Anastasiia Larchikova, Mykhailo Diordiiev - Four Hands. Two Hearts. One Hope (2025) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

01. Carpathian Song
02. Gazebo Dances (Original Version): I. Overture
03. Gazebo Dances (Original Version): II. Waltz
04. Gazebo Dances (Original Version): III. Adagio
05. Gazebo Dances (Original Version): IV. Tarantella
06. 3 Extravagant Dances: No. 1, Entrance and Dance ... Almost Hispano-Moresque
07. 3 Extravagant Dances: No. 2, Blues ... Almost American
08. 3 Extravagant Dances: No. 3, Can-Can ... As If from an Old Gramophone Record
09. Romance, Etude & Chorale, Op. 134: I. Romance and Etude
10. Romance, Etude & Chorale, Op. 134: II. Chorale
11. Ru-um-bambar
12. Ring-a-Ding-Ding

Ukrainian and American Music for Piano Duo, performed by Ukrainian artists Anastasiia Larchikova and Mykhailo Diordiiev. These two young pianists perform a splendid program of half Ukrainian/half American compositions, all contemporary and all very accessible. On the American side the album has John Corigliano’s Gazebo Dances, Ricky Ian Gordon’s Ring-A-Ding-Ding, and a World Premiere recording of Lowell Liebermann’s Romance, Etude and Chorale, Op. 134. This is the centerpiece of the album, and it is a stunning work that was commissioned by Steinway as a wedding present to Lang Lang. The Ukrainian music features Carpathian Song by Zoltan Almashi, composer, cellist and winner of the Lev Revultsky Prize in 2003 (World Premiere recording); Three Extravagant Dances by the late Myroslav Skoryk, who was awarded the titles “The People’s Artist“ and “Hero of Ukraine”, and whose music contains stylistic traits from Ukrainian folk music; and lastly Ru-um-bambar by Bohdan Sehin, who studied with M. Skoryk and whose music is highly textured, with Eastern European expressiveness (World Premiere recording). Proceeds from this album will be donated to Ukraine humanitarian aid organizations.

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