Evgeny Stankovich (Yevhen Stankovych) - Symphony of Pastorals in D Minor - Chamber Symphony No. 2 - Music for the Radio Play "The Night Before Christmas" Ukranian State Symphony Orchestra, Fedor Glushchenko - Consonance 1994

Hello everyone. I am trying these days to squeeze in a quick post where I can, and I think this is a rather interesting one.

Ever since the recent Gliere/Stankovych post I have had Stankovych on my mind, but really no time to try and locate my other discs by Mister Yevhen. This morning I found this Consonance disc, under a stack of Gramophone magazines in my closet :) I will **try** to add information for this wonderful release tonight. I will say quickly that I prefer the mysterious "Chamber Symphony No. 2" and the charming "The Night Before Christmas" (from Gogol's stories Nights on a Khutor near Dikanka") radio play over the "Symphony of Pastorals", which is more of an extended violin concerto. I do like "..Pastorals" as well, it is just that to this day I find that I must warm up to it - each time I listen that is. Then again I have played the other two works much more.

I find the opening of the Chamber Symphony especially enchanting with its distant, shofar-like call from the flute (I have always wondered if it's a bass flute; my ears have been of little help!)  and then briefly a couple other winds. The is wonderful music.. as is the cheerful, lighter music of the Radio Play.

Yevhen Stankovych

Track list:

1)Symphony of Pastorals in D Minor (35:50)

2)Chamber Symphony No. 2 (15:42)

3)Music for the Radio Play "The Night Before Christmas" (11:15)

Again I hope to add the info tonight, as well as get to visitor comments. Thank you for your patience
everyone!

Enjoy this discovery!

Stankovich-Chamber_Symphony_No._2_etc.-Tzadik.zip

http://www24.zippyshare.com/v/VTJGKwIR/file.html