Poltoratsky, Victor Alexandrovich

Came from a noble family of Poltoratsky . His great-great-grandfather Mark Fyodorovich Poltoratsky, during the reign of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna, received hereditary nobility and headed the Court Singing Chapel .

The first teacher was mother, pianist, honored teacher of the Georgian SSR - Tatyana Viktorovna Poltoratskaya. From the age of 5, classes began at the Tbilisi Central Music School (TSMSH) named after Z. Paliashvili in violin class with prof. B. Chiaureli. In the course of training, the abilities of composition showed up, and at the age of 7 he was transferred to the piano department in the class of the honored teacher of Georgia E. V. Chernyavskaya and according to composition to the class of Alexander Shaverzashvili . After meeting with the composer Dmitry Borisovich Kabalevsky , who praised the young composer's abilities, the family moved to Moscow, where classes continued at the Moscow Central Music School (TsMSh) ^[1] , and since 1966 at the Moscow State Conservatory under Professor T. P. Nikolaeva (piano) ^[2] and D. B. Kabalevsky (composition).

Viktor Poltoratsky's composer debut took place in 1968. The Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra of the All-Union Radio and Central Television, under the direction of Boris Khaykin, performed "Symphonietta" in 4 parts. After the concert, in an interview with the All-Union Radio of the USSR, Boris Emmanuilovich described this composition of a sixteen-year-old composer as a work full of spontaneity and freshness of the melodic language, which has a colorful character in the use of orchestral colors and real freedom in the development of thematic material.

V. Poltoratsky wrote 24 preludes and fugues for piano (op.16, op.17) ^[3] , which became a significant contribution to the genre of polyphony of the XX century; “The music of relaxation”, op. 29, op. 30. (“24 Salon Pieces”) ^[4] , combining the synthesis of the classical form and jazz, preserved in the author's performance ^[5] . Also, the ballet White Noise (Interactions) was choreographed by Anna Balukova ^[6] , which was shown as part of the Workshop of New Choreography project at the Bolshoi Theater of Russia in 2008 ^{[ 7]} . Many works are associated with the names of the composer's friends and colleagues, by whose order they were written. Violin concert for Vladimir Spivakov ; a piano trio for the Moscow Trio ^[8] , violin and cello sonatas for the brothers Grigory and Valentin Feigin , with whom Viktor Poltoratsky played a lot as a pianist, and also recorded a large number of ensembles at the Melody recording studio; viola concert for his wife - Larisa Shilyuk ^[9] , student of the founder of the Russian viola school, prof. Moscow Conservatory Vadim Vasilyevich Borisovsky , at the request of which accompaniments were written for three suites by M. Reger (op. 131) for viola solo, and the 1st Suite was specially orchestrated for Yuri Bashmet ; a concert for the trombone and chamber orchestra for the “Bolshoi Theater Soloists Ensemble”, etc.

Victor Poltoratsky was one of the founders of the State Chamber Orchestra "Moscow Virtuosi" , which is associated with the last years of the composer's life and work ^[10] . For the collective, he wrote concert plays that gained wide popularity. One of these works was "Souvenir", written specifically for V. Spivakov. Viktor Poltoratsky also made more than 100 treatments, including 24 preludes by Dmitry Shostakovich , which were performed in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory. P.I. Tchaikovsky in 1996, declared by UNESCO the year of Shostakovich in Russia.

Viktor Poltoratsky suddenly died during a tour in Budapest.

For piano

• 24 Preludes for Piano Op. 1 (1961)
• 4 Etudes for Piano Op. 9 (1963)
• Sonatina for piano Op. 10 (1965)
• 12 piano pieces for children Or.14 (1968)
• Piano Pieces for Children Op. 26 (1971-1974)
• 24 Preludes and Fugues Op. 16, Op. 17 (1967-1971)
• “Music of Rest” - 24 salon plays (1977)

For symphony orchestra

• Symphonietta Or.13 (1966)
• Concert for violin and orchestra Or.15 (1966)
• Concert for viola and orchestra Op. 19 (1970)

For violin and piano

• Three Preludes Op. 2 (1962)
• Sonata in four parts Op.22

For violin and chamber orchestra

• “Souvenir” Or.29
• “In the Mood” Op.30, No. 8 bis

For viola and piano

• Sonata in three parts Op. 12 (1965)
• Kshenek E. (Op. 92, No. 3) - Poltoratsky V. Sonata in four parts Op. 32 (1980)
• Reger M. (Or.131-d) - Poltoratsky V. Three suites: (Or.33) - No. 1 - g-moll
• No. 2 - D-dur
• No. 3 - e-moll
• Mahler G. "Songs of Dead Children" - treatment for viola (or cello) and piano by V. Poltoratsky (1982)

For chamber orchestra

• “Serenade” - for violin and viola, accompanied by strings and harpsichord Or.30 No. 12 bis
• “Sorrybella” - scherzo for viola, double bass and strings Or.30, No. 3 bis (1980)
• Concert for trombone and chamber orchestra Or.31 (1980)
• Reger M. - Poltoratsky V. Concert for viola and chamber orchestra No. 1 Or.33

For cello and piano

• Two Preludes Op. 3 (1962)
• Sonata No. 1 in four parts Op. 20 (1972)
• Sonata No. 2 in four parts Op. 23 (1973)
• Mahler G. “Songs of the Wandering Journeyman” - treatment for cello (or viola) and piano by V. Poltoratsky (1982)

Chamber compositions

• Piano Trio in Three Parts (for piano, violin and cello) Op. 4 (1963)
• Four-Part Piano Quintet (Piano, String Quartet) Op. 8 (1964)
• Four Duos for Viola and Cello Or.11 (1965)
• Ten Pieces for Children's String Quartet Op.14 bis (1968)
• String Quartet No. 1 in three parts Op. 18 (1968)
• Trio Sonata for Violin, Cello, Piano and Percussion in Four Parts Op.21 (1973)
• String Quartet No. 2 in four parts Op. 25 (1974)

For organ

• 5 Preludes and Fugues Op. 16 bis (1968)
• Sonata in Five Parts Op. 24 (1973)

For horn solo

• Solo Sonata - Triptych Op. 28 (1976)

Compositions and works for the chamber orchestra “Moscow Virtuosos” (1979-1985)

• Musicians of past years
• Concert in memory of the composer Victor Poltoratsky (1949-1985)
• Report of the TV channel "Culture" about the composer Victor Poltoratsky
• An article in the newspaper Novye Izvestia about Victor Poltoratsky
• Where is Viktor Poltoratsky buried
• Moscow Virtuosos is 35 years old. About the first composition of the orchestra
• News of the Vremya TV channel about a creative evening in memory of composer Viktor Poltoratsky in Nizhny Novgorod