Ivan Petrovich Larionov (Russian: Èâàí Ïåòðîâè÷ Ëàðèîíîâ) (January 23, 1830 – April 22, 1889) was a Russian composer, writer and folklorist. He is mostly remembered for the famous song "Kalinka", that he wrote in 1860.[citation needed]
Larionov was born to a noble family in Perm, and studied music in Moscow. He died in Saratov in 1889, from stomach cancer.
Interest : Skill level : My parents used to listen to
this song done by ivan rebroff
at an outdoor music concert
years ago in Toronto. I
beautiful song, also very
nicely done by Yasha Hifitz on
violin.