Mykola Lysenko The Art Songs - The Ukrainian Art Song Project

Visit www.UASP.ca for more info. Presenting 124 art songs by Mykola Lysenko, Ukraine's preeminent composer of the 19th century, recorded on 6 CDs by Britain's Pavlo Hunka and some of Canada's foremost opera luminaries: Singers ● Isabel Bayrakdarian, Monica Whicher, Allyson McHardy, Krisztina Szabó, Elizabeth Turnbull, Benjamin Butterfield, Michael Colvin, Russell Braun, and Robert Gleadow Pianists ● Albert Krywolt, Mia Bach, and Serouj Kradjian Cellist ● Roman Borys Flautist ● Douglas Stewart Producer ● Roman Hurko Featuring A Poet's Love, Lysenko's song cycle composed to the poetry of Heinrich Heine and inspired by Schumann's Dichterliebe song cycle. CD 1 | Nature 18 Songs 53:52 CD 2 | Love 24 Songs 53:21 CD 3 | Fate 22 Songs 51:21 CD 4 | A Historical Theme 12 Songs 63:23 CD 5 | A Philosophical Theme 18 Songs 50:51 CD 6 | A Song Cycle 30 Songs 56:48 The Ukrainian Art Song Project aims to record and publish a veritable anthology of art songs by Ukraine's eminent composers for distribution to the music world. The Art Songs of Mykola Lysenko is the second CD set in the series.