List of compositions by Borys Lyatoshynsky


This is an incomplete list of compositions by the Ukrainian composer Borys Lyatoshynsky.
Lyatoshynsky wrote a variety of works, including five symphonies, symphonic poems, and several shorter orchestral and vocal works, two operas, chamber music, and a number of works for solo piano. He wrote music with a modern European style and technique, skilfully combining it with Ukrainian folk music themes. His musical style later developed in a direction favoured by the Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich, which caused significant problems with Soviet critics of the time, and as a result Lyatoshynsky was accused of formalism and the creation of degenerative art.
Lyatoshynsky's main works are his operas The Golden Ring and Shchors, the five symphonies, the Overture on Four Ukrainian Folk Themes , the suites Taras Shevchenko  and Romeo and Juliet , the symphonic poem Grazhyna , his "Slavic" concerto for piano and orchestra , and the completion and orchestration of Reinhold Glière's violin concerto . He composed film scores for such films as ' , Ivan , Taras Shevchenko , ' , and  . Many of his compositions were rarely or never performed during his lifetime.

List of works by genre

Orchestral

Transcriptions

Chamber

Genre Sub-genre Opus Title Song/movement titles Composition date Notes
chamber string quartet 1 String Quartet No. 1, D minor 1 Allegro; 2 Allegro scherzando e legiero; 3 Lento ma non troppo; 4 Allegro energico 1915;
chamber string quartet 4 String Quartet No. 2, A major
I 1 Allegro non troppo; 2 Intermezzo. Molto lento; 3 Allegro vivace a leggiero; 4 Allegro molto		 1922; Published Moscow, Leipzig, Vienna 1934.
chamber piano trio 7 Piano Trio No. 1 1 Allegro non troppo; 2 Lento con freddezza; 3 Allegro fermamente 1922; Score with parts available
chamber violin sonata 19 Violin Sonata 1 Allegro impetuoso; 2 Tempo precedente; 3 Allegro molto risoluto 1926; published Muzgiz and Universal Edition, 1928
chamber string quartet 21 String Quartet No. 3, A major 1 Prelude; 2 Nocturne; 3 Scherzo; 4 Intermezzo; 5 Postlude 1928;
chamber violin and piano 25 Three Pieces after Folksong Themes 1 Pamir Melody; 2 Quiet Melody; 3 Dance 1932; Also Three Songs on Tajik Themes
chamber piano trio 41 Piano Trio No. 2 1 Introduction ; 2 In Character Ballad ; 3 Intermezzo ; 4 Theme and Variations 1942;
chamber piano quintet 42 "Ukrainian Quintet", G minor 1 Allegro e poco agitato; 2 Lento e tranquillo; 3 Allegro; 4 Allegro risoluto 1942;
chamber string quartet 43 String Quartet No. 4, D minor 1 Lento' 2 Allegretto semplice; 3 Allegro ben ritmico; 4 Andante sostenuto; 5 Allegro scherzando 1943;
chamber string quartet 45 Suite on Ukrainian Folksong Themes 1 Andante; 2 Andantino; 3 Andante non tanto; 4 Allegro scherzando 1944 ;
chamber wind quartet 46 Suite for Wind Quartet 1 Moderato; 2 Andante; 3 Allegretto scherzando; 4 Lento ma non troppo; 5 Allegro 1944;
chamber cello and piano 55 Two Mazurkas on Polish Themes Mazurka No 1 in D minor; Mazurka No. 2, A minor 1953;
chamber viola and piano 65 Two Pieces for viola and piano 1 Nocturne; 2 Scherzino 1963;
chamber piano quartet Youth Quartet in D minor 1 Allegro agitato; 2 Andante expressivo; 3 Allegro appassionato 1913; Score includes parts.
chamber quartet Youth Quartet 1 Allegro energico assai; 2 Allegro scherzando; 3 Adagio 1914;
chamber piano, violin and cello Preludes 1942, 1943;
chamber cello and piano Melody on a Ukrainian Folk Theme 1947;
chamber violin and piano Two Pieces
chamber violin and piano Ukrainian Dance
chamber flute and piano Old-fashioned Dance

