Ihor Sonevytsky - Selected Works for Piano
This is the first publication of these twenty two solo piano works. The first four were written in 1944 while Dr. Sonevytsky was studying at the Vienna Music Academy. Seven originated as incidental music to the productions of the Theater Studio of Lydia Krushelnytsky, with whom the composer enjoyed a 35 year collaboration. Five are from Dr. Sonevytsky's ballet "Cinderella", premiered in 1967 by the Roma Pryma Bohachevsky School of Ballet. Dr. Sonevytsky's piano writing is characterized by an elegant clarity - the works are eminently playable, even for students. Often drawing inspiration from Ukrainian folk music, the composer employs adventurous, atypical harmonization schemes. The pieces drawn from the tehater and ballet productions are imbued with programmatic color and wit as befits their dramatic origin. All twenty two works, however, stand firmly on their own as welcome additions to the solo piano repertoire, and are particularly well suited for intermediate to advanced piano students.$29.95 (score)