Ivan Larionov

Ivan Petrovich Larionov

Ivan Petrovich Larionov (Russian: Иван Петрович Ларионов) (January 23, 1830 – April 22, 1889) was a Russian composer, writer and folklorist. He is mostly remembered for the famous song "Kalinka", which he wrote in 1860.[1]

Larionov was born to a noble family in Perm, and studied music in Moscow. He died in Saratov in 1889, from stomach cancer.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Сергиевский, Сергей. "Печать неизмеримой самобытности". Nezavisimaya Gazeta, 26 November 1999. Retrieved 22 July 2011.