Nikita Koshkin

Nikita Koshkin (born 28 February 1956) is a classical guitarist-composer born in Moscow.

Contents

• Nikita koshkin prelude and fugue in a major asya selyutina guitar
• Nikita Koshkin plays on guitar 1996 in Moscow
• Early life
• As performer
• Solo
• Guitar Duo
• Guitar Trio
• Guitar Quartet
• Guitar and String Quartet
• Guitar Concerto
• References

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. Other famous performers of Koshkin's work include the Assad Duo and the Zagreb and Amsterdam Trios. 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. 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.

As performer

The Prince's Toys: Koshkin Plays Koshkin. SR 1011. Soundset Recordings, 1998.

The Well-Tempered Koshkin. SR 1015. Soundset Recordings, 2001.

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