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André Hossein
Composer
Born February 2, 1905Died August 9, 1983 (78 years)
André Aminollah Hossein, born Aminulla Huseynov, also known as Aminollah Hossein (Persian: امینالله حسین; Russian: Аминулла Гусейнов 1905, in Samarkand – 9 August 1983, in Paris) was a French composer of Iranian Azerbaijani origin and a tar soloist.
His son, Robert Hossein, has written that André Hossein studied in Moscow, Russia and later in Germany where he attended a music academy in Stuttgart and the Berlin Conservatory from 1934 to 1937. His fascination with ancient Persia led him to convert to Zoroastrianism. His newfound religion immensely influenced his musical works such as "Persian Miniature", "I love my Country", and "Symphony Persepolis". He married Anna Mincovschi, a Jewish comedy actress from Soroca (Bessarabia), who had immigrated to Paris with her parents after the October Revolution. He spent the rest of his life in France. He also studied privately under Paul Antoine Vidal in Conservatoire de Paris.
In 1935 Hossein wrote his first ballet, Towards the Light. He also composed numerous pieces for the piano, including some études. Aminollah's love for his native Persia/Iran is evident in many of his works, especially The Symphony of Persepolis (also known as The Rubble of the Forgotten Empire), which he finished in 1947. Aminollah Hossein also made a symphony on Khayyám poems in 1951.
Other works by him include three piano concertos, Persian Miniature, Scheherezade (Shahrzad), and Arya Symphony. He also composed some film scores, including films directed by his son Robert Hossein, the Paris-born actor and director.
Various works by Hossein have been performed and recorded on LP discs by Orchestre du National de l'Opera de Paris (conducted by Jean-Claude Hartemann), Orchestre National de l'Opera de Monte-Carlo (conducted by Pierre Dervaus) and Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra (conducted by Ali Rahbari) in the collection "Symphonic Poems from Persia", supported by the Ministry of Culture and Art in Tehran in late 1970s.
Source: Article "André Hossein" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
His son, Robert Hossein, has written that André Hossein studied in Moscow, Russia and later in Germany where he attended a music academy in Stuttgart and the Berlin Conservatory from 1934 to 1937. His fascination with ancient Persia led him to convert to Zoroastrianism. His newfound religion immensely influenced his musical works such as "Persian Miniature", "I love my Country", and "Symphony Persepolis". He married Anna Mincovschi, a Jewish comedy actress from Soroca (Bessarabia), who had immigrated to Paris with her parents after the October Revolution. He spent the rest of his life in France. He also studied privately under Paul Antoine Vidal in Conservatoire de Paris.
In 1935 Hossein wrote his first ballet, Towards the Light. He also composed numerous pieces for the piano, including some études. Aminollah's love for his native Persia/Iran is evident in many of his works, especially The Symphony of Persepolis (also known as The Rubble of the Forgotten Empire), which he finished in 1947. Aminollah Hossein also made a symphony on Khayyám poems in 1951.
Other works by him include three piano concertos, Persian Miniature, Scheherezade (Shahrzad), and Arya Symphony. He also composed some film scores, including films directed by his son Robert Hossein, the Paris-born actor and director.
Various works by Hossein have been performed and recorded on LP discs by Orchestre du National de l'Opera de Paris (conducted by Jean-Claude Hartemann), Orchestre National de l'Opera de Monte-Carlo (conducted by Pierre Dervaus) and Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra (conducted by Ali Rahbari) in the collection "Symphonic Poems from Persia", supported by the Ministry of Culture and Art in Tehran in late 1970s.
Source: Article "André Hossein" from Wikipedia in English, licensed under CC-BY-SA.
André Hossein Filmography
| 1982 | Les Miserables · as Original Music Composer |
| 1971 | Summer of '42 · as Composer |
| 1970 | Falling Point · as Original Music Composer |
| 1969 | A Young Couple · as Composer |
| 1969 | Cemetery Without Crosses · as Original Music Composer |
| 1967 | J'ai tué Raspoutine · as Original Music Composer |
| 1965 | Train d'enfer · as Original Music Composer |
| 1965 | Song of the World · as Composer |
| 1965 | The Secret Killer · as Original Music Composer |
| 1964 | Marked Eyes · as Original Music Composer |
| 1964 | Death of a Killer · as Original Music Composer |
| 1963 | Scorching Sands · as Original Music Composer |
| 1963 | Outpost in Indo-china · as Original Music Composer |
| 1961 | Le jeu de la vérité · as Original Music Composer |
| 1961 | Les Menteurs · as Composer |
| 1961 | The Taste of Violence · as Original Music Composer |
| 1961 | La menace · as Original Music Composer |
| 1960 | The Wretches · as Original Music Composer |
| 1959 | Double Agents · as Original Music Composer |
| 1958 | Blonde in a White Car · as Original Music Composer |
| 1955 | The Wicked Go to Hell · as Original Music Composer |