to a number of contrapuntal devices; finally, in the Andante molto sostenuto, the theme returns in its tragic colouring, as if posing a question to which there comes no reply. Filmography 1992 Oqros oboba (TV Series) 1983 Jadosnuri game 1975 Chitis rdze (TV Movie) 1973 Levan Khidasheli 1969 Look at These Young People! 1965 Father of a Soldier 1963 Tojinebi itsinian 1962 Khelmarjve ostati - Sportsmeni (Short) 1962 Tkhunela 1962 Zgvis biliki 1961 Treasure 1960 Gantiadi (Short) 1959 Maia Tskneteli 1958 Otaraant qvrivi (as S. Tsintsdaze) 1958 A Woman's Burden 1956 The Scrapper 1956 Bashi-Achuki 1956 Chrdili gzaze 1954 Niko da Nikora (Short) 1954 The Dragonfly 1953 Patara takhvi chuka (Short) Compositions Three Miniatures for string quartet (1945) Duration: 6' Lale Indi-Mindi Sachidao String Quartet No. 1 (1947) 28' Cello Concerto No. 1 (1947) 20' Violin Concerto No. 1 (1947) Two Pieces for viola and piano (1948) 7' Khorumi, Georgian Dance Romance String Quartet No. 2 (1948) 28' Piano Concerto No. 1 after Georgian Themes (1949) 20' Fantasy for piano and orchestra (revision of Piano Concerto No. 1) (1949) 12' Five Pieces on Folk Themes for cello and piano (1950) Duration: 10' Villain's Song on a Carriage Tchonguri (Chonguri) Sachidao Nana Dance Tune String Quartet No. 3 (1951) 30' Suite for string quartet (1951) 15' Symphony No. 1 (1952) 28' The Golden Fleece, opera after the saga of the argonauts (1953); libretto by Ira Gelovani. 130' Fantasy for piano and orchestra (1954) Duration: 20' The Treasure of the Blue Mountain, children's ballet in three acts (1954); libretto by Ira Gelovani. 100' Suite from the ballet "The Treasure of the Blue Mountain" (1954) Music to the Film "The Dragon-Fly" (1954) Suite from the music to the Film "The Dragon-Fly" (1954) 18' String Quartet No. 4 (1955) 30' Suite No. 3 for string quartet (1955) 15' Farewell-Song, cantata after Yelena Drushima for solo voices, chorus and orchestra (1956) Demon, ballet in three acts after Michail Lermontov (1958); libretto by V. Tsabukiani; first performance in 1961 in Tbilisi. 130' Suite from the ballet "Demon" (1958) 30' Seventeen Miniatures for string quartet (1961) 40' String Quartet No. 5 (1962) 32' Symphony No. 2 (1963) The Spider's Web, operetta (1963) Cello Concerto No. 2 (1964) 36' Georgian Melodies for cello and piano (1967) 26' String Quartet No. 6 (1967) 18'30" Singing in the Forest, operetta (1967); libretto by Lewan Tsubabrya Violin Concerto No. 2 (1967)