Karetnikov, Nikolay Nikolayevich
(*1930)
Karetnikov [Karyétneekuhff], Nikolay Nikolayevich (6–28–1930, M.). Studied with Shebalin (comp.) and Nikolayeva (pf) at the M. Central Mus. Sch. (1942–48), then continued his training with Shebalin at the M. Cons., grad. 1953. Was early infl. by Musorgsky, Shostakovich, Mahler, and Wagner, then experimented with contemporary techniques, especially serialism (as in Sym. No. 4). Works: Sort by:DefaultTitleDateAscendingDescending Till Eulenspiegel (op., 1983); ballets: The Geologists (1956)…