Yury KunetsPhoto © Slava Filippov

Yury Kunets (*1957) is a Russian composer, musician and producer.

Kunets began composing while studying in a public school. He wrote songs for the ›Impulse Five‹ band in the late 80ies. From 2004 Yury was involved in several musical TV projects as a producer. Along with author and director Maxim Kapitanovsky, he created two musical films: Blame it all on the Beatles (›Rossiya‹ state TV channel) and Don’t Shoot The Musicians (2007) both edited by Dmitriy Zavilgelsky. In collaboration with Mikhail Tanich and Kirill Krastoshevsky he composed songs for many artists, including the legendary band ›Pesnyary‹, Mikhail Mien and many others. In addition, several of Yury’s compositions have been arranged by Igor Butman’s jazz band.

In collaboration with American arranger and conductor Lee Holdridge (7× Emmy Award winner) and British recording producer Christopher Alder (10× GRAMMY Award winner), Yury began recording his symphonic pieces. The first half of his debut album was recorded 2011 in Wroclaw with the Wroclaw Score Orchestra. By the end of 2014 he had recorded several new compositions in Warsaw. The Sinfonia Varsovia Orchestra and the Warsaw Philharmonic Choir are featured on the recording, which took place in Polish Radio’s Studio 2. Both recordings culminated in the album Dedication. Yury Kunets: »This album ist my revelation, the expression of my love for nature, for my beloved relatives and friends. This is a dedication to all the people who mean and have meant a lot to me.« In 2019 the album Reflection was released, recorded at Bavariastudios in Munich with Yury Kunets and the Münchner Symphoniker under the direction of Lee Holdridge.

Yury’s music combines elements of classical music, jazz and pop music. In his symphonic compositions melody and romance work to reflect the author’s inner energies. Yury says of his music: »My music itself exhibits a very lyrical character, through which I was trying to convey my own understanding of life and my state of mind. It’s the result, so to speak, of my philosophical reflections, little stories about our being surrounded by nature, which is intimately connected in turn with our own emotional lives…«

The following works by Yury Kunets are available as rental material at Compofactur MusikVerlag.

Works (composed by Yury Kunets; arranged for orchestra by Lee Holdridge)

Opus: Alster
Scoring: Orchestra
Instruments: 2 Fl · 2 Ob · 2 Cl (Bb) · 2 Bsn – 4 Hn (F) · 3 Tpt (Bb) · 2 Tbn · 1 Bs Tbn · 1 Tba – Perc (Cymb/Trgl · SD · BD) – Hrp – Cel – Str
Duration: 04:00

Opus: Autumn
Scoring: Piano – String Orchestra
Duration: 03:20

Opus: Caprice
Scoring: Piano – Orchestra
Instruments: 2 Fl · 2 Ob · 2 Cl (Bb) · 2 Bsn – 4 Hn (F) · 3 Tpt (Bb) · 2 Tbn · 1 Bs Tbn · 1 Tba – Timp – Perc (Cymb · SD · BD) – Str
Duration: 05:45

Opus: Dance
Scoring: Orchestra
Instruments: 1 Picc · 1 Fl · 2 Ob · 2 Cl (Bb/Eb) · 2 Bsn – 4 Hn (F) · 2 Tpt (Bb) · 2 Tbn · 1 Bs Tbn · 1 Tba – Perc (Tamb · Cymb/Sus Cymb/Glsp · SD) – Hrp – Str
Duration: 03:00

Opus: Elegy
Scoring: Orchestra
Instruments: 2 Fl · 2 Ob · 2 Cl (Bb) · 2 Bsn – 4 Hn (F) · 2 Tpt (Bb) · 2 Tbn · 1 Tba – Timp – Perc (Cymb · Sus Cymb) – Hrp – Pno – Str
Duration: 03:45

Opus: Fairy Lake
Scoring: Orchestra
Instruments: 1 Picc · 2 Fl · 2 Ob · 2 Cl (Bb) · 2 Bsn – 4 Hn (F) · 1 Tpt (Bb) – Perc (W Chim · Sus Cymb) – Cel – Str
Duration: 02:45

Opus: Fairy Tale
Scoring: Piano – Orchestra
Instruments: 2 Fl · 2 Ob · 2 Cl (Bb) · 2 Bsn – 4 Hn (F) · 2 Tpt (Bb) · 2 Tbn · 1 Tba – Timp – Perc (Wind Chimes/SmTrgl/Sus Cymb · SD) – Hrp – Cel – Str
Duration: 08:45

Opus: Forest
Scoring: Piano – Orchestra
Instruments: 2 Fl · 2 Ob · 2 Cl (Bb) · 2 Bsn – 4 Hn (F) – Perc (SmTrgl · Sus Cymb) – Hrp – Str
Duration: 05:15

Opus: Inspiration
Scoring: Piano – Orchestra
Instruments: 1 Ob – 1 Hn (F) – Perc (Sus Cymb) – Hrp – Cel – Str
Duration: 04:30

