1937년 11월 22일, 우크라이나의 작곡가 니콜라이 카푸스틴 (Nikolai Girshevich Kapustin, 1937 ~ 2020) 출생
니콜라이 기르셰비치 카푸스틴 (Nikolai Girshevich Kapustin, 러: Николай Гиршевич Капустин, Nikolai Girshevich Kapustin, 우: Микола Гіршович Капустін, 1937년 11월 22일 ~ 2020년 7월 2일) 은 우크라이나의 작곡가, 피아니스트이다.

– 니콜라이 기르셰비치 카푸스틴 (Nikolai Girshevich Kapustin)
.출생: 1937년 11월 22일, 소련 우크라이나 소비에트 사회주의 공화국 홀리프카
.사망: 2020년 7월 2일 (82세), 러시아 모스크바
.배우자: 알라 카푸스티나 (1969년 결혼)
.아들: 안톤 카푸스틴
.대표작: 8개의 콘서트를 위한 연습곡 작품번호40, 24개의 전주곡 작품번호53, 피아노 소나타 제2번 작품번호54 등
전반적인 곡들에 걸쳐서 재즈적 색채가 매우 강하며 피아노 곡들의 경우 난이도도 상당한 편으로 쇼팽의 에튀드와는 다른 의미의 어려움을 선사한다.
카푸스틴 본인이 녹음한 음원을 들어보면 10도 화음 등을 마치 일반적인 3화음, 7화음 치듯 가볍게 연주하고, 소나타 8번에는 검은 건반 옥타브 글리산도가 나오기도 하는 것을 보면 카푸스틴의 피지컬 자체가 상당했다는 것이다.

○ 생애 및 활동
우크라이나 홀리프카 출신이다.
7세 때 피아노를 배우기 시작하였으며 14세 때 모스크바로 이주했다.
모스크바 음악원에서 알렉산더 골든바이저에게 피아노를 사사받았고 재학 중에 재즈에 흥미를 갖기 시작하여 독자적인 아이디어에 기초한 작곡을 시작하게 되었다.
1961년 모스크바 음악원을 졸업한 이후 1972년까지 11년에 걸쳐 재즈 오케스트라로서 소련을 무대로 연주 여행을 경험했다.
1980년 차이콥스키홀에서 자신의 피아노 협주곡 2번을 연주하는 것을 끝으로, 자신의 작품을 녹음하는 것을 제외하고 작곡 활동에 전념하며 다수의 작품을 발표했다.
2011년까지 작품 수만 140곡에 달한다. 작곡가로서는 긴 무명 시절을 보냈으나 니콜라이 페트로프, 마르크-앙드레 아믈랭, 스티븐 오스본 등의 피아니스트들이 카푸스틴의 작품을 연주하기 시작하면서 그의 이름이 알려지게 된다.
2004년을 끝으로 피아니스트로서 자신의 작품을 녹음하는 것에 대해 은퇴를 선언하기도 했지만, 2008년에 CD를 발매하며 복귀하기도 했다.

○ 작품
재즈와 클래식을 융합한 독특한 작품을 가지고 있다.
또한 카푸스틴 자신이 뛰어난 피아니스트인 점에서 고도의 연주 기교를 요구하는 피아노 곡을 다수 작곡하고 있다.
- 주요 작품
대표작으로는 「8개의 콘서트를 위한 연습곡 작품번호40」, 「24개의 전주곡 작품번호53」, 「피아노 소나타 제2번 작품번호54」 등이 있다.
피아노 소나타(20곡)
피아노 협주곡(6곡)
바이올린 소나타 작품번호70
24개의 전주곡과 푸가 작품번호82
현악 사중주 작품번호88

