Kyiv Chamber Choir & Mykola Hobdych — Valentin Silvestrov: Maidan

Слушайте альбом «Valentin Silvestrov: Maidan» — Kyiv Chamber Choir & Mykola Hobdych онлайн на ICM Music.

Обложка альбома «Valentin Silvestrov: Maidan» — Kyiv Chamber Choir & Mykola Hobdych

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 forced the octogenarian Valentin Silvestrov, his country’s greatest living composer, to flee his lifelong home in Kyiv and seek refuge in Berlin. <i>Maidan 2014</i>, a cycle of haunting miniatures for a cappella choir, was written in response to the Euromaidan protests that brought hope to millions of Ukrainians and provided Russian president Vladimir Putin with a pretext for seizing Crimea. Its timeless music, beautifully sung by the Kyiv Chamber Choir, was inspired by centuries of Orthodox chant and the bells of St Michael’s Cathedral in Kyiv, where this recording was made. The work, shaped by Silvestrov’s melodic genius and presented here with exquisite settings of verse by Ukraine’s national poet Taras Shevchenko, speaks of patriotic pride and for the precious sanctity of peace.

Артист

Kyiv Chamber Choir & Mykola Hobdych

Треки

  1. Maidan 2014, Cycle I: I. National Anthem 3:07
  2. Maidan 2014, Cycle I: II. And Glory, Mountains Blue, to You 2:43
  3. Maidan 2014, Cycle I: III. Give Rest, O Christ, to Thy Servant 2:04
  4. Maidan 2014, Cycle II: I. National Anthem 3:01
  5. Maidan 2014, Cycle II: II. Lacrimosa 2:45
  6. Maidan 2014, Cycle II: III. Holy God 2:56
  7. Maidan 2014, Cycle III: I. National Anthem 3:31
  8. Maidan 2014, Cycle III: II. The Lord’s Prayer 3:15
  9. Maidan 2014, Cycle III: III. Requiem aeternam 1:57
  10. Maidan 2014, Cycle III: IV. Agnus Dei 2:27
  11. Maidan 2014, Cycle IV: I. National Anthem 3:49
  12. Maidan 2014, Cycle IV: II. Elegy 2:52
  13. Maidan 2014, Cycle IV: III. Prayer for Ukraine 3:49
  14. Maidan 2014, Cycle IV: IV. National Anthem 3:03
  15. Maidan 2014, Cycle IV: V. Lullaby 2:03
  16. Four Songs: I. The Mighty Dnieper 2:55
  17. Four Songs: II. On Earth There is Fortune 4:18
  18. Four Songs: III. A Cherry Orchard by the House 3:57
  19. Four Songs: IV. My Testament 4:39
  20. Dyptych: I. To Little Mariana 4:32
  21. Dyptych: II. Psalm (The Mighty Dnieper) 3:34
  22. Tryptich: I. Oh Shining World 2:32
  23. Tryptich: II. Come to Your Senses 4:11
  24. Tryptich: III. Alleluia 2:23