Title: Postcards from Ukraine, Vol. 1 - Violin Miniatures Artist: Markiyan Melnychenko Label: Toccata Next Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 5060640070400 Genre: Classical Artists Release Date: 2025-05-16 Number of Discs: 1
Ukrainian classical music is not even two centuries old, and for most of that time has had to contend with active attempts at suppression by a bullying neighbour. But Ukrainian composers have stood their ground, not least by taking inspiration from the folk-music that has long thrived in Ukraine's mountains and fields. In this first of a series of Postcards from Ukraine the Ukrainian-Australian violinist Markiyan Melnychenko presents a programme of largely unknown miniatures for violin and piano, all based on, or inspired by, that folk-culture. Alternately sparkling and soulful, these violin showpieces make the case for a more thorough examination of the riches still to be discovered in Ukraine's musical heritage.
Tracks: 1.1 Ukrainian Rhapsody, Op. 34 1.2 Two Pieces~No. 1. Andante sostenuto 1.3 Two Pieces~No. 2. Allegro scherzando 1.4 Chanson Triste 1.5 Humoresque on Ukrainian Folk Themes 1.6 Three Pieces on Tajik Folk Themes~No. 1. Pamir Melody 1.7 Three Pieces on Tajik Folk Themes~No. 2. Tranquil Song 1.8 Three Pieces on Tajik Folk Themes~No. 3. Dance 1.9 Two Pieces from the ballet The Shawl of Dovbush~Romance 1.10 Two Pieces from the ballet The Shawl of Dovbush~Dzvinka's Dance 1.11 Melody 1.12 Musician 1.13 Lamentations 1.14 Chabarashka 1.15 Three Kolomyiky~No. 1. Allegro commodo 1.16 Three Kolomyiky~No. 2. Andante cantabile 1.17 Three Kolomyiky~No. 3. Allegro grazioso
