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Mykola Lysenko
12+ albums
ukrainian composersUkrainianUkrainian folk musictaras shevchenkoukrainian conductor
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Mykola Vitaliiovych Lysenko (Ukrainian: Микола Віталійович Лисенко, October 22 [O.S. October 3] 1842 – November 6 [O.S. October 24] 1912) was a Ukrainian composer, pianist, conductor and ethnomusicologist. He was born in Poltava Oblast son of Vitaliy Romanovich Lysenko (Ukrainian: Віталій Романович Лисенко). Since childhood he was very interested in the folksongs of Ukrainian peasants and by the poetry of Taras Shevchenko. When Shevchenko's body was brought to Ukraine after his death in 1861, Lysenko was a pallbearer. During his time at Kiev University, Lysenko dedicated himself to collecting and arranging Ukrainian folksongs, which were published in seven volumes. One of his principal sources was the kobzar Ostap Veresai (after whom Lysenko later named his son). Lysenko initially studied Biology at the Kharkiv University, studying music privately. On a scholarship given to him by the Russian Music Society he pursued further professional music studies at the Leipzig Conservatory. It is there that he understood the importance of collecting, developing and creating Ukrainian music rather than duplicating the work of Western classical composers. On his return to Kyiv he launched into the creation of Ukrainian themed compositions. His Ukrainophilic approach to composition was not supported by the Russian Music Society which promoted a Great Russian Cultural presence in Ukraine. As a result Lysenko severed his relationship with them, never to compose any music in the Russian lan
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Taras Bulba: Overture
31622nd Rhapsody on Ukrainian Themes, Op. 18 "Dumka-Shumka"
2773Farewell. Waltz in C Minor, Op. 39, No. 1
2714Nocturne in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 19
1965La rêve, Op. 12
1816Album from the Summer of 1901, Op. 39: No. 3, Élégie. La tristesse
1687Elegy in Memory of Shevchenko
1548Personal Album, Op. 40: No. 1, A Moment of Despair
1449Fantasy on 2 Ukrainian Themes, Op. 21
13710Romance, Op. 27
119albums
Mykola Lysenko: Complete Music for Violin & Piano
Lysenko: Taras Bulba
Mykola Lysenko: Piano Music, Vol. 1
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Lysenko: Natalka Poltavka (Highlights)
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Mykola Lysenko: Prayer for Ukraine (Arr. for flute by Claudio Ferrarini)
Mykola Lysenko: The Art Songs, Pt. 1 - Nature
Mykola Lysenko: The Art Songs, Vol. 2: Love
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Lysenko: Rêverie Op.13 (Visions of the Past)
Mykola Lysenko: The Art Songs, Vol. 5: A Philosophical Theme
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Mykola Lysenko: The Art Songs Cd1 (Nature)
Mykola Lysenko: The Art Songs, Vol. 6: The Song Cycle - "A Poet's Love"
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Mykola Lysenko: Elegy in Memory of Shevchenko (Arr. for Flute by Claudio Ferrarini)