Alexander Shamil'evich Melik-Pashayev (;; 23 October 1905, in Tbilisi – 18 June 1964), PAU, was a Soviet-Armenian conductor. He made numerous highly regarded recordings with Melodiya from the 1940s to the 1960s, including memorable versions of Boris Godunov, War and Peace and The Queen of Spades. External links Biography "Musical Portrait" 1905 births 1964 deaths Musicians from Tbilisi People from Tiflis Governorate Russian people of Armenian descent Georgian people of Armenian descent Armenian conductors (music) Soviet conductors (music) 20th-century Russian conductors (music) Russian male conductors (music) 20th-century Russian male musicians