Valentin Silvestrov

In Silvestrovs kurzem Chorsatz erklingt nur ein Teil der von Beethoven verwendeten Zeilen aus Schillers 'Ode an die Freude' - die Strophe 'Freude schöner Götterfunken' und 'Seid umschlungen, Millionen...

'Veni, creator spiritus', 'Lacrimosa', 'Alleluja' - diese drei geistlichen Lieder von Valentin Silvestrov bergen zumindest sprachlich keine Probleme, dennoch stellen sie höchste Ansprüche an den bis z...

Immerse yourself in the powerful and deeply moving world of sacred vocal music with "Psalm" for large mixed choir a cappella, published by the prestigious edition M.P. Belaieff. Scored for an eight-pa...

I Quattro Salmi (2024) - commissionati dalla Fondation Prince Pierre de Monaco - sono dedicati a Sua Altezza Reale la Principessa Carolina di Hannover. Questo ciclo esprime l'atteggiamento spirituale...

Ein Schlaflied für das Jesus-Kind und 'Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht' auf Ukrainisch, mit volkstümlichen Worten, 'als seien diese gerade eben auf den Lippen der Menschen von Heute erschienen' (V. Silves...

Ein Schlaflied für das Jesus-Kind und 'Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht' auf Ukrainisch, mit volkstümlichen Worten, 'als seien diese gerade eben auf den Lippen der Menschen von Heute erschienen' (V. Silves...

Il compositore intreccia la polifonia delle voci dei poeti (Pushkin, Lermontov, Tyutchev, Baratynsky, Yesenin, Mandelstam, Keats, Shelley e altri) in un insieme integrale, in un'armonia misteriosa. L'...

Immerse yourself in a world of graceful melodies and poetic expression: "Walzer und zwei Serenaden" (Waltz and Two Serenades) for solo piano invites pianists to explore an enchanting repertoire. These...

Immerse yourself in captivating soundscapes with the masterful piece “Triptychon” for viola and piano, published by the renowned M.P. Belaieff edition. This three-part work explores the full sonic and...

This book contains Silvestrov's hitherto only works for solo violoncello created after 2000. The cello is one of the central instruments in the composer's oeuvre. In several works, he has managed to p...

With the "Three Postludes" (Drei Postludien) for soprano, violin, violoncello, and piano, the renowned publisher M.P. Belaieff presents an extraordinary chamber music work of profound expressiveness a...

Kein Sommernachtstraum, sondern Eine Winternachtsmusik - mit elektronisch erzeugten Windgeräuschen: 'Ein sehr leiser Winterwind, den man wie aus der Ferne von draußen durch das Fenster hört.' - so die...

Immerse yourself in a world of profound sonic depth and emotional expressiveness: With "Post Scriptum – Sonata for Violin and Piano", the renowned publisher M.P. Belaieff presents a captivating work f...

Nell'isolamento del lockdown dovuto al Covid, Silvestrov, che all'epoca viveva ancora a Kiev, compose un gran numero di opere minori e cicli per vari ensemble, che poi riunì in cicli più ampi, in "fam...

Immerse yourself in the rich, poetic world of chamber music with the "Pastorales" for violin and piano. Published by the renowned edition M.P. Belaieff, this enchanting piece masterfully captures the...

Con moto, poco rubato, dolce, leggiero, lontano ... - these terms at the beginning of the score occur in almost all compositions of Silvestrov, not only in those many smaller pieces for various ensemb...

Immerse yourself in the captivating soundscape of the cello with the first volume of "Works for 2 Violoncellos" published by the renowned M.P. Belaieff. Under the evocative subtitle "quasi Cello solo"...

This composition is both a milestone and an interface in Silvestrov's work: it is the end of his 'avant-garde period' and the beginning of what he later calls 'metamusic'. The structure of the work is...

I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincerest gratitude to Eamonn Quinn, Artistic Director of Louth Contemporary Music Society in Ireland, for his deep empathy, appreciation and great...

Written for the Kronos String Quartet, this piece contains Irish accents and some simple ideas that both convey the composer's enthusiasm for Ireland, the historical fate of which reminds him of his n...