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Topic: Kosenko, Etude in F# minor, Op. 8, No. 8  (Read 1352 times)

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Kosenko, Etude in F# minor, Op. 8, No. 8
on: September 03, 2015, 09:23:10 PM
Viktor Kosenko (1896-1938) was a Ukrainian composer, but also a virtuoso pianist and piano pedagogue.  In his earlier years his principal influences were Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninoff, Scriabin and Lysenco.  A graduate of the Warsaw Conservatory, he studied piano with Aleksander Michalowski and Iryna Miklashovskaya, and composition and music theory with Mikhail Sokolovsky.  Kosenko composed about 250 works in all—about 100 of those for solo piano--and the other works being orchestral works, concertos, chamber music, chorus works, and songs.  During his short life, Kosenko also held important positions in academia, music circles, and was often a juror at important piano competitions.

I hope you’ll enjoy this recording.  Yes, there are a few errors, but they didn't effect continuity.

HAVING A TECHNICAL PROBLEM GETTING THE MUSIC FILE TO WORK.  SORRY!

Piano: Baldwin Model L Artist Grand (6’3”) with lid fully raised.
Recorder: Roland R-44
Mics: Matched pair of Earthworks TC-20 small diaphragm, omni-directional condenser mics in A-B configuration
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