Midsummer Night Magic CD

A. SPARINSKY, "MIDSUMMER NIGHT MAGIC"

 

  1.  Midsummer Night Magic  (Introduction) 3’ 47”
  2.  The Way Ivan bathed  2’ 01”
3. Maryna –  The Goddess Doll of spring –  instr. 1’ 31”
4. A Bunch of Herbs "On St. John’s Day" 1’ 53”
5. Kupalo on St. John’s Day 1’ 45”
6. Fortune-telling instr. 0’ 47”  
7. The Kupalo Girl 3’ 18”
8. Midsummer Night Fires (from Rigveda) instr. 2’ 28”
  9. Star has Shone 1’ 17”
  10. Flower of Fortune instr. 0’ 41”
  11. Garland Weavinginstr. 1’ 21”
12. The Garland Headpiece 1’ 56”
13. Kupalo Traditions  "Burn, burn brightly!"instr. 3’ 27”  
14. You Need to Get up Early 2’ 00”  
15. There is a Trough in the Garden 0’ 58”

16. Witch Solstice "The Flying Broomstick" 1’ 42”
17. "Where did you Kupalo spend the night?" 2’ 37”
 

18.  Midsummer’s Kupalo Eve  –  "The Ugly Witch" 1’ 47”
19. Fortune-telling #2 –  "Fall, fall rain!" – instr. 2’ 30”
20. Oh, it Thundered in the Forest 3’ 40”
21. The Sun God’s Wedding instr. 1’ 53”
22. Awakening  instr. 2’ 23”

Album created, composed, arranged and produced by Alexander Sparinsky

Sung by "Berehynia" Ukrainian Folk Theatre & "Berehynka" Childrens Folk ensemble, Nina Matvienko & "Zoloti Kluchi" Trio, "Kralytzia" & "Otava" Authentic folklore groups, Enver Izmailov, Nina Garenetska, Galyna Dovbetska; Played by: "Ars Nova" ensemble, Alexander Sparinsky - keyboards, Roman Hrynkiv - bandura, Enver Izmailov - tapping guitar, Sergei Khmeliov - percussions, Ihor Chernov - saxophones & bass clarinet, Vadym Shevchuk - pipe & hurdy-gurdy.


Many Thanks to: Alexander Polishchuk for cover design advices; Valeri Franchuk for his ‘Kupala’s Dream’ painting,  M. Buravsky & I. Synelnykov for musicology consultancy; O. Martzyniv for stage adaptation: ‘Korg’ & ‘Ensoniq’ for their synthesizers; „Kyiv” Chamber Choir, “Ljubystok” & “Yavoryna” Children’s ensembles, “Budivelnyk” & “Lybid” Folk Choirs,  S. Jamalodinova, Australian aboriginals didjeridoo players, Ukrainian trymbita, wood-flute, chembalo and violin players, Armenian duduk players for their samples.

All rights reserved (c) & (p) 2009


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