Сторінка Перша 1. Гей на горі женці жнуть 2. Взав би я бандуру - соліст Оскар Раулф 3. Ой, що ж то за шум учинився 4. Ой, не світи місяченку (солістка Леся Зюбраж) 5. Думи мої 6. Рідна мати моя - Рушничок (дует А. Тихнович і Р. Фарар)
Сторінка Друга 1. Засвистали козаченьки 2. Ніч яка місячна, ясна, зорена (соліст Александр Тихнович) 3. Розрпягайте хлопці коні 4. Над рікою вийшла звізда - Лемківська (солістка Леся Зубрак) 5. Реве та стогне, Дніпр широкий
Гей на горі женці жнуть
Рушничок
Ukrainian Rhapsody - The Ivan Romanoff Male Chorus Canadian born composer-conductor Ivan Romanoff and his Male Chorus have amassed a wide reputation of being an extraordinary gifted complement of men, singularily adept at performing in over thirty languages... to the great astonishment of audiences everywhere. Their virile interpretation is inspired by the boundless energy of their dynamics and demanding leader; the excellence of their pronounciation is largely due to the unique phonetic system devised and developed by maestro Romanoff, whose own knowledge of Slav languages is remarkable.
Since Ivan Romanoff is of Ukrainian descent himself, it is hardly surprising that this album is the realization of a long-awaited dream; to put together a collection of best-known and beloved "evergreens" of the Ukrainian musical literature. These are classic folk songs, and even though they have been specially arranged by the workings of the creative Romanoff imagination, nonetheless, they still retain the purity and lyricism of the old Ukraine and her people.
The songs are about mountains and moonlight... wheat fields and mighty rivers... robust cossacks and wandering minstrels... old-country humor and bitter-sweet love.
This is a Ukrainian Rhapsody, nurtured with love, molded with maturity, under the dedicated hands of a second-generation native son, Ivan Romanoff.
Side 1 Hey On The Hill (Hey Na Horee) Romanoff Male Chorus 'Way up on the hills, the reapers are working the fields... down in the valleys below, cossack bands are riding through, shattering the silence with their laughter and boisterous singing. My Bandura (Vzaw Beh Ya Bandooroo) Soloist: Oskar Raulfs "I took the Bandura on my knee to play a musical tribute to your beauty. Alas, because of your lovely, haunting eyes, you've sentenced me to a minstrel's life forever!" The Mosquito And The Fly (Oy Shcho To Za Shoom) Romanoff Male Chorus An old-country joke relates the consequences fo an improbable marriage between a mosquito and a fly... the implication being that the fly is like a nagging, useless wife, and the poor mosquito , henpecked husband who finally succumbs to his unhappy fate. No Moonlight For My Lvoe (Oy Neh Sveetenh Meesyachenkoo) Soloist: Lesia Zubrack "Oh Moon, please don't shine for anyone but my love... if he won't return, spare my feelings and hide behind the clouds" My reveeries (Doomeh Moyee) Romanoff Male Chorus The words of the famed Ukrainian poet laureate, Taras Shevchenko, are known and revered by all Ukrainians "Thoughts...thoughts.. why do you spread yourselves across my pages in such asad little rows and torment me so.. I create you... nurtured you...now what will I do with you?" Dearest Mother Of Mine (Rooshechok) Duet: Robert Farrar and Alexander Ticknovich One day long ago, a mother gave her departing son an embroidered scarf with which to remember her. Now the momories create a terrible, aching lonliness.
Side 2 The Whistling Cossacks (Zaasvistaley Kozachenkee) Romanoff Male Chorus The young cossacks are departing, whistling only to bolster their morals, and keep from looking back to see the tears of the girls and mother they are leaving behind. Came Out My Darling (Neech Yaka Meesyachna) Soloist: Alexander Tickonovich "Oh what a beautiful, moonlit night!) Come out, my poor, careworn darling, and take a moment to rest and enjoy this glorious evening." Unharness The Horses Boys (Rozpryakayteh Khloptzee Konee) Romanoff Male Chorus "Let's unharness the horses, Boys, and rest up in the cool green grass. If we dig a well. perhaps a pretty girl might turn up to get water!" The Stars Look Down (Nad Reekoyou Veyshla Zvezda) Soloist: Lesia Zubrack In the Carpathian mountains close to the border of Slovakia, the people speak with a soft, charming "Lemko" (Carpath-Russ) dialect. This song, an allegory of two stars and two lovers, might well be claimed by both sides of the border. The Mighty Dneper (Reveh Tah Stoh-hne) Romanoff Male Chorus The Dnieper is a broad river in the interior of the Ukraine. When grey winds blow across it, great waves appear and hurl themselves up to the sky in anger. It is like the River of life, gentle at times...brutal at times.. but always in command.
