27.10.2015

FRIENDS AND WORSHIPPERS OF MUSLIM MAGOMAEV ATTEND HIS MEMORIAL DAY AND PREVIEW OF THE MOVIE “MUSLIM MAGOMAEV. PERSONALLY”

On 25 October 2015, the seventh anniversary of Muslim Magomaev’s departure, his friends and worshippers followed the tradition and met beside the monument in order to pay tribute to the memory this great musician and composer. This day also witnessed a private preview of the movie “Muslim Magomaev. Personally”, produced by Emin Agalarov.
The event at the monument to the great performer traditionally attracted hundreds of people including: Tamara Sinyavskaya, Muslim Magomaev’s spouse and the People’s Artist of the USSR, Aras and Emin Agalarov, founders of the Muslim Magomaev Musical and Cultural Heritage Fund, Magomaev’s friends, musicians and artists of the Russian pop scene: Igor Krutoi, Lev Leschenko, Yuli Gusman, Vladimir Vinokur, Zara, Svetlana Morgunova, Liubov Sliska. The movie preview was also attended by Tatyana Vedeneeva, Baygali (A’Studio), Sergey and Ekaterina Kozhevnikov, Katya Lel, Nikas Safronov and other representatives of the world of arts and worshippers or Muslim Magomaev’s creative works.
The movie “Muslim Magomaev. Personally” was demonstrated in Zafferano restaurant. At the same time, at 2.10 p.m. it was officially premiered on the First Channel. For several years Emin Agalarov (author and producer) and director Mekhti Mamedov have worked at the production of the movie. The script of the movie was based on the manuscript of Muslim Magomaev’s memoir.

“A lot of movies have already been made about Muslim Magometovich Magomaev. But, having read the manuscript of his memoir, we had an idea to make a movie on the basis of it. Together with my friend director Mekhti Mamedov we decided to get down to this difficult work. I am happy that this movie was played on the First Channel on 25 October, the Memorial Day of this great musician”, commented Emin Agalarov.

“From the first day Emin was convinced that it was me who should make this movie. In the process of data analysis it became clear that a lot of movies and TV programs have been made about Muslim Magomaev. Most of them repeated each other, and from the very beginning it was important for us to make something new for a deeper revelation of a well-known hero to the audience, not only as an outstanding singer but also as a wise and fine fibre person”, director of the movie Mekhti Mamedov.

The movie “Muslim Magomaev. Personally” is a documentary first person monologue that highlights not only music and biography experience of Magomaev but also a whole age of cultural life in the previous century. The first music lessons, struggle between personality and ideology, the first meeting with Tamara Sinyavskaya, reflections on life, creative works, current era, people and himself. We are used to the voice of Muslim Magomaev, and the movie also allows hearing and feeling of the voice of his soul”.

Muslim Magomaev died 66 in October 2008. Magomaev’s Concert repertoire included more than 600 pieces – Russian romances, classic, pop and Neapolitan songs. He acted in movies Nizami, Muslim Magomaev Singing and Moscow in Notes.

Muslim Magomaev’s popularity knew no boundaries: stadiums with thousands of people, endless tours around the Soviet Union, permanent TV appearances, and tours around leading opera theatres of the world. Records of his songs were produced in enormous number of copies. He is still a cult figure for several generations of people in Russia, Azerbaijan and abroad.