elder brother, Yuri published several books about Eugene. They can be purchased not only in hard copy, but also read in electronic version on the official site of the Public Association “Evgeny Martynov Club”. Yuri participated in the opening of the Chestnut Alley in Kamyshin, dedicated to his brother.