Gavriil Nikolayevich Popov (Russian: Гавриил Николаевич Попов; 12 September 1904, Novocherkassk – 17 February 1972 Repino) was a
Russian composer from the
Soviet era. Popov studied at the Leningrad Conservatory from 1922 until 1930 with Leonid Vladimirovich Nikolayev, Vladimir Shcherbachov, and Maximilian Steinberg. He was considered to have the raw talent of his contemporary
Dmitri Shostakovich; his early works, in particular the Septet (or Chamber Symphony) for flute, trumpet, clarinet, bassoon, violin, cello and bass, and his Symphony No. 1 (Op. 7, banned immediately after its pr…
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