Karol Mikuli, often seen as Charles Mikuli ( hy, Կարոլ Միկուլի or Կարոլ Պստիկյան; 22 October 1821 – 21 May 1897) was a

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pianist, composer, conductor and teacher. His students included

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, Jaroslaw Zieliński, Kornelia Parnas and

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Biographical notes

Mikuli (birth surname Bsdikian) was born on October 22, 1821, in Czernwitz, then part of the

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(today

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) to a

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family. He studied under

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for piano (later becoming his teaching assistant) and

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for composition. He toured widely as a concert pianist, becoming Director of the

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in 1858. He founded his own school there in 1888. He died in

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, then part of

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(today

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) and is buried in

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in Lviv.

Editions

He is most well known as an editor of works by Chopin.

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currently publishes reprints of his 1879 editions of Chopin's piano music, originally published by F. Kistner (

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). His goal, as stated in the foreword of the edition, was to provide more reliable editions. He used several verified sources, most of which were written or corrected by Chopin himself. His editions of Chopin's works were first published in America in 1895. Mikuli also took detailed notes of Chopin's comments made in lessons and interviewed witnesses of Chopin's performances. For many years he was regarded as the primary authority on Chopin and his remarks about Chopin's playing were often quoted by biographers.

Musical works

;Orchestral * ''48 Airs nationaux roumains'' for orchestra, also arr. piano. ;Chamber music * ''Polonaise'' for 3 violins, Op. 7 (published 1862) * ''Serenade'' in A major for clarinet and piano, Op. 22 (1880) (

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: Serenadă pentru clarinet și pian, Op. 22) * ''Scherzino'' in C minor for 3 violins, Op. 25 (1880) * ''Grand duo'' in A major for violin and piano, Op. 26 ;Piano * ''Prélude et presto agitato'', Op. 1 (published 1859) * ''4 Mazurkas'', Op. 2 (1860) * ''Mazurka'' in F minor, Op. 4 (1860) * ''2 Polonaises'', Op. 8 (1862) * ''48 Airs nationaux roumains (Ballades, chants des bergers, airs de danse, etc.)'' in 4 volumes (1863) * ''6 Pièces'', Op. 9 (published 1866 by Spina in

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) * ''Mazurka'', Op. 10 (1866) * ''Mazurka'' in B minor, Op. 11 (1866) * ''Étude'' in B major for piano with harmonium, Op. 12 (1867) * ''6 Danses allemandes'', Op. 13 (1867) * ''Méditation'', Op. 14 (1867) * ''Andante con Variazioni'' for piano 4-hands, Op. 15 (1867) * ''6 Valses'', Op. 18 (1869) * ''2 Nocturnes'', Op. 19 (1869) * ''Valse'' in A major, Op. 20 (1869) * ''Ballade'' in B major, Op. 21 (1871) * ''12 Variantes (Variations) harmoniques sur la gamme d'Ut majeure'' for piano 4-hands, Op. 23 (1880); published by Kistner (

) * ''10 Pièces'', Op. 24 (1880) ;Vocal * ''6 Lieder'' for voice and piano, Op. 16 (1867) * ''6 Lieder'' for voice and piano, Op. 17 (1867) * ''7 Lieder'' for voice and piano, Op. 27 (1880) * ''2 Duette'' for soprano, tenor and piano, Op. 28 (1880) * ''Die Reue: „Die Nacht war schwarz“'' for baritone and string orchestra, Op. 30 (1880) ;Choral * ''7 Lieder'' for soprano, alto, tenor and bass, Op. 17 (1880) * ''Paraphrase sur un ancien Chant de Noël polonais'' for 4 voices (solo and chorus), strings and organ (or piano 4-hands), Op. 31 (1881) * ''2 Spiritual Songs'' for male chorus and soli, Op. 32 * ''Veni creator'' for mixed chorus and organ, Op. 33Chopin, Frédéric. Mikuli, Carl (Editor). ''Complete Ballades, Impromptus and Sonatas'' Dover Publications (1 September 1981)

Recordings

Şahan Arzruni Şahan Arzruni ( hy, Շահան Արծրունի; born 8 June 1943) is an Armenian classical pianist, ethnomusicologist, lecturer, composer, writer and producer, residing in New York City. Early life and education Arzruni (also transliterated ...

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References

External links

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Charles (Carl, Karol) MIKULI (1821-1897)
L'élève arménien de Frédéric Chopin à Paris et son éditeur en Podolie-Galicie

Excerpt from the forward to his edition of Chopin's works for publisher F. Kistner, 1879
Scores by Karol Mikuli
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