Vadim Salmanov

Composer

1912 – 1978

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Who was Vadim Salmanov?

Vadim Nikolayevich Salmanov was a Russian/Soviet composer. He is perhaps best known for his Symphony No. 2.

Salmanov learned to play the piano as a child from his father. At 18, he was about to attend the Leningrad Conservatory when he decided to study geology instead, eventually working as a geologist until 1935 when he finally decided to attend the Conservatory where he studied composition with Mikhail Gnesin. After graduating, he worked as a composer until the onset of World War II, when he enlisted in the Soviet Army. After the war, he set poems by Blok and Yesenin relating to the war. Later on in his life, Salmanov set poems by Federico GarcĂ­a Lorca and Pablo Neruda as well as by Soviet poets.

Salmanov's Symphony No. 1 in D minor was written in 1952 and dedicated to the conductor Evgeny Mravinsky, who would go on to record all of his symphonies. The work uses Slavic folk melodies and a motto theme heard at the beginning of the first movement recurs in the Finale. His Symphony No. 4 was likewise dedicated to Mravinsky.

Although not nearly as political as Tikhon Khrennikov, Salmanov held various political appointments, including Secretary of a Composers' Union. He also taught at the Leningrad Conservatory, his alma mater.

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Born
Nov 4, 1912
Saint Petersburg
Also known as
  • Vadim Nikolayevich Salmanov
  • Salmanov, Vadim Nikolayevich
Lived in
  • Saint Petersburg
Died
Feb 27, 1978

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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