On March 9, WTJU host Ralph Graves programmed exclusively Ukrainian music for Classical Prelude and Classical Sunrise. Classical music in Ukraine dates back to the era of Haydn and Mozart. And this programming by no means represents every classical Ukrainian composer of the past 300 years. Listen here: Ukraine’s history as a country is complex. At times, […]
Valentyn Silvestrov
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Ukrainian Piano Quintets — Exceptional
Ukrainian musicians play piano quintets from three generations of Ukrainian composers. One would expect top-flight, engaging performances. And one would be right. There’s a passion here that’s palpable. The quintets are programmed in chronological order. When I listened straight through, I could hear how each composer built on the foundations of the previous. Boris Lyatoshynsky […]