Lubomyr Melnyk - Collection '1979-2018

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	       Lubomyr Melnyk
Biography
Ukrainian pianist/composer Lubomyr Melnyk is best known for his groundbreaking
"continuous music" technique, which involves playing extremely rapid, complex
patterns of notes, often while holding down the sustain pedal in order to
produce overtones. The result is a dense cascade of sound that can be
trance-inducing for both the performer and the listener. Melnyk has gone on
record as the fastest piano player in the world — he has been able to sustain
over 19.5 notes per second in each hand, as well as more than 93,000 individual
notes in a single hour. While his music recalls the mind-bending complexity of
Conlon Nancarrow's studies for player piano, Melnyk's melodic compositions never
sacrifice grace or heart for the sake of technical ability. In addition to his
solo piano works and performances, Melnyk has also composed orchestral and
chamber works.

Melnyk was born in Munich, Germany to Ukrainian parents in 1948. His family
moved to Winnipeg, Canada in the early '50s in order to flee the Communist
expansion. After graduating from St. Paul's College in Winnipeg with a degree in
Latin and philosophy, and earning an M.A. in philosophy at Queen's University in
Kingston, Ontario, Melnyk moved to Paris and played piano for modern dance
classes. He developed his technique while in Paris, inspired by the minimalism
movement and frustrated with what he viewed as a lack of innovation in the
previous three centuries of piano playing. He moved back to Canada in 1975 and
began composing works, as well as presenting lectures on continuous music
throughout Canada and Europe. His debut album, KMH, was issued by Toronto-based
Music Gallery Editions in 1979, followed by the double LP The Lund-St. Petri
Symphony (Apparition Records) in 1981. Also that year, he published Open Time:
The Art of Continuous Music, a book explaining his method. Numerous LPs of his
music were released through Bandura Records, or self-released as cassettes.

Despite his prolific release schedule and his record-setting abilities, Melnyk's
work largely went unnoticed until the 21st century. Avant-garde classical label
Unseen Worlds reissued Melnyk's debut album in 2007 (minus the first ten minutes
of the original recording, as the beginning of the master tapes had been
damaged), and the release received critical acclaim. This led to additional
releases on labels including Hinterzimmer (Windmills) and Erased Tapes
(Corollaries, Evertina, Rivers and Streams), as well as a collaboration with
guitarist James Blackshaw titled The Watchers (Important Records). In 2016,
Melnyk made his major-label debut with Illirion, released by Sony Classical. He
returned to Erased Tapes with 2018's Fallen Trees. ~ Paul Simpson

 Tracks:1979 - KMH: Piano Music in the Continuous Mode FLAC
Tracklist:
01 - Lubomyr Melnyk - KMH, I (5:02)
02 - Lubomyr Melnyk - KMH, II (4:44)
03 - Lubomyr Melnyk - KMH, III (5:58)
04 - Lubomyr Melnyk - KMH, IV (5:11)
05 - Lubomyr Melnyk - KMH, V (4:54)
06 - Lubomyr Melnyk - KMH, VI (5:16)
07 - Lubomyr Melnyk - KMH, VII (6:18)
08 - Lubomyr Melnyk - KMH, VIII (3:54)
09 - Lubomyr Melnyk - KMH, IX (7:23)
10 - Lubomyr Melnyk - KMH, X (5:50)
11 - Lubomyr Melnyk - KMH, XI (5:02)

1985 - Remnants Of A Man / The Fountain  FLAC
Tracklist:
1.01 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Remnants Of a Man (22:26)
1.02 - Lubomyr Melnyk - The Fountain (23:32)
1.03 - Lubomyr Melnyk - NICHE (Improvisation) (15:23)

1988 - Lyrrest FLAC
Tracklist:
1.01 - Lubomyr Melnyk & Douglas Perry - Part I (24:08)
1.02 - Lubomyr Melnyk & Douglas Perry - Part II (23:36)
1.03 - Lubomyr Melnyk & Douglas Perry - silence (0:10)
2.01 - Lubomyr Melnyk & Douglas Perry - Part III (22:52)
2.02 - Lubomyr Melnyk & Douglas Perry - Part IV (23:04)
2.03 - Lubomyr Melnyk & Douglas Perry - silence (0:10)

1988 - Niche / Nourish / Niche-Xon  FLAC
Tracklist:
1.01 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Part I (29:58)
1.02 - Lubomyr Melnyk - silence (0:06)
1.03 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Part II (29:36)

1995 - Vocalizes and Antiphons FLAC
Tracklist:
1.01 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Antiphon Nr. 2 (11:00)
1.02 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Vocalize Nr. 11 (10:39)
1.03 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Antiphon Nr. 4 (10:12)
1.04 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Vocalize Nr. 13 (9:38)
1.05 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Antiphon Nr. 6 (14:11)

1996 - It Was Revealed Unto Us That Man Is the Centre of the Universe but Few
Can Now Remember FLAC
Tracklist:
1.01 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Section 1 (8:56)
1.02 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Section 2 (7:45)
1.03 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Section 3 (5:28)
1.04 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Section 4 (7:15)
1.05 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Section 5 (7:19)
1.06 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Section 6 (7:15)

