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Lubomyr Melnyk

Composer and pianist, born in Munich 22 December 1948 of Ukrainian parents, now based in Canada. He pioneered a new technique of piano playing, based on extremely rapid notes and note-series, and, as the fastest pianist in the world, sustaining speeds of over 19.5 notes per second in each hand, he also holds the record for most number of notes played in one hour with 93,650 individual notes.

Composer and pianist, born in Munich 22 December 1948 of Ukrainian parents, now based in Canada. He pioneered a new technique of piano playing, based on extremely rapid notes and note-series, and, as the fastest pianist in the world, sustaining speeds of over 19.5 notes per second in each hand, he also holds the record for most number of notes played in one hour with 93,650 individual notes.

Three Solo Pieces
** Edition of 300 ** 'Marginal Invitation', 'Corrosions on the Surface of Life', 'Cloud Passade No. 3'. Comprised of three balanced examples of his Continuous Music technique on solo piano, Three Solo Pieces serves as perhaps the best introduction th…
Fallen Trees
Cascades of notes, canyons and rivers of sound: there’s something about his music that channels the natural world at its most awe-inspiring. In ‘Fallen Trees’ the connection with the environment continues, taking its cue from a long rail journey Lubo…
Evertina
"We first introduced Lubomyr Melnyk and his unique continuous music technique to a wider audience with 'Corollaries', an album produced by Peter Broderick in 2013. Now he returns with a 24-minute mini album entitled 'Evertina'. Featuring three new…
Rivers And Streams
Lubomyr Melnyk is a Ukrainian composer and pianist who has pioneered 'Continuous Piano Music'. Classically trained and greatly affected by the minimalist movement in the early 1970s, he has developed his own unique language for the piano, named af…
Windmills
Lubomyr Melnyk's latest major work in the last 15 years. It is a stunning tour de force for his signature 2-piano work, as it takes us through a dramatic and emotional sequence in the life of an old and battered windmill - from the turning of its gea…
The Watchers
The Watchers is a historic collaboration between Lubomyr Melnyk and James Blackshaw. These new pieces are being released as a CD/LP with material exclusive to each format. LP is pressed in an edition of 500. "I first met Lubomyr Melnyk at a festival…
KMH: Piano Music in the Continuous Mode
Lubomyr Melnyk's debut album from 1978, KMH, is an unheralded touchstone of minimalism. Performing solo on piano with a speed that suggests multiple pianos playing together in harmony, Melnyk nearly brings out the full sound of the instrument all …
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