“Prayer of the Stone”: Music Amid the Ruins of Nevytsky Castle

July 21, 1998. Transcarpathian State Television and Radio Company. The music video “Prayer of the Stone” combines Armenian folk music and poetry against the backdrop of the ruins of Nevytsky Castle. A string quartet consisting of Yuriy Sokolovsky, Stepan Yasnysky, Oleksandr Yanev, and Nadiya Halatsan performs folk melodies arranged by the Armenian composer Komitas.

The film features the following compositions: “Spring,” “Oh, Nazan,” “The Etchmiadzin Dance,” “The Crane,” “The Girls’ Dance,” “The Partridge,” “The Reaper’s Song,” and “The Red Handkerchief.” The musical performances are accompanied by excerpts from the poem “Song of Songs” by the Armenian poet Paruir Sevak, translated by Volodymyr Fedynyshynets. The poetry is read by Ivan Kanyuka and Serhiy Nikoghosyan.

The film was produced by: Serhiy Nikogosyan, Nataliia Tron, Nataliia Shpak, Volodymyr Duda, Volodymyr Kepych, Yurii Kupar, Ivan Kharchuk, Larysa Pazenko, and Vasyl Balog.