Blog by Volodymyr Kurylenko

A.Khachaturyan. Toccata

2010-09-17T16:24:00.002+03:00

Toccata by A.Khachaturyan. In transcription for Bayan.

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A.Khachaturyan. Toccata. Performed by Friedrich Lips

A.Khachaturyan. Toccata. Performed by Grzegorz Miszczyszyn

A.Khachaturyan. Toccata. Original piano version. Performed by Allan Grando

Music sheets for Bayan here

What is Bayan?

2010-09-17T16:01:00.000+03:00

Very often I am being ask what the f...ug is Bayan?
And why don't I call it simply a "Button Accordion".
I hope I gave a clear answer on my front page: www.volod.com.ua

Today I've found on the Internet an interesting short documentary about it. Quite briefly, featuring Friedrich Lips and a nice story on making the Bayan.

No way I wanted to make an advertisement for any factory or bayan maker, performer or place. Simply an explanation of what Bayan is.

Vladimir MURZA playing 2

2010-08-09T00:12:00.005+03:00

To continue my previous post with Vladimir MURZA playing.

Do visit my www.YouTube.com/kurylenko page for more videos with bayan or accordion players performing!
Subscribe to the channel and you will be notified about the freshly uploaded videos!

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G.M.Rodriguez. La Cumparsita. Arranged by Victor VLASOV
Arranged by Victor VLASOV. Performed by Folk Instruments Ensemble from Odessa, Ukraine: Vladimir MURZA (bayan), Svetlana MURZA (domra), Alexandr MURZA (balalaika), Andrey SELIN (double bass)

Victor Vlasov. Riding Troika (Виктор Власов. На тройке)
Performed by Folk Instruments Ensemble from Odessa, Ukraine: Vladimir MURZA (bayan), Svetlana MURZA (domra), Alexandr MURZA (balalaika), Andrey SELIN (double bass)

Alexander Tsfasman. Unhappy Meeting (Александр Цфасман. Неудачное свидание).
Arranged by Victor VLASOV

Bayan accompanying men folk choir

2010-07-09T13:37:00.000+03:00

I remember some time ago, a woman from the Netherlands asked me to give an example of how bayan is being used in Ukraine with folk choirs. So, here it is, friends! :)
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Ukrainian Cossack folk song performed by men choir "Budmo" from Buryn', Sumy province, Ukraine in the frames of International Art-Literature Festival "Krolevets Rushnyky", 06.12.2009. Krolevets, Sumy province, Ukraine - www.krolevets.com (Ukrainian language content).

More videos from this festival (not with bayan but other nice performances) you can find here:

http://www.youtube.com/wwwKROLEVETScom

Роман Коляда та Володимир Куриленко в «Майстер Класі»

2010-07-08T18:52:00.003+03:00

Відіграли учора, 7.07.2010, у Києві, концерт з Романом Колядою організований "Jazz in Kiev".
Він проходив у форматі "Тема з варіаціями. Live" - де ведучим був Олексій Коган.

Фото Андрія Авдошина

Грати було дуже приємно, бо публіка сприймала музику Романа та мої скромні імпровізації дуже добре!

Були моменти, коли у мене, як у співансамблиста, павуки по спині лазили від відчуття того, що приходило "воно" під час "польоту думки" на фоні космічно-романтичної музики Романа!

Надіюсь, дядьки з "Jazz in Kiev" запросять нас ще коли-небудь!

Ну, і побільше б нам концертів з Романом! ;)

Фото Андрія Авдошина

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Photos by Andry Avdoshyn from the concert of Roman Kolyada (piano) and Volodymyr Kurylenko arranged by "Jazz in Kiev" on the 7th July 2010.

Vladimir MURZA playing 1

2010-06-19T23:31:00.001+03:00

At last I got the video with performance of famous Ukrainian bayan player, teacher at Odessa Sate Academy of Music Vladimir MURZA!

I posted it at my www.YouTube.com/kurylenko page.

Vladimir Murza plays a piece by Viktor Vlasov "Odessa Album Leaf" together with Odessa Salik Municipal Wind Music Theatre Wind Band, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor Mikhail Dzevik.

Music sheets of this piece for bayan and chamber orchestra you can find here:
http://music.volod.com.ua/vlasov_bayan_and_orchestra.php

More videos will follow! Come back to my pages!

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Volodymyr Podgorny - Great Maestro passed away...

2010-06-02T18:36:00.008+03:00

After being ill for several years Volodymyr (Vladimir) Podgorny left this world...
Great Composer, great Performer, great Teacher. A man with huge passion and love for Music.

(1928-2010)

Volodymyr Podgorny with his wife Podgornaya Zoya Nikolayevna

and daughter Elena,

1976

Two legendary Yakovlevitchs (the same fathers' names):

I.Yakovlevitch Panitsky and V.Yakovlevitch Podgorny,

Saratov, 1989

After author's concert, 1994

(from left to right): I.Lipnitsky, V.Podgorny, L.Gura, A.Haydenko

V.Podgorny and Yuri Sidorov, 1989

Photos are taken from the book:

Anatoly Semeshko. Vladimir Podgorny: A Look at the Portrait of an Artist (Kyiv 2003, in Russian)

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Here are some video and mp3 examples of the pieces composed and arranged by Volodymyr Podgorny:

V.Podgorny Gipsy Rhapsody. Performed by Borys Myronchuk:

V.Podgorny. Nochenka. Performed by Viktor Oliynyk:

V.Podgorny.Fantasy on"The Man I Love"by Gershwin.

