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Memorial Plaque on the composer Alexander Argov house
Argov was born Alexander Abramovich in Moscow, Russia in 1914. Later he changed his last name to its Hebrew version, Argov, in 1946.[8] His father was a dentist and his mother a concert pianist.[8] He began studying the piano with his mother at the age of three, and at the age of six he began to compose music by ear which his mother transcribed into music notation for him.[8] He had no formal education in music outside of his lessons with his mother.[8]
He migrated to British Palestine from Russia in 1934 with his parents.[6][9] He never made a living with his music, working first as a bank clerk and later owning and operating a bookshop.[8]
Argov composed many popular songs, producing approximately 1,200 works.[8][9][10][11] Among them were "Hareut" and songs for the Israel Defense Forces, film, and theater.[10][12][13][14] In 1948 he published Ha’Chizbatron, a collection of his songs written for the entertainment of Israeli troupes.[8] He collaborated with Chaim Hefer and Matti Caspi, two of whose albums feature melodies written exclusively by Argov.[15] He also composed several film scores and musicals for the stage; of which the most successful was Shlomo hamelech ve’Shalmai hansandlar (‘King Solomon and the Cobbler’) which premiered in 1964.[8] In 1988 he was awarded the Israel Prize in Hebrew song.[10][15][16]
In 2009 Israel Post issued a series of 12 stamps on "Israeli Music"; In this series, a stamp was dedicated to the memory of Sasha Argov.
In collaboration with singer Roni Ginosar, Gon Halevi produced an album featuring new interpretations of the works of Argov. The album presents a contemporary take on Argov’s music, with Halevi reimagining the original compositions through intricate harmonies. [17]
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