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Karol Mikuli, often seen as Charles Mikuli (Armenian: Կարոլ Միկուլի or Կարոլ Պստիկյան; 22 October 1821 – 21 May 1897) was a Polish pianist, composer, conductor and teacher. His students included Moriz Rosenthal, Raoul Koczalski, Aleksander Michałowski, Jaroslaw Zieliński, Kornelia Parnas and Heinrich Schenker.[1]

Karol Mikuli
Portrait of Karol Mikuli
Background information
Born	(1821-10-22)22 October 1821 Czernowitz, Duchy of Bukovina, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austrian Empire (today Chernivtsi, Ukraine)
Origin	Armenian, Romanian
Died	21 May 1897(1897-05-21) (aged 77) Lemberg, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary (today Lviv, Ukraine)
Occupation(s)	pianist, composer, conductor and teacher

Biographical notes

Mikuli (birth surname Bsdikian)[2] was born on October 22, 1821,[3] in Czernwitz, then part of the Austrian Empire (today Chernivtsi, Ukraine) to a Moldavian-Armenian family.[4] He studied under Frédéric Chopin for piano (later becoming his teaching assistant) and Anton Reicha for composition. He toured widely as a concert pianist, becoming Director of the Lviv Conservatory in 1858. He founded his own school there in 1888.[5] He died in Lemberg, then part of Austrian Galicia (today Lviv, Ukraine) and is buried in Lychakiv Cemetery in Lviv.

Editions

See: List of music students by teacher: K to M#Karol Mikuli. He is most well known as an editor of works by Chopin. Dover Publications currently publishes reprints of his 1879 editions of Chopin's piano music, originally published by F. Kistner (Leipzig). His goal, as stated in the foreword of the edition, was to provide more reliable editions. He used several verified sources, most of which were written or corrected by Chopin himself. His editions of Chopin's works were first published in America in 1895.

Mikuli also took detailed notes of Chopin's comments made in lessons and interviewed witnesses of Chopin's performances. For many years he was regarded as the primary authority on Chopin and his remarks about Chopin's playing were often quoted by biographers.

Musical works

Orchestral

• 48 Airs nationaux roumains for orchestra, also arr. piano.

Chamber music

• Polonaise for 3 violins, Op. 7 (published 1862)
• Serenade in A♭ major for clarinet and piano, Op. 22 (1880) (Romanian: Serenadă pentru clarinet și pian, Op. 22)
• Scherzino in C minor for 3 violins, Op. 25 (1880)
• Grand duo in A major for violin and piano, Op. 26

Piano

• Prélude et presto agitato, Op. 1 (published 1859)
• 4 Mazurkas, Op. 2 (1860)
• Mazurka in F minor, Op. 4 (1860)
• 2 Polonaises, Op. 8 (1862)
• 48 Airs nationaux roumains (Ballades, chants des bergers, airs de danse, etc.) in 4 volumes (1863)
• 6 Pièces, Op. 9 (published 1866 by Spina in Vienna)
• Mazurka, Op. 10 (1866)
• Mazurka in B minor, Op. 11 (1866)
• Étude in B major for piano with harmonium, Op. 12 (1867)
• 6 Danses allemandes, Op. 13 (1867)
• Méditation, Op. 14 (1867)
• Andante con Variazioni for piano 4-hands, Op. 15 (1867)
• 6 Valses, Op. 18 (1869)
• 2 Nocturnes, Op. 19 (1869)
• Valse in A major, Op. 20 (1869)
• Ballade in B♭ major, Op. 21 (1871)
• 12 Variantes (Variations) harmoniques sur la gamme d'Ut majeure for piano 4-hands, Op. 23 (1880); published by Kistner (Leipzig)
• 10 Pièces, Op. 24 (1880)

Vocal

• 6 Lieder for voice and piano, Op. 16 (1867)
• 6 Lieder for voice and piano, Op. 17 (1867)
• 7 Lieder for voice and piano, Op. 27 (1880)
• 2 Duette for soprano, tenor and piano, Op. 28 (1880)
• Die Reue: „Die Nacht war schwarz“ for baritone and string orchestra, Op. 30 (1880)

Choral

• 7 Lieder for soprano, alto, tenor and bass, Op. 17 (1880)
• Paraphrase sur un ancien Chant de Noël polonais for 4 voices (solo and chorus), strings and organ (or piano 4-hands), Op. 31 (1881)
• 2 Spiritual Songs for male chorus and soli, Op. 32
• Veni creator for mixed chorus and organ, Op. 33[6]

Recordings

• Şahan Arzruni: An Anthology of Armenian Piano Music, Vol I, Musical Heritage Society - MHS 4080.

References

External links

• Free scores by Karol Mikuli at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
• Charles (Carl, Karol) MIKULI (1821-1897) L'élève arménien de Frédéric Chopin à Paris et son éditeur en Podolie-Galicie
• Chopin as Pianist and Teacher Excerpt from the forward to his edition of Chopin's works for publisher F. Kistner, 1879
• Scores by Karol Mikuli in digital library Polona

На других языках

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[de] Karol von Mikuli

Karol Mikuli (Carol, Carl, Karl, Miculi, armenisch Karol Pstikyan Կարոլ Միկուլի oder Կարոլ Պստիկյան)[1]; * 20. Oktober 1819 in Czernowitz, Bukowina; † 21. Mai 1897 in Lemberg, Galizien war ein polnischer Pianist, Komponist und Musikpädagoge armenischer Herkunft. Er wurde besonders als Schüler Frédéric Chopins bekannt.

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- [en] Karol Mikuli

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[es] Karol Mikuli

Karol (Carol, Charles, Carl, Karl von) Mikuli (Miculi) (* 22 de octubre de 1821 en Chernivtsi, † 21 de mayo de 1897 en Leópolis, por aquel entonces parte del Imperio austrohúngaro, hoy perteneciente a Ucrania) fue compositor, pianista y pedagogo polaco de raíz armenia.

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[ru] Микули, Кароль

Кароль Микули (польск. Karol Mikuli; 22 октября 1821, Черновцы — 21 мая 1897, Львов) — польский[4] виртуозный пианист, композитор, дирижёр и педагог, основатель Галицкого Музыкального Общества в городе Львове.

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