- Works
피아노 오중주 작품번호89
2대의 플룻, 피아노와 첼로를 위한 디베르티멘토 작품번호91
Op. 1: Concertino for piano and orchestra (1957)
Op. 2: Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 1 (1961)
Op. 3: Variations for piano and big-band (1962)
Op. 4: Chorale and Fugue for orchestra (1962)
Op. 5: Piece for trumpet and orchestra (1962)
Op. 6: “Rose-Marie”, fantasia for orchestra (1963)
Op. 7: Fantasia on three children’s songs for orchestra (1963)
Op. 8: Toccata for piano and orchestra (1964)
Op. 9: “The Trial”, piece for orchestra (1966)
Op. 10: “Big Band Sounds (The Sounds of Big-Band)” for orchestra (1966)
Op. 11: “Estacade” for big band (1966)
Op. 12: “Aquarium-Blues” for big-band (1967)
Op. 13: Intermezzo for piano and orchestra (1968)
Op. 14: Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 2 (1974)
Op. 15: “The Forest Story” for orchestra (1972)
Op. 16: Nocturne in G major for piano and orchestra (1972)
Op. 17: Three Pieces for orchestra (1972)
Op. 18: Four Pieces for instrumental ensemble (1973)
Op. 19: Etude for piano and orchestra (1974)
Op. 20: Nocturne for piano and orchestra (1974)
Op. 21: Minuet for big-band (1974)
Op. 22: Piece for five saxophones and orchestra (1975)
Op. 23: “Enigma” for big-band (1975)
Op. 24: March for orchestra (1975)
Op. 25: Concert Rhapsody for piano and orchestra (1976)
Op. 26: Day-Break (“Sunrise”) for piano (1976)
Op. 26A: Day-Break (“Sunrise”) for orchestra (1976)
Op. 27: Fantasia for jazz quartet (1976)
Op. 28: Suite In the Old Style for piano (1977)
Op. 29: Scherzo for piano and orchestra (1978)
Op. 30: Two-movement Concerto for orchestra (1980)
Op. 31: Elegy for orchestra (1980)
Op. 32: “The Wind from the North”, piece for orchestra (1981)
Op. 33: Piece for two pianos and orchestra (1982)
Op. 34: “Meridian”, piece for orchestra (1982)
Op. 35: “Closed Curve” for orchestra (1982)
Op. 36: Toccatina for piano (1983)
Op. 37: “The Pleasant Meeting”, piece for orchestra (1983)
Op. 38: “Presentiment”, piece for orchestra (1983)
Op. 39: Piano Sonata No. 1 “Sonata-Fantasy” for piano (1984)
Op. 40: Eight Concert Etudes for piano (1984)
No. 1 in C major “Prelude”
No. 2 in A-flat major “Reverie”
No. 3 in E minor “Toccatina”
No. 4 in B major “Remembrance”
No. 5 in D major “Raillery”
No. 6 in B-flat major “Pastorale”
No. 7 in D-flat major “Intermezzo”
No. 8 in F minor “Finale”

Op. 41: Variations for piano (1984)
Op. 42: “A Rush Hour” for ensemble (1985)
Op. 43: “An April Day” for ensemble (1985)
Op. 44: “The Morning” for ensemble (1985)
Op. 45: “Motive Force”, toccata for piano (1985)
Op. 46: “Big Band Sounds (The Sounds of Big-Band)” for piano (1986)
Op. 47: “Contemplation (Meditation)” for piano (1987)
Op. 48: Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 3 (1985)
Op. 49: Sinfonietta for orchestra (1986)
Op. 50: Concerto for alto-saxophone and orchestra (1987)
Op. 51: Overture for big-band (1987)
Op. 52: “Intrada”, piece for big-band (1988)
Op. 53: Twenty-Four Preludes for piano (1988)
Op. 54: Piano Sonata No. 2 (1989)
Op. 55: Piano Sonata No. 3 (1990)
Op. 56: Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 4 (1989)
Op. 57: Chamber Symphony for chamber orchestra (1990)
Op. 58: Andante for piano (1990)
Op. 59: Ten Bagatelles for piano (1991)
Op. 60: Piano Sonata No. 4 (1991)
Op. 61: Piano Sonata No. 5 (1991)
Op. 62: Piano Sonata No. 6 (1991)
Op. 63: Sonata for cello and piano No. 1 (1991)
Op. 64: Piano Sonata No. 7 (1991)
Op. 65: Berceuse for piano (1991)
Op. 66: Three Impromptus for piano (1991)
Op. 67: Three Etudes for piano (1992)
No. 1 “Glissandi”
No. 2 “Ripetizione”
No. 3 “Grappole”
Op. 68: Five Etudes in Different Intervals for piano (1992)
Op. 69: Sonata for viola and piano (1992)
Op. 70: Sonata for violin and piano (1992)

Op. 71: Capriccio for piano (1992)
Op. 72: Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 5 (1993)
Op. 73: Ten Inventions for piano (1993)
Op. 74: Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 6 (1993)
Op. 75: Humoresque for piano (1994)
Op. 76: Concerto for double-bass and symphony orchestra (1994)
Op. 77: Piano Sonata No. 8 (1995)
Op. 78: Piano Sonata No. 9 (1995)
Op. 79: Piece for sextet (1995)
Op. 80: Theme and Variations for piano (1996)
Op. 81: Piano Sonata No. 10 (1996)
Op. 82: Twenty-four Preludes and Fugues for piano (1997)
Op. 83: Impromptu (Improvisation) for piano (1997)
Op. 84: Sonata for cello and piano No. 2 (1997)
Op. 85: Concerto for cello and orchestra (1997)
Op. 86: Trio for flute, cello and piano (1998)
Op. 87: Seven Polyphonic Pieces for piano the left hand (1998)
Op. 88: String Quartet (1998)
Op. 89: Piano Quintet (1998)
Op. 90: Concerto for eleven instruments (1998)
Op. 91: Divertissement for two flutes, cello and piano (1998)
Op. 92: Suite for piano (four pieces for piano) (1999)
Op. 93: Introduction and Scherzino for cello solo (1999)
Op. 94: Ballad for piano (1999)
Op. 95: Scherzo for piano (1999)
Op. 96: Elegy for cello and piano (1999)
Op. 97: Burlesque for cello and piano (1999)
Op. 98: Nearly Waltz for cello and piano (1999)
Op. 99: Duet for alto-saxophone and cello (1999)
Op. 100: Sonatina for piano (2000)

