Album with rare works by Ukrainian Baroque composer of the 18th century Hippolytus Maksymovych. Release 22 May 2026 on harmonia mundi label.
Khor Khreshchatyk presents the album 'Hippolytus Maksymovych: Baroque Ukraine' on 22 May 2026 on the French label harmonia mundi (with whom the choir also collaborates — see PR9 about Kyiv Chamber Choir's joint album). This is an 11-track a cappella album (total duration 72 minutes) dedicated to rare sacred works by Ukrainian Baroque composer Hippolytus Maksymovych (1716-1764, forgotten by Soviet historiography, rediscovered in the 2010s). The album contains 11 works: 1) 'We Glorify You' (1742, earliest detected work); 2) 'Worthy It Is' (1745, typical Baroque concerto in 8 parts); 3) 'Mother of God Virgin' (1748); 4) 'The Lord Said to Me' (1750, solo male part); 5) 'Rejoice, Queen' (1753, soprano solo); 6) 'Glory in the Highest to God' (1755); 7) 'On the Kulikovo Field' (1758, rare secular motif); 8-11) — 4 additional works of 1759-1764 detected in the Shevchenko Kyiv National University archive. All 11 works are world recording premieres (first performed after Maksymovych's 1760s). Musicological reconstruction was carried out by Professor Olena Shevchuk (Shevchenko Kyiv National University, specialization — Ukrainian Baroque). Recording was performed at St. Sophia Cathedral in January 2026 (for natural Baroque acoustics). Sound engineer — Hugo Müller (harmonia mundi). The album releases in formats: digital streaming, CD digipack with 40-page bilingual booklet (EN+UA) with sheet music of 11 works, 180g vinyl in gold-foiled version (limited 400 copies, price 65€).
