9790708219002

Richard Blackford: Variations On A Ukrainian Folk Song [for String Quartet]

Richard Blackford

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Format: BK

Cat No: NMP1250

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Release Date:  03 April 2026

Label:  Nimbus Music Publishing

Packaging Type:  Paper Back Book

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  9790708219002

Genres:  Classical  Chamber Music  

Composer/Series:  Richard Blackford

  • Description

    Written in 2024 as a tribute to the fortitude and courage of the Ukrainian people, the seven variations are based on the charming folksong Oi zatsvela kalinoinka ("Viburnum Blossoms"). The first three variations gather momentum and virtuosity with tempo increases, before the more anguished fourth variation presents the theme in fragmented, dissonant form. An elegy follows, in which the theme, introduced by the viola, is combined with its inversion on the first violin. Variation VI sees the theme restored to a lighter, scherzo version. The final variation, marked Allegro molto, is the most extended of all the movements. Here the theme appears triumphant, in alternating 7/4 and 3/2 time, like pealing bells after a long period of darkness.