Miroslav Skorik

Internet Edition compiled by Onno van Rijen

Updated 29 September 2008

Born

13 June 1938 in Lvov.

Education

From 1955 until 1960 Skorik studied at the Lvov Conservatory: composition under Adam Soltys and musical science under Roman Simovich and Stanislav Lyudkevich. Hereafter he studied at the Moscow Conservatory: composition under Dmitri Kabalevsky.

Works

In the Carpates, cycle for piano (1959)
Duration: 12 minutes.
Walz, symphonic poem (1960)
Duration: 13 minutes.
"Spring", cantata after Ivan Franko for soloists, chorus and orchestra (1960)
Duration: 20 minutes.

LP Melodiya D 024685-6: Lvov Philharmonic Orchestra, Ukraine Chrus „Trembita“, Pelekhaty (cond), E. Mailovskaya, I. Dmitruk

Suite for stringorchestra (1961)
Duration: 10 minutes.
Four Romances after T. Sevchenko for soprano and chamber ensemble (1962)
Duration: 12 minutes.
Rondo for piano (1962)

Variations for piano (1962)

Sonata for violin and piano (1963)

Duration: 17 minutes.
Stronger As Dead, symphonic poem (1963)

"The Human Being", cantata after E. Miezelaitis for soloists, chorus and orchestra (1964)

Duration: 7 minutes.
Burlesque and Blues for piano (1964)

Huzul Tryptich, sinfonietta (1965)

Duration: 13 minutes.

LP Melodiya D 024685-6: Lvov Philharmonic Orchestra, Pelekhaty (cond)

Children’s Album for piano (1965)

Partita No. 1 in D minor for string orchestra (1966)

Duration: 10 minutes.

LP Melodiya D 021531-2: Kiev Chamber Orchestra, Sharoyev (cond)
CD Lemma 05034-2: Kiev Classical Orchestra, G. Makarenko (cond)

"The Quarrymen", poem-ballet after Ivan Franko (1967)
Duration: 23 minutes.
Partita No. 2 in A minor for chamber orchestra (1968)
Duration: 10 minutes.
Recitative and Rondo for piano trio (1969)
Duration: 10 minutes.
Violin Concerto (1969)
Duration: 17 minutes.

LP Melodiya D 030393-4: Ukraine State Symphony Orchestra, V. Koshukhar (cond), O. Krysa (violin)
LP Melodiya C10 24385: State SSSR Large SO, Y. Nikolenko (cond), O. Krysa (violin)

"0:0 For Us", musical comedy (1969)
Libretto: Robert Wikkers and Alexander Kanevski
Pieces for piano (1970)

Concerto for large symphony orchestra "Carpathian" (1972)

Duration: 15 minutes.

LP Melodiya CM 03833-4: Ukraine Symphony Orchestra, Koshukhar (cond)

Music to the play "The Ruler of Stone" after Lesya Ukrainka (1973)

Suite from the music to the play "The Ruler of Stone" after Lesya Ukrainka (1973)

Duration: 10 minutes.
Transcription of „Three Fantasies for lute“ for string orchestra (1973)
Duration: 9 minutes.
Partita No. 3 for string quartet (1974)
Duration: 11 minutes.
Partita No. 4 for orchestra (1974)
Duration: 10 minutes.
Three Ukrainian Wedding Songs after folktexts for chorus and orchestra (1974)
Duration: 10 minutes.
Transcription of Nikolai Lissenko’s Youth Symphony (1974)

Partita No. 5 "In modo retro" for piano (1975)

Duration: 12 minutes.
Piano Concerto No. 1 (1977)
Dedicated to Dmitri Kabalevsky.
Duration: 11 minutes.
Completion and orchestration of Nikolai Leontovich’s opera "Feast of the Nymphes" (1978)
Duration: 42 minutes.
Toccata for piano (1979)
Duration: 3 minutes.
Orchestration of Lissenko’s opera "Natalka from Poltava" (1980)

Piano Concerto No. 2 (1982)

Cello Concerto (1984)

LP Melodiya C10 24385: State SSSR Large SO, Y. Nikolenko (cond), M. Tchaikovskaya (cello)
Suite for violin and piano in G minor
Arranged by B. Kaskov.

LP Melodiya D 029097-8: Y. Mazurkevich (violin), S. Balshem (piano)

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