Op. 101: Piano Sonata No. 11 “Twickenham” (2000)
Op. 102: Piano Sonata No. 12 (2001)
Op. 103: Concerto No. 2 for cello and string orchestra (2002)
Op. 104: Concert for two pianos and percussion (2002)
Op. 105: Concert for violin, piano and string orchestra (2002)
Op. 106: Suite for viola, alto-saxophone, piano and bass (2002)
Op. 107: Variations on “Sweet Georgia Brown” for viola, alto-saxophone, piano and bass (2002)
Op. 108: Paraphrase on the theme of Paul Dvoirin for piano (2003)
Op. 109: “There is Something Behind That” for piano (2003)
Op. 110: Piano sonata No. 13 (2003)
Op. 111: “Gingerbread Man” for piano (2003)
Op. 112: “End of the Rainbow” for piano (2003)
Op. 113: “Wheel of Fortune” for piano (2003)
Op. 114: “No Stop Signs” for piano (2003)
Op. 115: Fantasia for piano (2003)
Op. 116: Rondoletto for piano (2003)
Op. 117: “Spice Island” for piano (2003)
Op. 118: Paraphrase on “Aquarela do Brasil” by Ary Barroso for piano (2003)
Op. 119: “Nothing to Loose” for piano (2004)
Op. 120: Piano Sonata No. 14 (2004)
Op. 121: “Vanity of Vanities” for piano (2004)
Op. 122: Two Etude-like Trinkets for piano (2004)
Op. 123: Paraphrase on “Blue Bossa” by Kenny Dorham for piano (2004)
Op. 124: Suite for cello solo (2004)
Op. 125: Sonata for flute and piano (2004)
Op. 126: Divertissement in Four Movements for violin, cello & piano (2005)
Op. 127: Piano Sonata No. 15 (Fantasia quasi sonata) (2005)
Op. 128: Introduction and Rondo for piano solo (2006)
Op. 129: Paraphrase on Dizzy Gillespie’s “Manteca” for two pianos, four hands (2006)
Op. 130: Countermove for piano solo (2006)

Op. 131: Piano Sonata No. 16 (2006)
Op. 132: String Quartet No. 2 (2007)
Op. 133: Six Little Preludes for piano solo (2007)
Op. 134: Piano Sonata No. 17 (2008)
Op. 135: Piano Sonata No. 18 (2008)
Op. 136: Piano Trio No. 1 for violin, cello and piano (2009)
Op. 137: Good Intention for piano solo (2009)
Op. 138: Sleight of Hand for piano solo (2009)
Op. 139: Holy Cow for piano solo (2009)
Op. 140: Freeway for piano solo (2009)
Op. 141: Violin Concerto (2009)
Op. 142: Piano Trio No. 2 for violin, cello and piano (2010)
Op. 143: Piano Sonata No. 19 (2011)
Op. 144: Piano Sonata No. 20 (2011)
Op. 145: Triptych for two pianos, four hands (2012)
Op. 146: Capriccio for piano 4 hands (2012)
Op. 147: Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 1 (2nd edition) (2012)
Op. 148: Dialogue for solo piano (2013)
Op. 149: Etude Courte mais Transcendente pour Piano (2013)
Op. 150: “Rondo frivole”, piece for string quartet (2013)
Op. 151: Nobody is perfect for piano solo (2013)
Op. 152: A Pianist in Jeopardy for piano solo (2013)
Op. 153: Wandering for piano solo (2013)
Op. 154: “The Last Attempt”, piece for string quartet (2014)
Op. 155: Allegro for piano trio (2014)
Op. 156: A Little Duo for flute and cello (2014)
Op. 157: Curiosity for piano solo (2015)
Op. 158: Sonatina for viola and piano (2015)
Op. 159: Rainy weather for piano solo (2015)
Op. 160: Something else for Piano solo (2015)
Op. 161: The Moon Rainbow (2016)





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