2007 - KMH: Piano Music in the Continuous Mode FLAC
Tracklist:
01 - Lubomyr Melnyk - I (11:45)
02 - Lubomyr Melnyk - II (9:03)
03 - Lubomyr Melnyk - III (10:28)
04 - Lubomyr Melnyk - IV (11:05)
05 - Lubomyr Melnyk - V (7:52)

2008 - The Lund-St. Petri Symphony FLAC
Tracklist:
1.01 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Solo Piano - NKR: 24: I (15:13)
1.02 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Solo Piano - NKR: 24: II (15:06)
1.03 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Solo Piano - NKR: 24: III (15:02)
1.04 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Solo Piano - NKR: 24: IV (0:04)
2.01 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Double Piano - NKR: 22 plus NKR: 24: I (10:22)
2.02 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Double Piano - NKR: 22 plus NKR: 24: II (12:25)
2.03 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Double Piano - NKR: 22 plus NKR: 24: III (11:08)
2.04 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Double Piano - NKR: 22 plus NKR: 24: IV (12:06)
2.05 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Double Piano - NKR: 22 plus NKR: 24: V (0:04)

2011 - The Self-Luminous Way FLAC
Tracklist:
1.01 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Prelude Nr. 2 (14:17)
1.02 - Lubomyr Melnyk - The Self-Luminous Way (7:59)
1.03 - Lubomyr Melnyk - The Realm of Synchronicity (30:39)
1.04 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Cloud Nr. 9 (17:19)
1.05 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Pause (0:09)

2013 - Corollaries FLAC
Tracklist:
01 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Pockets of Light (19:00)
02 - Lubomyr Melnyk - The Six Day Moment (11:17)
03 - Lubomyr Melnyk - A Warmer Place (10:15)
04 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Nightrail from the Sun (13:12)
05 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Le miroir d'amour (9:26)

2013 - The Watchers FLAC
Tracklist:
01 - James Blackshaw & Lubomyr Melnyk - Tascheter (11:59)
02 - James Blackshaw & Lubomyr Melnyk - Venant (13:14)
03 - James Blackshaw & Lubomyr Melnyk - Satevis (11:42)
04 - James Blackshaw & Lubomyr Melnyk - Haftorang (8:48)

2013 - Three Solo Pieces FLAC
Tracklist:
01 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Marginal Invitation (8:12)
02 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Corrosions on the Surface of Life (8:55)
03 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Cloud Passade No.3 (18:22)

2013 - Windmills FLAC
Tracklist:
1.01 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Windmills (for 2 pianos):  part 1 (19:41)
1.02 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Windmills (for 2 pianos):  part 2 (23:06)
1.03 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Pause (0:06)
1.04 - Lubomyr Melnyk - The Song Of Windmills Ghost  (19:45)
1.05 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Pause (0:08)

2014 - Evertina FLAC
Tracklist:
01 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Evertina (5:17)
02 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Awaiting (5:39)
03 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Butterfly (For Solo Piano) (12:38)

2015 - Piano Music FLAC
Tracklist:
1.01 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Illorium Nr. 03A (11:08)
1.02 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Vocalize Nr. 27A (16:15)
1.03 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Meditation Nr. 01C (7:10)
1.04 - Lubomyr Melnyk - (Silence for 8 Seconds) (0:08)
1.05 - Lubomyr Melnyk - River View Nr. 12 (9:23)
1.06 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Illorium Nr. 03B (14:34)
1.07 - Lubomyr Melnyk - (Silence for 7 Seconds) (0:07)

2015 - Rivers and Streams FLAC
Tracklist:
01 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Parasol (13:02)
02 - Lubomyr Melnyk - The Pool of Memories (10:36)
03 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Sunshimmers (5:37)
04 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Ripples in a Water Scene (6:31)
05 - Lubomyr Melnyk - The Amazon: The Highlands (11:42)
06 - Lubomyr Melnyk - The Amazon: The Lowlands (10:06)

2016 - Illirion FLAC
Tracklist:
01 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Beyond Romance (16:13)
02 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Solitude No. 1  (Live) (7:37)
03 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Sunset (3:49)
04 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Cloud No. 81 (16:02)
05 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Illirion (14:13)

2018 - Fallen Trees FLAC
Tracklist:
01 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Requiem for a Fallen Tree (7:15)
02 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Son of Parasol (7:37)
03 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Barcarolle (8:01)
04 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Fallen Trees - Part I: Preamble (4:22)
05 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Fallen Trees - Part II: Existence (3:23)
06 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Fallen Trees - Part III: Apparition (6:30)
07 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Fallen Trees - Part IV: They Are Down (3:45)
08 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Fallen Trees - Part V: Not Forgotten (3:23)

2018 - The Dreamers Ever Leave You - The Lauren Harris Ballet Music FLAC
Tracklist:
1.01 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Ballet Opening (12:01)
1.02 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Angry Sticks (8:58)
1.03 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Love Song (9:08)
1.04 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Cloud-Passade Nr. 3 (8:12)
1.05 - Lubomyr Melnyk - Barcarolle (10:05)
1.06 - Lubomyr Melnyk - The Ice Melteth (14:50)

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