Valentin Silvestrov - Requiem for Larissa - Памяти Киры Mуратовой ( Hobart Earle, OPO, Dumka )

Hobart Earle conducts the Odessa Philharmonic Orchestra and the National Choir of Ukraine ( "Kapella Dumka" - Yevhen Savchuk, choirmaster ) in the Odessa Premiere of this composition on June 15, 2018 . At the request of Valentin Silvestrov, the performance was dedicated to the memory of legendary film-maker Kira Muratova.

Mezzo-soprano solo : Oksana Nikitiuk
Tenor solo : Olkesandr Biloshapka

I "Requiem aeternam..."
II "Tuba mirum..."
III "Lacrymosa dies illa..."
IV "Proshchai svite, proshchai zemle..." ( from the poem "The Dream" by Taras Shevchenko )
V "Agnus dei..."
VI "Requiem aeternam..."
VII "Requiem aeternam..."

“Requiem for Larisa” represents Silvestrov’s very personal approach to this traditional genre. It is a very intimate service and an act of remembrance for his wife, Larisa Bondarenko, who died young, and for their life and what they did together. Only parts of the traditional text of the Requiem are used, and they dissolve into the great vocal and instrumental textures which cite fragments of those of Silvestrov’s works in which Larisa participated and the performances of which she attended. Thus Symphony no. 1 is cited in the “Tuba mirum”, whereas the fourth movement cites part of a setting of Taras Shevchenko from the song cycle “Quiet Songs” (no. 5, “World, farewell, o hard and thankless earth”). A work for piano, “The Messenger”, is transformed into the “Agnus Dei”. (Tatiana Frumkis - Schott Music)

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