In addition to fantastic vocals, this collection features the "Ukrainian national instrument," the bandura -- a multi-string combination of lute and harp. Its sound is subdued, like a harpsichord, but it has a greater range of dynamics and a more expressive tonal quality. For closet musicologists, Music of the World: Ukraine offers a rare opportunity (in Western culture) to hear this unique instrument run through its paces on a variety of traditional arrangements, from impossibly fast and nimble numbers like "Concert for ...
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In addition to fantastic vocals, this collection features the "Ukrainian national instrument," the bandura -- a multi-string combination of lute and harp. Its sound is subdued, like a harpsichord, but it has a greater range of dynamics and a more expressive tonal quality. For closet musicologists, Music of the World: Ukraine offers a rare opportunity (in Western culture) to hear this unique instrument run through its paces on a variety of traditional arrangements, from impossibly fast and nimble numbers like "Concert for Tsimbály" and "Variation for Clarinetto" to haunting and atmospheric pieces like "Oy de Ty Pidesh" and "Kolomyki." The recording is superbly unexaggerated, giving the passionate performances immediacy and a sense of authenticity that is so often missing from broad ethnic music overviews like this. ~ J. Scott McClintock, Rovi
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Add this copy of Music of the World: Ukraine to cart. $19.77, new condition, Sold by Solomon's Mine Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Howard, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Mastertone.