Choral/vocal

Genre Sub-genre Opus Title Song/movement titles Composition date Notes
choral/vocal song 5a Three Romances 1 "After the battle" ; 2 "Death " ; 3 "There was a king" 1922; Words by Ivan Bunin and Heinrich Heine.
choral/vocal song 5b Two Romances 1 "Funeral song"; 2 "I dreamed" 1922; Words by Percy Bysshe Shelley and Heine.
choral/vocal romance(s) 6 Three Romances 1 "Accursed Place" ; 2 "Autumn leaves rustled" ; 3 "At the Crossroads" 1925;
choral/vocal romance 8 Two Romances 1 "Reeds" ; 2 "Underwater Plants" 1923; For low voice, clarinet, horn, string quartet and harp.
choral/vocal romance 9 Moon Shadows "And the Moon Is White"; "Prelude"; "New Moon"; "The Disappearance of the Moon" 1924; For high voice and piano; words by Igor Severyanin and Oscar Wilde.
choral/vocal songs 10 Two Songs 1 "My dreams fade alone" ; 2 "Moon" 1923; After Shelley.
choral/vocal romance 11 The Seagull '' 1924; To words by Konstantin Balmont; for high voice and piano.
choral/vocal romance 12 Two Romances 1 "They loved each other" ; 2 "When the groom left" 1924; Words by Maurice Maeterlinck.
choral/vocal romance 14 Four Romances 1 "Although there are no harmonious songs" ; 2 "I am afraid of your caress" ; 3 "Good Night" ; 4 "Past days" 1924; Text by Shelley; for middle voice and piano.
choral/vocal romance 15 Two Romances for bass and piano 1 "Ozymandias"; 2 "When I swam in a stormy sea" 1924; Words by Konstantin Balmont, after Shelley; published 1928.
choral/vocal romance 17 Three Romances for high voice, based on the texts of ancient Chinese poets 1. "Ancient" or "In my golden house…"; 2. "I stand on the jasper steps" ; 3. "The stream where the bird sings" or "I live alone" 1925; 1934; Words by the Chinese poet Cui Hao; also referred to as Op. 18.
choral/vocal opera 23 The Golden Ring Introduction; Act I: Scene 1 ; Dance; Scene 2 ; Act II: Scene 3 ; Dance No 1; Dance No 2; Dance No 3 ; Final Dance; Scene 4 ; Scene 5 ; Act III: Scene 6 ; Scene 7 ; Intermezzo; Scene 8 1929; revised 1970; published 26 March 1930. The libretto by the poet, based on Zachar Berkut, a short story by the Ukrainian writer Ivan Franko.
choral/vocal romance 27 Four Romances 1 "On the Hills of Georgia" ; 2 "Three Springs" ; 3 "There on the Shore" ; 4 "I know the fight" 1936; To words by Alexander Pushkin.
choral/vocal songs 28 Arrangements of Ukrainian Folk Songs 1 "Oh sleep and don't lie down" ; 2 "Bend down, thick vines" ; 3 "The Cossack is carried and the horse is led" ; 4 "She had to have one daughter" ; 5 "Snow is coming, a blizzard is blowing" ; 6 "Oh horse, my horse" ; 7 "Worlds, worlds, moons" ; 8 "Red Christmas tree" ; 9 "I grow, I grow, I grow green" ; 10 "Oh, if I only knew" 1937;
choral/vocal opera 29 Shchors 1937; 5 acts; after and Maksym Rylsky; revised as The Commander in 1948.
choral/vocal canata for choir and soloists, and orchestra 30 Solemn Cantata 1939; Words by Rylsky; now lost.
choral/vocal romance 31 Five romances 1 "Your eyes are like the sea" ; 2 "Why do you appear to me? ; 3 "Boundless field" ; 4 "Why do you never laugh?" ; 5 "Do not pass by so proudly, my child" 1940; To words by Franko.
choral/vocal romance 32 "The Sun" 1 "A seagull flew into the rainbow" ; 2 "Recurring Dreams" 1940; Text by Mikhail Lermontov.
choral/vocal songs 33 Arrangements of Ukrainian Folk Songs 1941;
choral/vocal songs 34 Arrangements of Ukrainian Folk Songs 1941;
choral/vocal songs 35 Arrangements of Ukrainian Folk Songs 1942;
choral/vocal a capella song 36 Arrangements of Ukrainian Folk Songs 1942;
choral/vocal romance 37 Two Romances 1 "Star" ; 2 "The Height of Happiness" 1942;
choral/vocal romance 39 Two Romances 1 "Stork" ; 2 "Lullaby" 1942; Words by.
choral/vocal songs 40 Songs 1 "In the mist of tears" ; 2 "It will be so" 1942; Words by Volodymyr Sosiura.
choral/vocal a capella song 47 Seasons "Autumn" ; "Spring" ; "Summer" ; "Winter" 1949; Lyrics by Pushkin.
choral/vocal a capella song 48 Five Songs
choral/vocal a capella song 52 Two Songs to words by Pushkin 1 "The moon creeps across the sky" ; 2 "Who, the waves, stopped you" 1952;
choral/vocal romance 57 Romances for bass and piano 1 "A letter to Siberia" ; 2 "Elegy" 1951;
choral/vocal a capella song 62 Four Songs set to words by A. Fet "By the fireplace"; "In the evening twilight"; "Autumn night"; "At dawn" 1963; Lyrics by Afanasy Fet.
choral/vocal a capella song 64 Five unaccompanied mixed songs on the words of M. Rilsky 1 "Autumn" ; 2 "Rain" ; 3 "Wide Field" ; 4 "Sleep in your white bed!" ; 5 "The rain eased" 1964; The premiere occurred after the poet's death, on November 29, 1964 in Kyiv.
choral/vocal a capella song 69 Four songs From the Past
choral/vocal a capella song 65a Four Songs 1 "I love a gloomy day" ; 2 "The leaves whisper thoughtfully" ; 3 "I love the darkness of the night" ; 4 "Glory to those who yearn for freedom" Words by Rylsky.

