Toccata

Postcards from Ukraine, Vol. 2 - Chamber Music

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Composer
Vasyl Barvinsky, Viktor Kosenko, Borys Lyatoshynsky, Yevhen Stankovych
Artist
Markiyan Melnychenko, Josephine Vains, Peter de Jager, Stewart Kelly
Format
CD
Discs
1
Label
Toccata
Released
Oct 03, 2025
Catalog #
TOCN0043
UPC
5060640070431

About

The first album of Postcards from Ukraine gave a potted history of Ukrainian music in the form of a series of miniatures for piano and violin. In this second instalment four representative chamber works demonstrate how quickly Ukrainian music developed a proud and independent tradition - although all four composers here were bullied by the authoritarian regime to the north. One of them, Vasil Barvinsky, even spent ten years in the Gulag, during which time the Soviets destroyed his manuscripts. Upon his release, unbowed, he set about reconstructing those lost scores, though he died before he could complete the task. His glorious A minor Piano Trio gives an indication of what was nearly lost - and how much remains to be discovered.

Tracklist 10 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro 10:48
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    10:48
    Composer
    Viktor Stepanovych Kosenko
    Performer
    Markiyan Melnychenko, Peter de Jager
  2. 2 II. Andantino semplice 07:32
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andantino semplice
    Duration
    07:32
    Composer
    Viktor Stepanovych Kosenko
    Performer
    Markiyan Melnychenko, Peter de Jager
  3. 3 I. Allegro impetuoso 08:02
    Track
    3
    Title
    I. Allegro impetuoso
    Duration
    08:02
    Composer
    Boris Mikolayovich Lyatoshinsky
    Performer
    Markiyan Melnychenko, Peter de Jager
  4. 4 II. Tempo precedente 07:52
    Track
    4
    Title
    II. Tempo precedente
    Duration
    07:52
    Composer
    Boris Mikolayovich Lyatoshinsky
    Performer
    Markiyan Melnychenko, Peter de Jager
  5. 5 III. Allegro molto risoluto 05:22
    Track
    5
    Title
    III. Allegro molto risoluto
    Duration
    05:22
    Composer
    Boris Mikolayovich Lyatoshinsky
    Performer
    Markiyan Melnychenko, Peter de Jager
  6. 6 No. 1. Molto andante, molto piano 04:59
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 1. Molto andante, molto piano
    Duration
    04:59
    Composer
    Yevhen Stankovych
    Performer
    Markiyan Melnychenko, Josephine Vains
  7. 7 No. 2. Presto 01:37
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 2. Presto
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Yevhen Stankovych
    Performer
    Markiyan Melnychenko, Josephine Vains
  8. 8 I. Andante sentimentale - Allegro energico 12:10
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Andante sentimentale - Allegro energico
    Duration
    12:10
    Composer
    Vasyl Barvinsky
    Performer
    Markiyan Melnychenko, Josephine Vains, Stewart Kelly
  9. 9 II. Andante 06:53
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Andante
    Duration
    06:53
    Composer
    Vasyl Barvinsky
    Performer
    Markiyan Melnychenko, Josephine Vains, Stewart Kelly
  10. 10 III. Allegro giocoso (alla Kolomyika) 07:54
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Allegro giocoso (alla Kolomyika)
    Duration
    07:54
    Composer
    Vasyl Barvinsky
    Performer
    Markiyan Melnychenko, Josephine Vains, Stewart Kelly