Falik Yu. Music for Choir. Vol. 4. Choral Miniatures

Yuri FALIK (1936–2009) was the disciple of the acknowledged Stolyarsky music school in Odessa. Studying in the Leningrad conservatoire he acquired two specialities: cello (prof. A. Strimer) and composition (prof. B. Arapov). Post-graduate education (M. Rostropovich). Falik was a professor of composition and instrumentation perfoming as a conductor all over the Russian cities and abroad. Among his creations there are many opuses of diverse genres. Numerous chamber and choral compositions by Falik are perpetually.

Performed all over the world by the European and American ensembles and choral groups. Such conductors as Ye. Svetlanov, G. Rozhdestvensky, M. Janssons, V. Gergiev, A. Dmitriyev, V. Yampolsky (USA), M. di Bonaventura (USA), S. Edwards (UK) included Falik’s symphony compositions to their repertoire.

CONTENTS:

CHANT VIVAT. For men’s choir a cappella. Verses by A. Sumarokov
LIRE. For mixed choir a cappella. Verses by E. Miezelaitis. Translated to Russian by A. Mezhyrov
Two Winter Landscapes
     1. White Blizzards. Verses by A. Zhygulin
     2. Thaw. Verses by N. Zabolotsky
Two Choruses to the Verses by A. Blok
     1. City’s Asleep
     2. Unknown Woman
Two Solfeggi
     1. Prelude
     2. Fugue
FOUR MINIATURES. For children’s (women’s) choir
MAY SONG. Verses by V. Mayakovsky. Arranged by E. Yablonev
SONG ABOUT ACORN. Verses by S. Marshak
FRIENDLY FAMILY. Verses by S. Marshak
BIRDIES’ DISPUTE. Verses by I. Reznikova
KARELIAN WATERCOLOUR. Verses by R. Vinonen
PRAYER. Verses by M. Lermontov