Vadim Salmanov was so passionate about photography that he jokingly claimed it was his occupation and music was just a hobby.
Composer Biography
Before pursuing music, Vadim Salmanov worked as a mechanic's apprentice and in hydro-geology, spending several years in field travel, mostly to the north.
Composer Biography
Vadim Salmanov, a Russian composer, initially hated the piano and even tried to set it on fire due to his father's excessive demands.
Performer Biography
The Leningrad Radio & TV Choir, featured on this album, was considered the ideal performer of Salmanov's music, with the composer having strong personal and artistic relationships with its conductor, Grigori Sandler.
Recording & Production
The recordings on this album were made by Leningrad Recording Studios between 1968 and 1985 at the Leningrad Radio Studio.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Vadim Salmanov's choral music is characterized by a unique heterophonic texture with supporting voices, abundant monotonic and bi-tonic episodes, and occasional splitting of choral unisons.
Compositional Technique
Salmanov revived the tradition of writing choral concertos on secular subjects, a practice previously reserved for sacred works, with his 'Swan Ladylove' concerto.
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