Author Topic: Ukrainian composers (Read 9973 times)

vandermolen · « **Reply #40 on:** January 11, 2017, 01:11:53 PM »

Quote from: André on January 11, 2017, 01:06:03 PM

I like Lyatoshinsky's music. At least that which I have (symphonies 3 and 4 + assorted orchestral works/suites, on the Russian Disc label).

But TBH I have a feeling that Stankovych is a more individual composer. Not necessarily better (how can you tell when both are fine?), but I pull his discs off the shelves more often. This is one of my favourites, which I listened to last month:

"Modern" music in a sense, "conventional" in the other. Stankovych deserves to be heard.

I need to listen to more of Stankovych - I'm sure I have a CD or two of his music - somewhere

Mirror Image · « **Reply #41 on:** January 11, 2017, 05:32:15 PM »

Quote from: jessop on January 10, 2017, 10:14:32 PM

I have enjoyed some Karabits in the past

Even though the instrumentations he uses in his concertos for orchestra incorporate quite a bit of percussion and instruments less commonly found in the orchestra, I think his orchestration doesn't really venture away from anything that isn't standard. Much of the orchestral colour is stuff that has been heard before.

That's an excellent disc. I especially like those Silvestrov works.

ComposerOfAvantGarde · « **Reply #42 on:** January 11, 2017, 08:16:11 PM »

Quote from: Mirror Image on January 11, 2017, 05:32:15 PM

That's an excellent disc. I especially like those Silvestrov works.

Yes the Silvestrov is nice here. I liked it when Karabits deviated from my expectations here...especially with the inclusion of harpsichord in one of the concertos for orchestra! But I feel like these deviations to things a little more interesting/unexpected were just a little too rare for me.

Zeus · « **Reply #43 on:** May 29, 2018, 06:01:00 PM »

Listening to the Karabits disc now. This one belongs on this thread too....

Skoryk: Concerti & Orchestral Works
Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra, Hobart Earle
Naxos

A real find!

some guy · « **Reply #44 on:** May 30, 2018, 10:38:14 AM »

So no love for Roslavets?

Well, maybe it's just the difficulty of establishing what "Ukrainian" means. Just as well that that kind of thing is difficult.

But the one who springs most readily to my mind, Kotra, was born in Kiev. So there's that.

Kotra is the nom de plume of Dmytro Fedorenko, who also runs two record labels in Ukraine, Kvitnu, which he founded, and Nexsound, which Andrey Kirichenko founded.

My first album of Kotra's was dissilient.

Here's a track from that, with a colorful video to go along with it: https://vimeo.com/24862240

Zeus · « **Reply #45 on:** May 30, 2018, 04:44:11 PM »

^ Hmmm. How to word this....

Those who like that kind of music might love it !!! To me, it sounds like something out of a sonic weapons lab. But I guess the intent is to shock, no?

Btw, I found 42 discs available for download on eMusic from the Kvitnu record label. So they're developing some international reach at least.

some guy · « **Reply #46 on:** May 31, 2018, 01:19:05 AM »

Quote from: Bubbles on May 30, 2018, 04:44:11 PM

I guess the intent is to shock, no?

No.

The intent of the composer is to write some interesting music. You know, like Palestrina did. And Mozart. And Chopin....

Even my intent, while certainly open to question, was no really to shock, but to widen the scope of "Ukrainian composer" just a bit. (I was feeling a bit claustrophobic, anyway, reading through this thread. Just a bit.)

Roy Bland · « **Reply #47 on:** December 18, 2019, 07:43:07 PM »

Stanislav Lyudkevich 40° death

vandermolen · « **Reply #48 on:** December 19, 2019, 12:40:43 AM »

Quote from: some guy on May 30, 2018, 10:38:14 AM

So no love for Roslavets?

Well, maybe it's just the difficulty of establishing what "Ukrainian" means. Just as well that that kind of thing is difficult.

But the one who springs most readily to my mind, Kotra, was born in Kiev. So there's that.

Kotra is the nom de plume of Dmytro Fedorenko, who also runs two record labels in Ukraine, Kvitnu, which he founded, and Nexsound, which Andrey Kirichenko founded.

My first album of Kotra's was dissilient.

Here's a track from that, with a colorful video to go along with it: https://vimeo.com/24862240

I like the music of Roslavets, especially this CD:

Symphonic Addict · « **Reply #49 on:** December 19, 2019, 11:42:37 AM »

For fans of Roslavets this is a stunning CD featuring his piano trios, except the No. 1 which is lost.

Gripping, tense, dramatic, dark and never dull. Nos. 2 and 4 are simply impressive, the No. 3 is less so but still very engaging. It's a mystery why they're not better known.