“Shchedryk” by Mykola Leontovych: a selection of arrangements

Audio selection of arrangements of Mykola Leontovych's “Shchedryk”:

1. Arrangement: Ivan Nebesny. Performed by: Ukrainian Radio Symphony Orchestra, conductor Volodymyr Sheiko. Recorded in 2024.
2. Arrangement: Yuriy Lanyuk. Performed by the Lviv Chamber Orchestra of the Mykola Lysenko Higher Music Institute, conductor Myroslav Skoryk. Recorded in 1955.
3. Arrangement: Oleksandr Lysokon. Performed by the vocal ensemble “Jazz-Impromptu,” artistic director Oleksandr Lysokon. Recorded in 1982.
4. “Shchedryk” from a suite-paraphrase on themes from Ukrainian folk songs, arranged by Mykola Leontovych for two violins, viola, and cello. Composer: Arkadiy Filipenko, performer: Mykola Leontovych String Quartet. Recorded in 1985.
5. Arrangement: Bohdan Kryvopust. Performed by the Ukrainian Radio Folk and Popular Music Orchestra, conductor Mykhailo Pikulsky. Recorded in 2020.
6. Arrangement: Petro Polukhin. Performed by Petro Polukhin. Recorded in 1971.
7. “Shchedryk” from the “Ukrainian Suite.” Composer: Fedir Bogdanov, performer: Kharkiv Regional Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, conductor: Pavlo Shemetov. Recorded in 1961.
8. Arrangement: Ruslan Pashynsky. Performer: saxophone quartet, artistic director Yuriy Vasilevich. Recorded in 2015.

The selection was prepared by Radio Culture host Nataliya Popudribko.