Producer Dave Bird Cover portrait of Ivan Romanoff by Vacouk Printed in Canada Manufactured and Distributed by Capitol Records Canada Ltd. EMI the greatest recording organization in the world SN-6299
Side 1 1. Welcoming kolomayka 2. Censored kolomayka 3. The farmer in the dell 4. Life of a lazy Uke 5. Ukrainian roulette 6. Hopper - grass 7. ???? polka 8. Mule tren
Side 2 1. Intro polka 2. Tam doornay 3. Smsyo Petrolovich 4. The haunted lover's house 5. Confused kolomayka 6. How dry I am 7. Too fat polka 8. Dead? End polka
Welcoming kolomayka - Hopper-grass
Produced by A. Groshak Cover design & jackets by Parr's Print & Litho Ltd. Toronto, Canada Manufactured and distributed by: V Records Ltd. Winnipeg, Manitoba
Сторона 1 1. На Івана Купала - сл. на основі народних пісень - муз. М. Беднарчик Ivana Kupala - Lyrics: based on Ukrainian folk songs - music M. Bednarczyk - instrumental arrangement - Y. Kulycky 2. Стоїть Явір - українська народня пісня A maple stands by the water - Ukrainian folk song 3. А мати ходить на курган - сл. Д. Луценко - муз. А. Пашкевич - обр. Анс. Черемшина A mother walks on a hillside - Lyrics - D. Lutsenko - music A. Pashkevych - arranged by the Cheremshyna Ensemble 4. Калино-Малино - українська народня пісня Kalyno - Malyno - Ukrainian Folk Song 5. Ой послала мати - сл. народні - муз. М. Беднарчик A mother sends her son away - lyrics based on Ukrainian folk songs - music M. Bednarczyk 6. Дівчино кохана - сл. народні - муз. М. Беднарчик My belowed - Ukrainian folk song - music M. Bednarczyk
Сторона 2 1. Гей у лісі - українська народня пісня - обр. Анс. Черемшина In the forest - Ukrainian folk song - Arranged by the Cheremshyna Ensemble Instrumental arrangement Y. Kulycky 2. Посіяла баба конопель - кубанська народня пісн The old woman planted hemp - Folk song of from the Kuban region in Ukraine 3. Ой попід гай зелененький - українська народня пісня By the green meadow - Ukrainian folk song 4. Ой у полі криниченька - українська народня пісня By the well in the field - Ukrainian folk song 5. Летить галка через балку - сл. Т. Шевченко - муз. ансамбль Ватра A jackdaw flies over a ravine - Lyrics T. Shevchenko - music Vatra Ensemble 6. Ой прийшла зима - сл. і муз. М. Беднарчик Winter - Lyrics and music M. Bednarczyk - Instrumental arrangement Y. Kulycky
Cheremshyna Ensemble: Claudia Melnyk (vocal solos) Lydia Ruditsch Nadine Zwetkow Mark Bednarczyk Yourko Kulycky - synthesizers & drum programming Mark Bednarczyk - accoustic guitar Ron Cahute - accordion
Produced by Bohdan Tymyc. Musical direction by Yourko Kulycky and Mark Bednarczyk. Photography by Irene Photo Studio. Cover design - B. Tymyc. Sound engineer - Glen Robinson. Sound assistance - Gaeton Pilon and Reggie. Special thanks to Nadia Nowostawsky, Alex Gyba, family members for their assistance and support, and St. Mary the Protectress Parish. Recorded and mixed at Studio Victor, Montreal, Quebec. June 1986,
Side A 1. Dearest mother of mine (Beguine) 2. Give me your little hand (Tango) 3. Mayfair Polka (Polka) 4. Balamuty Medley (Waltz) 5. Kozak Dance (Kozak) 6. Wedding March No. 1 (Polka) Side B 1. Sertze - My Hart (Tango) 2. Hopak Dance (Hopak) 3. If you'll find someone (Waltz) 4. Kolomeyka No. 3 5. Chovnik Hytayetsia (Waltz) 6. Kolomeyka No. 2
Violins - Peter Daminoff, Michael KupnickiCymbaly - Steve KranyakGuitar - Victor PasowistyAccordion - Eugene LaszkiewiczPiano - Frank HarrisBass - Tommy CinnamonI, Mike Kupnicki, President of Alto Records, appreciate the association with my teacher Peter Daminoff, in the production of Ukrainian Magic. Mr. Daminoff is a member of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and a performer on many TV shows. He is also the Violinist at the famous Julie's Restaurant in Toronto, Canada. The cooperation of local musicians in making this unique recording a great success is also appreciated. Special feature of Ukrainian Magic is the Cymbaly played by Steve Kranyak of Burlington, Can. Technical and recording operation was by Mel. Smith, owner and president of "Recording on Locatio" 125 Burk St. Oshawa, Canada.ST-505 Alto Records
