André 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 Persian or Russian (Azerbaijani) origin and a tar soloist. He composed classical music in a Neo-Romantic style as well as several film scores, mostly commissioned by his son, Robert Hossein. André Hossein was the first Persian composer who was able to present his works in international concerts.
André’s mother was a Persian woman from Samarkand (present-day Uzbekistan) and his father was a merchant, originally from Azerbaijan. Aminollah Hossein lived for a few years in Persia (Iran) before he left the country for his academic studies.
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 pre-Islamic Persia led him to convert to Zoroastrianism. His newfound religion immensely influenced his musical work in symphonies such as "Persian Miniature", "I love my Country", and "Symphony Persepolis".
Hossein married Anna Minevskaya, a Jewish comedy actress from Kiev, who had immigrated to Paris, France, 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.
An Iranian-Canadian music historian and student of the elder Hossein, Farya Pirbizari, has written that Mr. Hossein actually arrived in Moscow as a very young child, leaving for Berlin after the First World War to complete his secondary education and attending the Conservatoire de Paris in the 1920s under Artur Schnabel. In 1935 he wrote his first ballet, Towards the Light. He also composed numerous pieces for the piano, including some études. Aminollah's love for his native 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.
2007
Mahoor Institute Of Culture And Art
CD, Comp
2006
Universal Music Classics France, Deutsche Grammophon, Stade De France Productions
CD, Album, Promo
2004
Universal Music France
CD, Comp
1995
1982
1976
Ahang Rooz
10", MiniAlbum
1970
Pathé
LP, Album
1970
Pathé
7", Single
1970
1969
Philips
7", Single, Mono
1969
1967
Philips
7", EP
1967
Philips
7", EP
1967
1965
Ducretet Thomson
7", EP
1965
1964
Ducretet Thomson
7", EP
1964
Ducretet Thomson
7", EP
1964
Ducretet Thomson
7", EP
1963
Barclay
7", EP
1963
Ducretet Thomson
7", EP
1963
Barclay, Barclay
7", EP
1963
1963
1962
Bel Air, Bel Air
7", EP
1961
Fontana
7", EP
1961
Fontana
7", EP, Mono
1961
Fontana
7", Single
1961
1961
1960
Philips
7", EP
1960
Philips
7", Single
1960
Philips
7", EP
1960
Philips
7", Single
1959
Philips
10", Mono
1957
Versailles
7", EP
Edici
LP, Album, Gat
Edici
LP, Album
Barclay
7"
Edici
LP, Album
Edici, Edici
LP
Curci
7", EP
Music (12)
7", EP
Sappho
7", Single
Fontana
Acetate, 8", S/Sided
2023
Le Pop Club Records
LP, Comp
2021
Decca Records France
CD, Comp, Ltd
2017
PromoSound
5xCD, Comp
2017
La Familia
CD, EP
2016
2014
Delos
CD, Album
2010
2008
Marianne Mélodie
CD, Comp
2005
2004
Editions Pluriel
2xCD, Comp
2004
2003
2000
EMI
3xCD, Comp
1999
Play Time
CD, Comp, Ltd, Num
1991
1990
1987
PolyGram Distribution
3xLP, Comp + Box, Comp
1980
Colosseum (2)
3xLP + Box
1976
RCA
LP, Comp
1975
Philips
2xLP, Album, Comp
1973
1972
Fontana
LP, Comp
1972
1969
Hispavox, Hispavox
7", Single
1969
1968
RCA, RCA Victor
7"
1968
1967
Barclay
7", Single, Jukebox, Promo
1967
Philips
7", EP
1967
CEM
7", EP
1967
1967
1967
1967
1967
1967
1965
Columbia
7", EP
1965
Sur Boum !
7", Single
1964
Vedette Records
7", Promo
1964
1963
Columbia
7", EP
1963
Decca
7", EP
1962
Hoover
2xLP, Comp, Promo, Smplr
1962
Ricordi
7"
1962
Ricordi, Vergara
7"
1962
Barclay
LP, Comp
1962
La Voz De Su Amo
7", EP, Red
1962
Ricordi
7"
1962
Pacific (5)
7", EP
1962
Ricordi
7", EP
1962
Angel Records
10", Album, Mono, Red
1961
Trianon
7", EP
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