Consolation: Forgotten Treasures of the Ukranian Soul

Featuring

Natalya Pasichnyk
Jakob Koranyi
Luthando Qave
Emil Jonason
Christian Svarfvar
Olga Pasichnyk

Mykola Lysenko
Viktor Stepanovych Kosenko
Myroslav Skoryk
Yuliy Meitus
Levko Mykolayovych Revutsky
Boris Mikolayovich Lyatoshinsky
Mykola Kolessa
Vasyl Barvinsky
Valentin Silvestrov
Arkady Filippenko

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Cultural Impact

Mykola Lysenko is to Ukraine what Sibelius is to Finland or Verdi to Italy, inspiring a national compositional school and founding numerous choirs.

Historical Context

The melancholy in Ukrainian music is deeply rooted in historical tragedies, including the 1930s famine under Joseph Stalin, the Nazi occupation, and deportations of various ethnic groups by Russian heads of state.

Composer Biography

Mykola Lysenko, commonly called the 'father of the Ukrainian musical school,' integrated folklore into his compositions and is considered a national hero.

Album & Artwork

The album's title, 'Consolation,' is taken from a rhapsodic piano piece by Viktor Kosenko, a Ukrainian composer known as 'Ukraine's Chopin,' and reflects a bittersweet Ukrainian mood.

Cultural Impact

Music, particularly intimate forms like choral singing and chamber music, became a tool for Ukrainians to cope with unbearable life under various occupiers, who often banned larger musical expressions.

Historical Context

The emergence of a national spirit in Ukraine during the late 19th century led to a movement to explore and cultivate popular Ukrainian culture.

Historical Context

Unlike other European countries, Ukraine had to wait about 70 years after its short-lived 1919 revolution for independence, enduring shifting borders and exploitation.