Born: 22 April 1892, Ol'shanka village, Kursk Province, Russian Empire Died: 13 June 1954, Saint-Cloud, Paris, France. Nicolas Obuhow (variously spelt Nicolas Obukhov or Nikolai Obouhov) was a Russian Composer whose work is rarely performed and little recorded, despite completing over 75 pieces. his music is dominated by religious an monarchist themes, often in an over-wrought style, and with dramatic instructions to musicians to play "in the anguish of death" or "with ecstatic horror" while "groaning and shrieking. Read more on Last.fm