Silvestrov: Introduction
By Ralph Graves
Monday, January 6 a new series begins on CharlottesvilleClassical.org. “Valentin Silvestrov” is a five-part profile of Ukraine’s most prominent and beloved classical composer. Part 1, “Introduction,” provides the background for Silvestrov’s extraordinary life.
Host Steve Robinson talks with friends and colleagues of the composer. They build a portrait of Silvestrov, his music, and his importance to Ukrainian culture.
Valentin Silvestrov: A Composer’s Journey
Airs Mondays, 9 am and 6 pm on CharlottesvilleClassical.org
Featured Recordings:
Silvestrov: Bagatelle; Natalya Pasichnyk
Consolation: Forgotten Treasures of the Ukrainian Soul (BIS)
Silvestrov: Piano Quintet; Yuri Pogoretskyi, Taras Yaropud, Kateryna Suprun, Iryna Starodub, Bogdana Pivnenko
Ukrainian Piano Quintets (Naxos Records)
Silvestrov: Quartetto Piccolo; Lysenko String Quartet Valentin Silvestrov:
Music for String Quartet, Postlude for Solo Violin (Etcetera Records)
Silvestrov: String Quartet No. 1; Matangi Quartet
Outcast. (Matangi Quartet)
Silvestrov: Farewell, O World! Farewell, O Earth!; Ilya Scheps, Sergey Yakovenko
Silent Songs. (ECM)
Silvestrov: Symphony No. 5; Sinfonia Lahti Valentin
Silvestrov: Symphonies 4 & 5. (BIS)
Silvestrov: Requiem for Larissa; Choir of the Bavarian Symphony and the Bavarian Symphony Orchestra Silvestrov: Requiem für Larissa (BR-Klassik)
Silvestrov: Chaconne; Boris Berman
Valentin Silvestrov (Le Palais des Dégustataurs)
