Fedir Stepanovych [Theodore] Akimenko [1876-1945]

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Ukranian composer, he was also Stravinsky's first teacher of composition.
His parents sent him to St.Petersburg to sing in the Imperial Choir, along with his brother.
He later studied under Balakirev, Lyapunov, and Rimsky-Korsakov.
He was a touring pianist - especially in France and Switzerland.
During World War I he was a composition teacher at the St.Petersburg Conservatory - where he remained until 1923. Later he moved to Prague.  He resided in France from 1928 until he died. He wrote to friends how upset he was when Nazi Germany invaded his adopted home and later Ukraine.

      Chamber Music
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String Trio, c, Op.7  (1900)
Eclogue, Op.12, english horn/viola/violin, piano  (1901)
2 morceaux, Op.9, violin, piano  (1901)
2 morceaux, Op.11, cello, piano  (1901)
Berceuse, Op.15, violin, piano  (1902)
Idylle, Op.14, flute, piano  (1902)
Romance, Op.13, viola, piano  (1902)
Elégie, Op.17, cello, piano  (1903)
Nocturne, Op.18, horn, piano  (1903)
Petite ballade, Op.19, clarinet, piano  (1903)
Romance, Op.29, violin, piano
Sonata, Op.32, violin, piano  (1907)
Piece for violin, piano, Op.38
Au clair des étoiles, Op.47, violin, piano  (1912)
2 morceaux, Op.47 bis, cello, piano  (1912)
3 mélodies, Op.57, cello, piano  (1913)
2 mélodies rustiques, violin, piano  (1924)
Sonata, cello, piano

     Orchestral
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Russalka  (after M. Lermontov), Op.4  (1900)
Poème lyrique, Op.20  (1903)
Ange  (tone poem, after Lermontov)  (1924)
Legende
Ukrainian Pictures
Concertino for Piano & Orchestra No.1
Concertino for Piano & Orchestra No.2

     Piano
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3 morceaux, Op.16  (1903)
5 morceaux, Op.21  (1903)
5 préludes, Op.23  (1903)
Au coin du feu, Op.28  (1905)
3 morceaux, Op.27  (1905)
2 esquisses fantastiques, Op.33  (1906)
3 danses idylliques, Op.35  (1907)
Jeux 'Morceaux caractéristiques', Op.34  (1907)
Récits d'une âme rêveuse, 12 morceaux, Op.39  (1908)
Rêves étoilés, Op.42  (1909)
2 esquisses, Op.44 bis  (?1910)
Pages de poésie fantasque, 9 esquisses, Op.43  (1910)
Sonate fantastique, Op.44  (1910)
Fantaisie, Op.26  (1911)
10 préludes, Op.46  (1911)
Rondo fantastique  (1911)
3 morceaux, Op.48  (1912)
3 danses idylliques, Op.57  (1913)
8 études techniques, Op.40  (1913)
5 morceaux, Op.55  (1913)
3 morceaux, Op.53  (1914)
11 préludes caractéristiques, Op.49  (?1914)
Tableaux idylliques, Op.62  (1914)
Ballade, no Op.  (1924)
4 préludes  (1924)
6 pièces ukrainiens, Op.71  (1925)
Pour la jeunesse, Op.93  (1939)

Opera: The Snow Queen  (1914)

Various vocal pieces including lieder and church music

Some of his work has been recorded, but a lot of territory needs to be visited by the record labels.

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