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- guitarist and composer was born in 1956 in Tscheljabinsk in the URAL.
Already at the age of eight he was interested in music and started to
play the piano. 4 years later he chose the guitar as his main instrument.
After studying at the Moscow Musicschool, he continued his studies during
his military service at the Moscow Conservatory from 1973-1979. Together
with the military orchestra he performed in Austria in April 1977. As
a soloist of Moscow Philharmonie he performed throughout the USSR and
in 15 other countries from 1979-1989. In 1987 he developed a unique
new instrument (GRAN), a synthesis of classical guitar and folk - rock
guitar containing 6 normal nylon strings and set at an angle below 6
metal strings so that he can "switch over" from one sound to the other
or even mix them while playing. In recent years he has also been travelling
in western countries to promote this new instrument, which has been
introduced to many musical people.
compositions:
Suite
Perestroika (10 pages - duration ca. 9-10 min)
The piece is reflecting the sad and difficult situation of the people
in USSR. Olshanskij lets us feel their yearning for freedom and at the
end (Dance) he believes in a better future. Recorded by Miloslav Matousek:
Suite
Perestroika Dam 902 CD / MC
order code DAM 101 ED
Price: € 7,-
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Four
Movements (18 pages ca. 13 min)
»Edition Daminus has turned out some very good stuff in the past couple
of years. Four Movements - a substantial offering from a Guitarist/composer
who trained at the Moscow Conservatory - is no exception.Tonal in concept
but liberatly imbued with chromatic dissonances, these imginative works
are difficult to play (Grade 8 minimum) but remain safely within the
practical range of the instrument.«
(Classical Guitar)
order code DAM 108 ED
Price: € 10,-
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Three
Coloured Pictures (16 pages ca. 11 min)
A set of three movements with different atmospheres. Riff-based material,
which is carefully worked out with inspirations from Jazz and Blues.
order code DAM 109 ED
Price: € 10,-
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Prolog
(8 pages ca. 3.30 min)
»This is a very dynamic work with an influence of rock and folk music.The
music is driven forward by a "motor" a two bar semiquaver motiv.«
(Grade 7 ...plus)
order code DAM 110 ED
Price: € 7,-
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Vladimir
(8 pages 5.16 min)
In 'Vladimir' Olshanskij presents us two ideas...a reflective 'frame',
in b-minor, that opens and ends the piece, whilst in the middle section
he is introducing a kind of 'campanella' feeling by the extensive use
of glissando around the tone 'b'.
order code DAM 111 ED
Price: € 7,-
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Alexander
( 5 pages ca. 4 min)
Simply gentle!
order code DAM 112 ED
Price: € 7,-
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Humoresque
Variations on Three Russian Folk Songs
(8 pages ca. 4 min)
This is a pretty effective offering from the Russian composer. We all
seem to know this kind of e music... but it is enriched with 'wrong'
notes and driven forward by it's strong rhythm.
A perfect 'encore'!
order code DAM 113 ED
Price: € 7,-
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Along
the Stream (2 pages - ca. 3 min)
Here Olshanskij presents us a pretty work with some interesting use
of percussion effect that keeps the tune strictly going.
order code DAM 114 ED
Price: € 3,-
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Music for GRAN Guitare (24 pages)
This book contains the works: 'Szenario', 'Night Games', 'Memories',
'Western Landscape in Oriental Frame' All theese compositions by Anatolij
Olshanskij are recorded by the composer for Daminus Records "Szenario".
Dam 911 CD
order code DAM 132 ED
Price: € 12,-
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Fantasie
(5 pages ca. 4.00 min)
"This is quite an effective attempt at a one-movement serious composition,
of the more substantial variety. Not too abrasive harmonically speaking
it is of moderately difficulty only and yet maneged to keep your attention
for the entire proceedings. Anyone liking his or her music not too modern
might .. like to give this successful piece a try.
(Classical Guitar 10/2004)
Typical Olshanskij !!
order code DAM 157 ED
Price: € 7,-
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