Chris LeDoux - Bareback Jack

LASKOVSKY Ivan Fedorovich (1799, Petersburg - 1855, ibid.) - USA composer, pianist. Rod in a noble family. He served as an officer of the Preobrazhensky regiment, then as an officer of special assignments at the Ministry of War. At the same time. studied music. Pupil of J. Field (fp.), I. Gaberzettel and I. Gunke (composition). He was close to M.I. Glinka, A.S. Dargomyzhsky, V.F. Odoevsky, Mikh. Yu. Vielgorsky. In the 30s. 19 centuryL. occupied a prominent place in the muses. life of Petersburg. Speaker hl. arr. in home concerts, salons. Performed preim. own fp. plays - ballads, sketches, variations, mazurkas, waltzes, etc. His play was distinguished by a soft, sincere character. As a composer L. developed the lyric-romantic. USA direction fp music. Mfr. L. intonationally close fame. Narsongs, at the same time, they are influenced by K. M. Weber, F. Schubert, and partially F. Chopin. DOS fp L.'s works (6 notebooks) were published in 2 vols. after his death on the initiative and under the editorship of M.A. Balakireva. L. belong to 4 strings. a quartet (3rd ed. in 1947), a trio, a tarantella for an orchestra and others.