Vladimir Soltan Explained

Vladimir Yevgenievich Soltan (Belarusian: Уладзімір Яўгенавіч Солтан, Russian: Владимир Евгеньевич Солтан; 9 January 1953 – 1 June 1997) was a Belarusian composer. He was born in Baranovichi.^[1] He graduated from the Minsk Conservatory in 1979, and as post graduate in 1981 from the composition class of Anatoly Bogatyrev.^[2] He died in Minsk.

Works

• opera - Lady Jadwiga «Пани Ядвига»
• The wild hunt of king Stah(1989)
• film music for Yurka son of the commander.http://dic.academic.ru/dic.nsf/enc_cinema/21879/%D0%AE%D0%A0%D0%9A%D0%90
• Symphonic Overture (1974),
• Variations (1976)
• Symphony: I (1979)
• Symphony No.2 "In memory of the Minsk Underground" (1983)
• "Thoughts and feelings" for string orchestra, oboe, flute and French horn (1977)
• Nocturne (1974), for strings, vibraphone and oboe
• Lyrical Cantata (to the words of Y. Kolasa, 1978) for voice, mixed choir and chamber orchestra
• Two songs on words by A. Tarkovsky 1977
• Five songs (1981)
• Cycle of songs (1986)

Recordings

• Symphony No 2. Symphonic Poem. Melody and Chorale for cello & piano. Concerto for cello 1992

Notes and References

1. http://hor.by/composers-bel/uladzimir-soltan/ short work list in Belarusian
2. http://www.kino-teatr.ru/kino/composer/sov/88842/bio/ biography in Russian