{"product_id":"ukrainian-love-songs-op-5-9790014127039","title":"Ukrainian Love Songs Op. 5","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIwan Knorr's \u003cstrong\u003eUkrainian Love Songs Op. 5\u003c\/strong\u003e for four voices and piano have the same flexible choral or one-per-part scoring as the \u003cem\u003eLiebeslieder Waltzes Op. 65\u003c\/em\u003e by Johannes Brahms, to which they compare also in terms of compositional quality. Inspired by the Ukrainian Cossack tradition, Knorr's cycle of nine settings combines lyrically romantic vocal writing with spirited virtuoso piano accompaniments. The poems tell stories of impassioned love, heroic warriors and the anxious wait for their safe return.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIwan Knorr (18531916) was a composer and music teacher. Born in West Prussia, he grew up in Russia, Riga and Leipzig and studied at the Leipzig Conservatoire. While working as a teacher in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, he established contact with Johannes Brahms, who became his mentor and advocate. Later, Knorr was a colleague of Clara Schumann on the staff of the Hoch Conservatoire in Frankfurt. Throughout his life, he sought to strengthen musical ties between the cultures of Central and Eastern Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eSuitable for choirs of any size or solo vocal quartet\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFirst modern edition, based on the first print of 1890\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePreface by Jochen Stankewitz, a leading German choral director, teacher and workshop leader\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePerformance lyrics in German and English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Edition Peters","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52091954069847,"sku":"9790014127039","price":8.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/ukrainian-love-songs-op-5-9790014127039","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}