REISSUES CHOICE
Ukraine’s defiant genius
Most celebrated for his Third Symphony, Boris Lyatoshinsky’s sequels have a shattering impact
Lyatoshinsky
Symphonies Nos 4 & 5
Cracow Philharmonic Orchestra/Roland Bader
CPO 999 183-2 (1994) 53:09 mins
Here’s a timely reissue of two symphonies by the leading Ukrainian composer of his generation, Boris Lyatoshinsky (1895-1968). Starting out as a prodigy, he was most influenced by Reinhold Glière, although it was Scriabin’s emotional volatility that proved axiomatic
