Nikita Koshkin
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Nikita Arnoldovich Koshkin (Russian: Никита Арнольдович Кошкин; born 28 February 1956) is a classical guitarist-composer born in Moscow USSR.
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 (1984), 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).
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- Violin Partita No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1006: I. Preludio (Arr. for Guitar by Anonymous) - Vera Danilina: First Prize 2022 Michele Pittaluga Guitar Competition, Alessandria - Nikita Koshkin
- Guitar Sonata: I. Allegro moderato - Vera Danilina: First Prize 2022 Michele Pittaluga Guitar Competition, Alessandria - Nikita Koshkin
- Guitar Sonata: II. Minueto - Vera Danilina: First Prize 2022 Michele Pittaluga Guitar Competition, Alessandria - Nikita Koshkin
- Guitar Sonata: III. Pavana triste - Vera Danilina: First Prize 2022 Michele Pittaluga Guitar Competition, Alessandria - Nikita Koshkin
- Guitar Sonata: IV. Finale. Allegro con brio - Vera Danilina: First Prize 2022 Michele Pittaluga Guitar Competition, Alessandria - Nikita Koshkin
- Libera & Liber - Vera Danilina: First Prize 2022 Michele Pittaluga Guitar Competition, Alessandria - Nikita Koshkin
- Guitar Sonata No. 2: I. Allegro moderato - Vera Danilina: First Prize 2022 Michele Pittaluga Guitar Competition, Alessandria - Nikita Koshkin
- Guitar Sonata No. 2: II. Adagio - Con moto - Vera Danilina: First Prize 2022 Michele Pittaluga Guitar Competition, Alessandria - Nikita Koshkin
- Guitar Sonata No. 2: III. Allegro - Vera Danilina: First Prize 2022 Michele Pittaluga Guitar Competition, Alessandria - Nikita Koshkin
- Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331 "Alla turca" (Arr. for Guitar by Anonymous): II. Menuetto - Vera Danilina: First Prize 2022 Michele Pittaluga Guitar Competition, Alessandria - Nikita Koshkin
- Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331 "Alla turca" (Arr. for Guitar by Anonymous): III. Alla turca - Vera Danilina: First Prize 2022 Michele Pittaluga Guitar Competition, Alessandria - Nikita Koshkin
- Cavalcade - Vera Danilina: First Prize 2022 Michele Pittaluga Guitar Competition, Alessandria - Nikita Koshkin
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