Iwan Knorr

Ukrainian Love Songs Op. 5 Iwan Knorr

Iwan Knorrs Ukrainian Love Songs Op. 5 for four voices and piano have the same flexible choral or one-per-part scoring as the Liebeslieder Waltzes Op. 65 by Johannes Brahms, to which they compare also in terms of compositional quality. Inspired by the Ukrainian Cossack tradition, Knorrs cycle of nine settings combines lyrically romantic vocal writing with spirited virtuoso piano accompaniments. The poems tell stories of impassioned love, heroic warriors and the anxious wait for their safe return. Iwan Knorr 18531916 was a composer and music teacher. Born in West Prussia, he grew up in Russia, Riga and Leipzig and studied at the