Amazonka
is the Ukrainian word for Amazon - the Women Warriors. According to
myth, the Amazons were an all-female society of fierce warriors who
supposedly lived in the area north of the Black Sea. The Amazon society
was described as stringently matriarchal. Males were of no use other
than for mating purposes and as slaves, doing work that was
traditionally performed by women. The limbs of the men were amputated
so that they could not rebel and escape. It has been Yevhens intention
to translate this story into music.
About the Composer:
The
Ukrainian composer Yevhen Stankovych is one of the most outstanding
figures in the world of music at the end of the 20th century. The
collapse of the U.S.S.R. gave him the opportunity to establish contacts
with the world, resulting in recordings of his music by various
companies and the performance of his works by performers in other
countries, bringing him wide recognition as one of the most
individualistic and eminent composers of our time.