Lyatoshynsky - Ballad

Ballad Op. 22 (1928)

Borys Demenko, piano

Boris Lyatoshynsky (1895-1968) was a major Ukrainian composer noted for teaching Valentin Silvestrov and founding a Kiev Avant-Garde school later in the 20th-century. His output is prolific and his style, like most of his contemporaries, was chameleon-like due to the shifting aesthetics in the U.S.S.R., from the experimental freedom allowed in the early 1920's to the restricted idiom demanded in the 40's and 50's. Lyatoshynsky studied with Glière and his earliest compositions are primarily solo piano works. While he was aligned with the avant-garde movement of the 1920s, his thematicism and piano-writing suggest the Romanticism of middle Scriabin and Feinberg rather than the complexities and atonal language of Roslavets and Lourié. Larry Sitsky calls Lyatoshynsky the "Passionate Slav" and the appellation is fitting as these fiery and lyrical piano works demonstrate.

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[Hexameron]

I wish whoever gave this video a negative rating would comment on their reason for the low rating. Is it the performance? This is the only recording I know of, a Russian import, too, but I realize the quality is poor. Is it the music? I guess I could always upload a Chopin ballade instead since we don't hear them that often...

[scriabinwasmydad]

whoever gave it a low rating was probably just basing their opinion on the introductory bars ... I dislike those attitudes .. anyways I appreciate you uploading this ..... It's nice to hear something new for a change ..please NO chopin ballades ...

not that they're bad or anything *XD*

just stick to your crazy uploads

:)

[EmanuelaZucchi]

What a refined harmonic taste! Really interesting work. Thank you for sharing it.

[TheDecadant]

@Hexameron ignore the haters - your posts are great.

[123eldest]

Was expecting this to be much faster so I got completely lost on the first page ^^

[addeex1]

the part at 3:58 has the same chord progression as in his concert etude rondo

[Horbyk]

absolutely right, Liatoshynsky is a Ukrainian composer. he has nothing to do with Russia whatsoever where he only spent 3 years of his life in 1941-1943 during the WWII as an evacuee. born in Zhytomyr, educated in Kyiv where he lived and died, used Ukrainian folk music material throughout his works. how come can you call him Russian? have Lysenko or Revutsky become Russians too? or Russia is everything to the East of Berlin? I'm sorry guys, but this is ridiculous

[andreysymba]

It is Ukrainian composer!

[ichbindertiger]

Thank you for posting these rare examples of Russian avant-garde music; it's very difficult to hear them otherwise!

[MEpianist]

@Hexameron Probably the music. It is tremendous noise and I have to admit I reacted negatively too. But I want to thank you so much for the work you do because I've given you many thumbs up on the obscure, wonderful music you bring us.

[HandyTheXxxX]

The bass register is incredible.

[sawunit]

maybe they were just impatient. After my first listen, I got past the introduction and thought "wow, that is a minute of my life I will never have back again" but after listening to it again, the beginning leading to the rapid left hand is perhaps my favorite part

[Barnaldomort]

I've brought it back up to 5 stars ^^

this is astounding!

[Hervinbalfour]

I would LOVE to play this on a Bosy Imperial.

[Lukecash12]

Crazy? It's individualism, but not exactly unique just for the arrogant sake of being unique. This composer has real character. One thing, though. Almost the entire thing sounded as if it were the climax.

[rugby52732]

Where can one obtain this wonderful music and the Demenko cd ? Thanks ! Rugby

[rugby52732]

Where can one obtain this wonderful music and the Demenko cd ? Thanks ! Rugby

[bartje11]

Fascinating music. Thanks again.