Song cycles without an opus number

  • Songs after Shevchenko ; 2 "The sun rises from behind the grove" ). 19491951.
  • Two songs. Lyrics by Franko.
  • Songs to texts by Shevchenko ; 2 "On the Dnieper Saga" ). 1960.
  • Two Ukrainian folk songs ; "Oh, a long time ago". 1934.
  • Songs for mixed choir accompanied by piano ; 2 "About Karmelyuk" ). 1932.

Individual songs with no opus number

  • "Airship".
  • "And in those small houses".
  • "Bygone days". 1931. Romance after Shelley.
  • "Haze". 19191920. From a text by Balmont; also set in Russian.
  • "Heart of the Kobzar".
  • "In the album of Caroline Janisz".
  • "I walked in the crossroads".
  • "I was a guest in your heart" . 1924.
  • "Oh, if my heart is cold". 1924. Words by Balmont.
  • "Sum of spring". Весна грустит Vesna grustit
  • "Terrible is the cold of the evenings". 1926.Testament. 1939. Cantata after Shevtchenko.
  • "The grove turns green again". 19221924.
  • "The heart of the Kobzar". 1964. Words by.
  • "The monk's mountain". 1964. Words by.
  • "There are brown eyes". 1927. Text by Shevchenko.
  • "The silence and fragrance of sleeping flowers". 1922.
  • "The sorrow of spring" . 19191920.
  • "The sun". Words by Lermontov.
  • "Creeping, periwinkle".
  • "Glorious Way". 1939
  • "My dreams fade in solitude"
  • "Old and young".
  • "Our comrade-in-arms fell under the birch". 1950. Lyrics by Anatoly Sofronov.
  • "Silence, the fragrance of dormant flowers".
  • "The moon creeps across the sky".
  • "The sun rises over Siberia".
  • "The sun rises at the horizon", after Shevtshenko.
  • "Yesterday was Saturday night".

Wind band

Solemn March March for marching band March to the Ukrainian folk tunes for marching band