Galina Gorelova “The Castle of Mir“ Галина Горелова “Мирский замок“ Elina Chekan, guitar

Written by Galina Gorelova, composer form Belarus, The Castle of Mir is a music journey into history. This modern piece incorporates medieval sonorities, incorporating intervals of fourth and fifth, and the voice leading is mainly linear in nature. As Gorelova herself states, the Castle is loosely structured in a form of “variations in a style of a noble chaconne“. It begins and ends with a choral. I love this composition for its qualities that captivate imagination and harmonies that are unique to this work.