As composers they seek a balance between two important poles. On the one hand, there is the essential, deep, inner life of music, a central concern of south-eastern European music, which is reflected in technical terms such as monody, heterophony, modality. On the other hand, the active imagination, combined with structural individuality that is typical of much western music. Thanks to the tremendous artistry of virtuoso pianist Werner Barho this collection of piano solos reveal the range of both Dinescu and Tsepokolenko's vocabulary, drawing from the more narrative folk traditions of their respective countries and integrating them within contemporary compositional processes. A lesson in style, imagination and beauty.

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Produced by: Violeta Dinescu (Germany) and the New Music Association (Odessa, Ukraine)
Performed by: Werner Barho in February 2000 in the Golden Hall of Odessa Literature Museum on an 'Estonia' grand piano
Recorded by: Studio Arkadia (Kiev)
Sound engineer: Valeriy Stupnitskiy
Digital mastering by: Studio Arkadia (Kiev), Valeriy Stupnitskiy