TNC 1403 Dumbarton Oaks, Vol. 2 Kiev Camerata, Virko Baley, conductor Stravinsky: Dumbarton Oaks Cocnerto Wagner: Siegfried Idyll Karabyts: Concertino for nine instrumentalists (1983) Silvestrov: Intermezzo (1983, rev. 1993) Baley: Adam's Apple (from Dreamtime Suite No. 4 - 1991) Kiev Camerata: this Ukrainian ensemble of soloists, is a versatile orchestra of 32 players formed by the union of the ancient music ensemble, HARMONIA of the Kiev Philharmonic and the Chamber Music Ensemble of the Ukrainian Union of Composers. It is the resident ensemble of the Kiev Music Fest and the Kiev International Piano Competition in Memory of Vladimir Horowitz. Their repertoire features more than 200 works by composers ranging from Bach, Brahms, Debussy, Handel, Mendelssohn, and Mozart to Adams, Corigliano, Crumb, Boulez, and Stravinsky, and includes respected Ukrainian composers Hrabovsky, Karabyts, Silvestrov, Stankovych, and others. In 1997-98 the Kiev Camerata toured Germany, Austria, Greece, and Russia. In October & November 1998 they made their first tour of the northeastern United States.

TNC 1405 Dies Irae: Valentin Bibik, Vol. 1 St. Petersburg Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, Virko Baley, conductor Alexander Shustin (violin), Natalia & Viktoria Bibik (piano) Symphony No. 7, Op. 50 (1982) Sonata No. 2 for violin and piano, Op. 111 (1995) Dies Irae - Thirty-nine Variations for piano, Op. 97 (1993) As we begin the new century, Ukrainian music is finding a prominent place among the music of other nations. Their native composers’ music best express the richness of their heritage and Valentin Bibik is one such composer. Born in Karkiv in 1940, his current output is huge and approaching opus 120. In addition to his many choral and vocal works – a vital and manifest feature of Ukrainian music through the centuries – are assorted sonatas for violin, cello, and piano; two concerti for flute and chamber orchestra, and many symphonies that coalesce in making a grand statement to his unique, musical gifts. His Symphony No. 7, completed in 1982, is also included in the TNC catalog.

TNC 1407 Body of a House: Music of Walter Blanton (b. 1944) Walter Blanton & Kiev Camerata, Virko Baley, conductor The Body of a House Rite of Passage Concertino for Trumpet and Small Orchestra Locust Street Bleecker Street Romance Wind Songs Whales World Premiere Recording.

TNC 1416 Natalia Khoma, Vol. 2 The Concerti of Franz Josef Haydn Natalia Khoma (cello), with Kiev Camerata, Virko Baley, conductor Concerto in C Major, Hob.VIIb:1 Concerto in D Major, Hob.VIIb:2 Divertimento for three violoncello "Natalia Khoma performed the Haydn C Major concerto with intensity, great inner concentration, obvious power of performance." ---Neues Deutschland, Berlin.

TNC 1423 Eclipse: Music of Bernard Rands (b. 1934) Kiev Camerata, Virko Baley, conductor Madrigali (after Monteverdi/Berio) (1977) Canti dell' Eclisse (1992) London Serenade (1988) Bernard Rands was awarded the 1984 Pulitzer Prize in Music. Through more than a hundred published works composed for a wide range of performance genre, Bernard Rands is established as a major composer in contemporary music. The originality and distinctive character of his music has been variously described as "plangent lyricism" with a "dramatic intensity" and a "musicality and clarity of idea allied to a sophisticated and elegant technical mastery." "The composer has an extraordinary ear; the sonorities and ideas are deep, dark and magical." ---The Boston Globe.

TNC 1451 Ludwig van Beethoven: Two Faces of the Violin Concerto Oleh Krysa (violin), Mykola Suk (piano), Kiev Camerata, Virko Baley, conductor Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 Concerto in D Major, Op. 61A

TNC 1453 Piotr Tchaikovsky: Complete Music for Violin and Orchestra Yuri Mazurkevich, with Kiev Camerata, Virko Baley, conductor Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35 Serenade melancolique, Op. 26 Valse-Scherzo, Op. 34 Meditation, Op. 42, No. 1 Scherzo, Op. 42, No. 2 Mélodie, Op. 42, No. 3 This collection of music for violin and orchestra by Piotr Tchaikovsky is the only recording of all these works by the great Russian master in the same set. It features the Ukrainian virtuoso Yuri Mazurkevich, whom the great David Oistrakh said had "virtuoso brilliance, profound musicianship, and beautiful sound."

TNC 1456 Mozart's Last Thoughts, Vol. 1 Kiev Camerata, Virko Baley, conductor & State Symphony Orchestra of the Ukrainian SSR, Stepan Turchak, conductor Adagio and Fugue in c minor for strings, K. 546 Concerto in A Major for clarinet and orchestra, K. 622 Symphony No. 41 in C Major K. 551 Historic Recording (Recorded on April 2, 1964)

TNC 1456 Sacred Monuments: Symphony No. 1 (1985; 1997-99) Cleveland Chamber Symphony, Virko Baley, Conductor Sacred Monuments: Symphony No. 1 Conductor/composer Virko Baley was born in Ukraine in 1938 but has spent his creative life in the United States. He infuses his music with themes of contemporary and traditional motifs. Bernard Holland, reviewing a concert of Baley’s music in The New York Times said he "uses piano sonority in sophisticated yet highly dramatic ways. In its center...delicate aphorisms each with its own flavor." And in response to his conducting, the Cleveland Plain Dealer proclaimed that "The orchestra played as if hypnotized."

288 085 Harmonia Mundi 90 SaisonRusse/Le Chant du Mond Boris Lyatoshynsky: Orchestral Music "Young Russia" State Symphony Orchestra, Virko Baley. conductor Polish Suite Overture on Four Ukrainian Themes Intermezzo (from String Quartet Op. 4) Lyric Poem Fantastic March

Russian Disc Artyomov - Baley - Silvestrov - Ives Virko Baley, conductor Vyacheslav Artyomov: Concert of the 13 for 13 Wind, Piano and Percussion Virko Baley: Violin Concerto No. 1 (Quasi una fantasia) Valentin Silvestrov: Postludium for Piano and Orchestra Charles Ives: The Fourth of July