Performed by Borys Myronchuk and Artem Nyzhnyk

V.Podgorny. Retro-Fantasy (Retro-Suite). Performed by Hrustevich

V.Podgorny. Transcription on the Theme by L.Dalla "To Carruzo"

(fragment I). Performed by Hrustevich

V.Podgorny. Transcription on the Theme by L.Dalla "To Carruzo"

(fragment II). Performed by Hrustevich

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Mp3's:

V.Podgorny. Arrangement of Ukrainian Folk Song "Oy, Chyy to Kin' Stoyit'" (*Whose Horse is That...) - fragment. Performed by Volodymyr Kurylenko

V.Podgornyy. Transcription on a Song by G.Petersbourgskiy "Siniy Platochek" (*Blue Shawl) - fragment. Performed by Volodymyr Kurylenko

Thank you, Richard!

2010-05-21T11:59:00.001+03:00

My special thanks to a wonderful musician - Richard Galliano! He brought me back to Bach!

Having listened to his new "Bach" CD made me coming back to the music of the great Master!

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Photo taken from the site: http://www.richardgalliano.com/common_pages/pages_disco/bach.htm

Концерт у Києві, 17 квітня 2010

2010-04-19T11:41:00.001+03:00

17 квітня грав у складі К-тріо з Романом Колядою!

Грати було легко, на одному диханні. Не скажу, що попередні виступи були складними, чи ще щось, але, коли за певних обставин відчуваєш Божу допомогу - це окриляє!

За день до ансамблевого концерту, мені стало відомо, що доведеться пограти й СОЛО на цьому концерті. Так як я тільки повернувся з закордонної поїздки, програма була готова. От тільки в столиці я виступав вперше, що робило цей виступ особливо хвилюючим. Ніколи не знаєш, як сприймуть гру на Батьківщині! Голандія вже обкатана мною вздовж і впоперек, а от Україна...

Але, начебто, обійшлося без помідорів! ;)

Discoveries: A.Na Yun Kin playing himself!

2009-12-31T08:51:00.007+02:00

At last I've found on the Internet a video where Maestro plays himself!

Alexander Na Yun Kin - "Moscow Intermezzo"
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Наконец-то я нашел в инернете видео с игрой Маэстро!

Александр На Юн Кин - "Московское интермеццо"

More pieces by Alexander Na Yun Kin

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Другие пьесы Александра На Юн Кина

Another piece, arrangement by Alexander Na Yun Kin of a song by Beatles "Michelle" performed by ensemble of bayan players "Russian Timbre":

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Еще одна пьеса - аранжировка Александр На Юн Кина "Мишель" из репертуара Битлз. Исполняет ансамбль "Русский тембр":

The piece by A.Na Yun Kin - Elegy from "Small Romantic Triptyh"- played by Kirill Kriklivets
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Александр На Юн Кин - "Элегия" из цикла "Маленький романтический триптих". Исполняет Кирилл Крикливец:

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Music sheets of the piece here: http://music.volod.com.ua/na_yun_kin.php

The piece by A.Na Yun Kin - The Mistress (Barynya) - performed by Kostyantyn Zhukov (Ukraine)
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Александр На Юн Кин - "Барыня". Исполняет Константин Жуков (Украина):

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Music sheets of the piece here: http://music.volod.com.ua/estrada_5.php

Bayan, accordion players in the streets...

2009-12-01T11:08:00.004+02:00

Alexander Burdyug and Andrey Fesenko

Photo taken here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sunshinec/2800926237/

Musicians web page:

http://volod.com.ua/burdyug_fesenko.php

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My friends playing in the streets...
So did I once. And I'm not sure, if I won't have to do it again...

Is this our - bayan / accordion players - "good luck" or sad necessity? Is this the only way to earn for a living?
Why do good musicians with classical education from countries of the former Soviet Union (and others) have to play in the streets in major cases?

Is there no demand for performances on serious stages? Is the world of bayan / accordion performers too narrow and there is not much space for everybody?

More questions then answers..

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Enjoy the music!

P.S. If you want to support these artists, you can buy their CDs. Do contact me from this page: http://volod.com.ua/burdyug_fesenko.php
P.P.S. This is NOT an advert but trying to help.

Discoveries: O.Meremkulov. "Frescos"

2009-11-03T08:11:00.002+02:00

Performed on 23.10.2009 on bayan by Folk Artist of Russia Sergey Naiko.

O.Meremkuov "Three Frescos".

1. Immemorial Letters 2. Delusion 3. Choral

25th anniversary performance since the first premiere.

Discoveries: A.Na Yun Kin. Elegy from "Small Romantic Triptyh"

2009-10-29T09:39:00.003+02:00

The piece by A.Na Yun Kin - Elegy from "Small Romantic Triptyh"- beautifully played by Kirill Kriklivets

Worth to see and listen!

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Music sheets of the piece here: http://music.volod.com.ua/na_yun_kin.php

Discoveries: Pascal Contet - a French accordion player

2009-10-29T09:18:00.009+02:00

Pascal Contet - a French accordion player:
www.pascalcontet.com
Busy with contemporary music. Performing with varies instruments, artists. I like combination with Chinese Sheng:

Nice performance of Nigun by Bloch (originally for violin and piano):

(Here - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigun - you can read what "nigun" means)
You can compare performance of this piece by listening to fantastic violin playing by Leonid Kogan: