Album DescriptionA new development in the work of the Ukrainian master (born 1937) who has been championed by ECM New Series since 2001. A cappella music of haunting beauty, characterized in turns by calm introspection and serene lightness. Silvestrov's compositions for chamber choir have a uniquely immaterial and transparent sound with otherwordly shifting harmonies and free timing. Compositions written mostly in 2005/06 on the instigation of chorus master Mykola Hobdych. "Authentic" performances of astounding flexibility and polish by the Kiev Chamber Choir who have repeatedly studied the pieces with the composer and given the premières