The Music of Ukrainian Composers
Sticky Notes: The Classical Music Podcast
Joshua Weilerstein
4.9 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 2 March 2022
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
While the inspiration for the show today is likely obvious, I’m also very happy to get the chance to share this wonderful music with you, separate from the current horrors going on right now.
Here’s a little quiz for you - name a Ukrainian composer. Were you stumped? Well, so are many people by that question. Despite a long line of brilliant composers throughout history, the music of Ukrainian composers has not entered the standard repertoire, except if you consider the contemporary composer Valentin Silvestrov. But Ukrainian music has a long and fascinating history, from the so called Big Three of the 18th and 19th centuries who were heavily influenced by the legendary Austro German composers but wrote in a highly unique style, to the nationalistic and folk inspired music of Lysenko, to the wild experimentation of Lyatoshinsky in the 20th century, all the way to the contemporary era and the post modern work of Silvestrov. Today on the show I’m going to take you through a history of Ukrainian classical music, and all along the way I’ll share the stories and the music of 6 of the most important Ukrainian composers. You’re going to hear some of the most fascinating and touching music around, and you’re going to wonder how it’s possible that you haven’t heard this music before. Join us!
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqdwQ4eCTHM (Documentary on Ukrainian Composers by Natalya Pasichnyk)
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to Sticky Nuts, the Classical Music Podcast. |
| 0:08.2 | My name is Joshua Weytherstein, I'm a conductor, and I'm the Music Director of the Phoenix |
| 0:11.8 | Orchestra of Boston. |
| 0:13.5 | This podcast is for anyone who loves classical music, works in the field, or is just getting |
| 0:17.8 | ready to dive into this amazing world of incredible music. |
| 0:21.4 | Before we get started, I want to thank my new Patreon sponsors, Eric, JB, Rick, GI, |
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| 0:32.8 | Season 8 possible. |
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| 0:49.9 | I am back in London after a really fantastic week with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. |
| 0:55.2 | I just had such an incredible time, in particular, doing Nathaniel Dets, the Ordering of Moses, |
| 1:01.3 | with Nadine Benjamin, Crystal Williams, Roderick Dixon, and Eric Green, the CBSO, and the |
| 1:05.8 | CBSO Chorus. |
| 1:06.8 | It was really one of those unforgettable experiences in a concert. |
| 1:10.9 | I'm back home for now for about a week, and then starts a very busy period of about |
| 1:16.4 | five weeks. |
| 1:17.4 | I'll be heading to Leal in France next week to do a very interesting program of Schnitzke's |
| 1:22.6 | Viola Concerto, with the incomparable Antoine Thomas Deet, and then Shustekovic's fifth |
| 1:28.6 | symphony. |
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