Vladimir Dashkevich
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Vladimir Sergeevich Dashkevich (born 20 January 1934) is a Russia
n composer, known mainly for his film music. Originally he studied chemical technology but later studied music under Aram Khachaturian
. He achieved prominence in Russia
for his music for the series of films "Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
", as well as numerous other films. His long time collaboration with famous singer Elena Kamburova has resulted in a number of vocal cycles based on the lyrics by the Russian Silver Age
poets, including Requiem
of Anna Akhmatova
.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n composer, known mainly for his film music. Originally he studied chemical technology but later studied music under Aram Khachaturian
Aram Khachaturian
Aram Ilyich Khachaturian was a prominent Soviet composer. Khachaturian's works were often influenced by classical Russian music and Armenian folk music...
. He achieved prominence in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
for his music for the series of films "Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson (film)
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson is a 1979 Soviet film adaptation of Arthur Conan Doyle's novels about Sherlock Holmes directed by Igor Maslennikov.The film was divided into two parts - "The Acquaintance" and "Bloody Inscription" ....
", as well as numerous other films. His long time collaboration with famous singer Elena Kamburova has resulted in a number of vocal cycles based on the lyrics by the Russian Silver Age
Silver Age of Russian Poetry
Silver Age is a term traditionally applied by Russian philologists to the first two decades of the 20th century. It was an exceptionally creative period in the history of Russian poetry, on par with the Golden Age a century earlier...
poets, including Requiem
Requiem
A Requiem or Requiem Mass, also known as Mass for the dead or Mass of the dead , is a Mass celebrated for the repose of the soul or souls of one or more deceased persons, using a particular form of the Roman Missal...
of Anna Akhmatova
Anna Akhmatova
Anna Andreyevna Gorenko , better known by the pen name Anna Akhmatova , was a Russian and Soviet modernist poet, one of the most acclaimed writers in the Russian canon.Harrington p11...
.