Серенада и вальс (2020) by Valentin Silvestrov

Recorded as demo to MD-recorder at composer's home
Kyiv, 2020
except tracks 5-6 (P. Osetinskaya piano, 2015), 11,12 (Kyiv Choir, 2020)

Cover photo: Yar Godyna

Valentin Silvestrov (1937) is a Ukrainian composer of contemporary classical music, increasingly regarded as one of the finest composers of his generation.
Using traditional tonal and modal techniques, Silvestrov creates a unique and delicate tapestry of dramatic and emotional textures, qualities which Silvestrov suggests are otherwise sacrificed in much of contemporary music.