Viktor Kosenko
Viktor Stepanovych Kosenko (Ukrainian: Віктор Степанович Косенко; Russian: Виктор Степанович Косенко; 23 November [O.S. 11 November] 1896 in St. Petersburg – 3 October 1938 in Kiev) was a Ukrainian composer.
He studied piano at the St Petersburg Conservatory and composition with Mikhail Sokolov, a pupil of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov 1905-1908. From 1919–29 he lived in Zhytomyr, then Kharkiv and Kiev. From 1934 he taught at the Kiev Conservatory. He died of kidney cancer in 1938 shortly after receiving the Order of the Red Banner.
Selected works
- Orchestral
- Heroic Overture (Героїчна увертюра) (1932)
- Moldavian Poem (Молдавська поема) (1937)
- Concertante
- Violin Concerto (1919)
- Piano Concerto (1928)
- Chamber music
- Sonata for cello and piano (1923)
- Sonata for violin and piano (1927)
- Trio (1927)
- Sonata for viola and piano (1928)
- Piano
- 3 Piano Sonatas (1922, 1924, 1926–1929)
- 24 Compositions for Children (24 дитячі п'єси) (1936)
- Etudes
- Preludes
- Film scores
- Last Port (Останній порт) (1934)
- Songs, choruses, and folksong arrangements
Recordings
- Piano Music Vol.1 Eleven Etudes in the Form of Old Dances, Op. 19 Natalya Shkoda Toccata Classics
References
| Persondata |
| Name |
Kosenko, Viktor |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Composer |
| Date of birth |
1896 |
| Place of birth |
St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Date of death |
3 October 1938 |
| Place of death |
Kiev, Ukraine |