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Valentin Silvestrov (born 1937 in Kiev) is a contemporary Ukrainian composer of classical music, increasingly regarded as one of the finest composers of his generation.
Silvestrov is perhaps best known for his avant-garde musical style; some, if not most, of his works could be considered neoclassical and modernist. Using traditional tonal and modal techniques, Silvestrov creates a unique and delicate tapestry of dramatic and emotional textures, qualities which Silvestrov suggests are otherwise sacrificed in much of contemporary music. ”I do not write new music. My music is a response to and an echo of what already exists,” Silvestrov has said.

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De två satserna utgörs av bönen Fader Vår respektive dikten Testament av Taras Sevtjenko. Den ryska texten är transkriberad.