Nikita Koshkin
Nikita Arnol'dovich Koshkin (born 28 February 1956) is a classical guitarist-composer born in Moscow.
His early influences included Stravinsky, Shostakovich and Prokofiev, as well as rock music. Koshkin first came to prominence with his suite The Prince's Toys, completed in 1980 and first performed by the Czech-born guitarist Vladimir Mikulka.
Koshkin's best-known guitar work is Usher-Waltz, a piece inspired by the Edgar Allan Poe story The Fall of the House of Usher, written for the guitarist Vladislav Blaha. It was made famous by John Williams' performance in the Seville Concert CD in 1993.[1] Other famous performers of Koshkin's work include the Assad Duo and the Zagreb and Amsterdam Trios.[2] His other important works include the set of variations The Porcelain Tower and the Andante quasi Passacaglia e Toccata: The Fall of Birds (1978). Besides writing works for solo guitar, Koshkin has composed guitar-ensemble music as well; in addition to numerous pieces for guitar duo, he has written two works for guitar quartet, Changing the Guard (1994) and Suite for Four Guitars (composed for the Georgia Guitar Quartet, 2007).
Early life
Koshkin received his first guitar from his grandfather, along with a recording of Segovia's, which inspired him to become a guitarist, despite his parents intending a diplomatic career for him.[3] Koshkin studied classical guitar at the Moscow College of Music under Georgi Emanov and later at the Gnessin Institute under Alexander Frauchi, with compositional teaching from Victor Egorov.[2]
Discography
As performer
- The Prince's Toys: Koshkin Plays Koshkin. SR 1011. Soundset Recordings, 1998.[4]
- The Well-Tempered Koshkin. SR 1015. Soundset Recordings, 2001.
List of Compositions
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Solo
- 1973 - Hispanic Suite (published 1997; world premiere recording 1998 by Karin Schaupp)
- 1974 - Rain
- 1978 - Andante quasi Passacaglia e Toccata: The Fall of Birds
- 1979 - Three Stations on One Road
- 1980 - The Prince's Toys
- 1980 - Piece with Clocks
- 1983 - Avalon
- 1983 - Pan
- 1983 - Parade
- 1983 - Tristan Playing the Lute
- 1983 - Parade
- 1983 - Merlin's Dream
- 1984 - Usher-Valze
- 1986 - Guitar
- 1987 - Prelude and Waltz: Homage to Segovia
- 1987 - Mascarades Vol. 1
- 1988 - Mascarades Vol. 2
- 1988 - Suite Six Cordes
- 1989 - Les Elfes (Suite)
- 1992 - Pieces (3)
- 1992 - Prelude and Valse
- 1994 - Jouets Du Prince (6 pieces)
- 1996 - Marionette
- 1997 - Sonata for Guitar Solo
- 1998 - The Porcelain Tower
- 1998 - The Ballads
- 2004 - Introduction et Vivace
- 2005 - Nominativus Singularis (24 easy pieces)
- ? - Zapateado
- ? - Happy Birthday Vol. 1, 2, 3 and 4
- ? - Trois Pieces Op. 1
- ? - Romance
- ? - Pulcinella
- ? - Les Elfes (Suite)
- ? - Da Capo
- ? - Three Stations on One Road
- ? - Pierrot et Arlequin
- ? - Les pas -Foot steps
- ? - Poposhka
- ? - 24 Preludes and Fugues (as yet unpublished)
Guitar Duo
- 1983 - Concertino for two guitars (Assad Guitar Duo)
- 1998 - Prelude by Bach
- 1999 - Cambridge Suite
- 1992 - Berceuse (Milkulka)
- ? - Returning Of Winds
Guitar Trio
- 1993 - Let's Play Together
Guitar Quartet
- 1994 - Changing The Guard
- 2007 - Suite for Four Guitars
Guitar and String Quartet
- ? - Amphion
- ? - Guitar Quintette
Guitar Concerto
- ? - Concerto Grosso
- ? - Megaron Concerto
Bergen Concerto