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KMH: Piano Music in the Continuous Mode

by Lubomyr Melnyk

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sph63 To hear this Masterpiece think of "In C" with heartfelt emotion or "music for 18 musicians" with emotional heart and I love those pieces but to really hear the beauty of the continuous mode amazingly played by its inventor,
download KMH, then burn a CD as DAO, disc at once, that is without 'gaps' between tracks, then play, listen and be amazed, then play again and be even more amazed at this genius composer player's mastery. Eternal beauty. Live a life enhanced by having experienced KMH.
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rvss.eel This is an amazing debut piano album. Lubomyr Melnyk's progression can be heard from here through his later albums, but here there are no faults, no lack of quality. KMH is performed as one, continuous sixty-minute piece. As is usual for him, there is much repetition of melodies, but I hear them here as more tumultuous than usual. I tend to analogize his music to water, often a stream or rain drops, but this is more like the sea. It could end with a shipwreck, or the breaking of the clouds... Favorite track: KMH, IX.
Eric Benac
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Eric Benac This incredible piece of piano work is one of the most engaging and gorgeous albums I've ever heard. The endless arpeggios create a mood unlike any other. I choose part one only because I can't choose the whole album.
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KMH, I 05:01
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KMH, II 04:44
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KMH, III 05:57
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KMH, IV 05:11
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KMH, V 04:54
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KMH, VI 05:15
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KMH, VII 06:18
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KMH, VIII 03:53
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KMH, IX 07:22
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KMH, X 05:49
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KMH, XI 05:02

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Lubomyr Melnyk's debut album from 1979, 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 at once. His music is lush and maximal yet it possesses the restrained, slowly evolving nature found in music by artists like Steve Reich and Terry Riley. Melnyk developed his unique approach to minimalism while working with dancer/choreographer Carolyn Carlson (who also worked with Igor Wakhevitch) in Paris during the 1970's. Carlson’s influence led Melnyk to create music that is dramatic enough for the stage yet meditative enough for deep listening, a version of minimalism with the enigmatic traces of Satie.

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released February 5, 2021

Melnyk composed KMH 1977-1978. The title "KMH" is intended as an abstract and neutral license plate for the piece. He recorded it during the autumn of 1978 in a private residence in Toronto. Due to the high resolution and clarity of digital formats, the flaws and limitations of this original tape recording may be more evident. The live performance is presented here as performed, with index points inserted to make advancing through the piece easier.

Sound Restoration, Mastering, Stephan Mathieu

Originally issued in 1979 as Music Gallery Editions No.18
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Lubomyr Melnyk Ukraine

Lubomyr Melnyk has given us a New World of the piano. Through him the piano has been "Re.Born" .
His Continuous Music is a daring new venture into new dimensions of piano playing ... icluding doing the impossible !
Classically trained,this Ukrainian pianist took elements of the minimalist movement, and developed a stunning new piano technique. He can play MUCH faster than any pianist on earth.
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