Viktor Sergeevich Kalinnikov, also Victor (Russian: Ви́ктор Серге́евич Кали́нников; 2 March [O.S. 18 February] 1870 – 23 February 1927), was a Soviet choral composer, conductor and pedagogue. He was the younger brother of the better-known symphonic composer Vasily Kalinnikov (1866–1901).
He studied at the seminary in Oryol, then at the Moscow Philharmonic School, taking oboe and music theory. He played in various theatre orchestras, and taught singing at schools in Moscow. From 1899 to 1901 he headed the orchestra of the Moscow Art Theatre. Victor attended then taught at the Moscow Synodal School of Russian Orthodox Church music, where he composed 24 sacred choral settings for the Russian Orthodox All-Night Vigil and Divine Liturgy. From 1922 to 1926 he taught at the Moscow Conservatory. His compositions were popular and well received by critics. He died in Saltykovka, a suburb of Balashikha near Moscow.
Selected works
| Genre | Date | English title | Russian title (original title) | Scoring | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orchestral | Concert Overture | Концертная увертюра | for orchestra | ||
| Chamber music | 1896 | 2 Miniatures | Две миниатюры | for 2 violins, viola and cello with double bass ad libitum | |
| Choral | The Gentle Stars Shone upon Us | Нам звёзды кроткие сияли | for mixed chorus a cappella | words by Aleksey Pleshcheyev | |
| Choral | Upon an Ancient Burial Mound | На старом кургане | for mixed chorus a cappella | words by Ivan Savvich Nikitin | |
| Choral | Down the Mother-Volga River | Вниз по матушке по Волге | for men's chorus a cappella | arrangement of a Russian brigand song | |
| Choral | Elegy | Элегия | for mixed chorus a cappella | words by Alexander Pushkin | |
| Choral | Forest | Лес | for mixed chorus a cappella | words by Aleksey Koltsov | |
| Choral | The Lark | Жаворонок | for mixed chorus a cappella | words by Vasily Zhukovsky | |
| Choral | Autumn | Осень | for mixed chorus a cappella | words by Alexander Pushkin | |
| Choral | The Sun, the Sun Rises | Солнце, солнце встаёт | for mixed chorus a cappella | words by Alexander Fyodorov – Александр Митрофанович Фёдоров (1868–1949) | |
| Choral | The Stars Fade Away | Звезды меркнут | for mixed chorus a cappella | words by Ivan Savvich Nikitin | |
| Choral | Oh, Is This Honourable for a Young Lad | Ой, честь ли то молодцу | for mixed chorus a cappella | words by A. K. Tolstoy | |
| Choral | Ходит Спесь надуваючись | for mixed chorus a cappella | words by A. K. Tolstoy | ||
| Choral | At the Order Gate | У приказных ворот | for mixed chorus a cappella | words by A. K. Tolstoy | |
| Choral | Winter | Зима | for mixed chorus a cappella | words by Yevgeny Baratynsky | |
| Choral | Condor | Кондор | for mixed chorus a cappella | words by Ivan Bunin | |
| Choral | Morning Dawn | Утром зорька | for mixed chorus a cappella | words by Stepan Skitalets | |
| Choral | Summer Passes | Проходит лето | for mixed chorus a cappella | words by Nikolay Afanasyevich Sokolov – Николай Афанасьевич Соколов (18??–1926) | |
| Choral: sacred | Cherubic Hymn (No. 1) | Херувимская песнь | for mixed chorus a cappella | Sacred opus 1 | |
| Choral: sacred | We Hymn Thee (No. 1) | Тебе поем | for mixed chorus a cappella | Sacred opus 2 | |
| Choral: sacred | It Is Truly Fitting (No. 1) | Достойно есть | for mixed chorus a cappella | Sacred opus 3 | |
| Choral: sacred | In Thy Kingdom | Во Царствии Твоем | for mixed chorus a cappella | Sacred opus 4; published 1905? | |
| Choral: sacred | O Lord, Save / Trisagion | Господи, спаси... / Трисвятое | for mixed chorus a cappella | Sacred opus 5 | |
| Choral: sacred | A Mercy of Peace | Милость мира | for mixed chorus a cappella | Sacred opus 6 | |
| Choral: sacred | We Hymn Thee (No. 2) | Тебе поем | for mixed chorus a cappella | Sacred opus 7 | |
| Choral: sacred | Our Father | Отче наш | for mixed chorus a cappella | Sacred opus 8 | |
| Choral: sacred | It Is Truly Fitting (No. 2) | Достойно есть | for mixed chorus a cappella | Sacred opus 9 | |
| Choral: sacred | Glory, Now and Ever / Only Begotten Son | Слава и ныне / Единородный Сыне | for mixed chorus a cappella | Sacred opus 10 | |
| Choral: sacred | Come, Let Us Worship | Приидите поклонимся | for mixed chorus a cappella | Sacred opus 11 | |
| Choral: sacred | I Believe (The Creed) | Верую (Символ веры) | for mixed chorus a cappella | Sacred opus 12 | |
| Choral: sacred | Bless the Lord, O My Soul | Благослови, душе моя, Господа (на Литургии) | for mixed chorus a cappella | Sacred opus 13; at liturgy | |
| Choral: sacred | Where Can I Go from Thy Spirit? | Камо пойду от Духа Твоего | for mixed chorus a cappella | Sacred opus 14; in place of the communion hymn at liturgy | |
| Choral: sacred | Praise the Name of the Lord | Хвалите имя Господне | for mixed chorus a cappella | Sacred opus 15 | |
| Choral: sacred | Gladsome Light (Gentle Light) | Свете тихий | for mixed chorus a cappella | Sacred opus 16; text from the office of vespers | |
| Choral: sacred | Rejoice, O Virgin | Богородице Дево | for mixed chorus a cappella | Sacred opus 17 | |
| Choral: sacred | From My Youth | От юности моея | for mixed chorus a cappella | Sacred opus 18 | |
| Choral: sacred | Having Beheld the Resurrection of Christ | Воскресение Христово видевше | for mixed chorus a cappella | Sacred opus 19 | |
| Choral: sacred | Lord, Now Lettest Thou | Ныне отпущаеши | for mixed chorus a cappella | Sacred opus 20 | |
| Choral: sacred | Cherubic Hymn (No. 2) | Херувимская песнь | for mixed chorus a cappella | Sacred opus 21 | |
| Choral: sacred | Blessed Is the Man | Блажен муж | for mixed chorus a cappella | Sacred opus 22 | |
| Choral: sacred | My Soul Magnifies the Lord | Величит душа моя, Господа | for mixed chorus a cappella | Sacred opus 23 | |
| Choral: sacred | Bless the Lord, O My Soul | Благослови, душе моя, Господа (на Всенощной) | for mixed chorus a cappella | Sacred opus 24; at vigil | |
| Choral: sacred | O Lord, Save / Holy God | Господи, спаси... / Святый Боже |
References
- Biographical notes in Victor Kalinnikov: The Complete Sacred Choral Works Editor: Vladimir Morosan, Introduction by Marina Rakhmanova, Musica Russica ISBN 0-9701767-0-8, 2001