Opus: Interlude
Scoring: Female Choir (SA) – Orchestra
Instruments: 4 Hn (F) – Str
Duration: 01:30

Opus: March
Scoring: Orchestra
Instruments: 1 Picc · 2 Fl · 2 Ob · 2 Cl (Bb) · 2 Bsn – 4 Hn (F) · 3 Tpt (Bb) · 2 Tbn · 1 Bs Tbn · 1 Tba – Timp – Perc (Xyl/Trgl/Sus Cymb · Cymb/Side Drum) – Str
Duration: 02:45

Opus: Memories
Scoring: Piano – Orchestra
Instruments: 2 Fl · 2 Ob · 2 Cl (Bb) · 2 Bsn – 4 Hn (F) · 2 Tbn · 1 Bs Tbn · 1 Tba – Perc (Sus Cymb) – Cel – Hrp – Str
Duration: 04:45

Opus: My Origin
Scoring: Mixed Choir (SATB) – Orchestra
Instruments: Perc (Tam Tam) – Cel – Str
Duration: 04:00

Opus: Nature
Scoring: Orchestra
Instruments: 2 Fl · 2 Ob · 2 Cl (Bb) · 2 Bsn – 4 Hn (F) · 2 Tbn · 1 Bs Tbn · 1 Tba – Perc (Sus Cymb · Glsp) – Hrp – Pno – Str
Duration: 05:00

Opus: Night City
Scoring: Orchestra
Instruments: 2 Fl · 2 Ob · 2 Cl (Bb) · 2 Bsn – Perc (Sus Cymb · Vib) – Hrp – Pno – Cel – Str
Duration: 03:45

Opus: P.S. Afterwards
Scoring: String Orchestra
Duration: 03:30

Opus: Reflection
Scoring: Piano – Orchestra
Instruments: 2 Fl · 2 Ob · 2 Cl (Bb) · 2 Bsn – 4 Hn (F) · 3 Tpt (Bb) · 2 Tbn · 1 Bs Tbn · 1 Tba – Timp – Perc (Sus Cymb) – Hrp – Str
Duration: 05:00

Opus: Requiem
Scoring: Female Choir (SA) ad libitum – Orchestra
Instruments: 2 Fl · 2 Ob · 2 Cl (Bb) · 2 Bsn – 4 Hn (F) · 3 Tpt (Bb) · 2 Tbn · 1 Bs Tbn · 1 Tba – Timp – Perc (Crot/Sus Cymb · Cymb/BD) – Hrp – Str
Duration: 05:30

Opus: Romance
Scoring: Piano – Orchestra
Instruments: 2 Fl · 2 Ob · 2 Cl (Bb) · 2 Bsn – 4 Hn (F) – Timp – Perc (Cymb) – Hrp – Str
Duration: 03:30

Opus: Russian Winter
Scoring: Orchestra
Instruments: 2 Fl · 2 Ob · 2 Cl (Bb) · 2 Bsn – 4 Hn (F) · 3 Tpt (Bb) · 2 Tbn · 1 Bs Tbn · 1 Tba – Timp – Perc (SBl · SmTrgl · Med CTom) – Hrp – Cel – Str
Duration: 05:30

Opus: Scherzo
Scoring: Orchestra
Instruments: 2 Fl · 2 Ob · 2 Cl (Bb) · 2 Bsn – 4 Hn (F) · 1 Tpt (Bb) · 1 Tbn – Hrp – Str
Duration: 02:30

Opus: Tais
Scoring: Orchestra
Instruments: 2 Fl · 2 Ob · 2 Cl (Bb) · 2 Bsn – 4 Hn (F) – Perc (Sus Cymb/Glsp) – Hrp – Str
Duration: 04:30

Opus: Taisia
Scoring: Mixed Choir (SATB) – Orchestra
Instruments: 2 Fl · 2 Ob · 2 Cl (Bb) · 2 Bsn – 4 Hn (F) – Perc (Sus Cymb · Glsp) – Hrp – Pno – Str
Duration: 05:20

Opus: Tango Massandra
Scoring: Orchestra
Instruments: 2 Cl (Bb) · 2 Bsn – 1 Hn (F) · 1 Tpt (Bb) · 1 Tbn – Timp – Perc (Tamb · Guiro · Cymb · Cast · Met Cab) – Hrp – Solo Vln – Str
Duration: 03:30

Opus: The Birth
Scoring: Piano – Orchestra
Instruments: 2 Fl · 2 Ob · 2 Cl (Bb) · 2 Bsn – 4 Hn (F) · 2 Tbn · 1 Bs Tbn – Perc (Sus Cymb · Tamb · Glsp) – Hrp – Str
Duration: 05:30

Opus: Thoughts
Scoring: Orchestra
Instruments: 2 Fl · 2 Ob · 2 Cl (Bb) · 2 Bsn – 4 Hn (F) · 2 Tbn · 1 Bs Tbn · 1 Tba – Timp – Perc (Cymb · Sus Cymb) – Str
Duration: 03:30

Opus: Triumph
Scoring: Orchestra
Instruments: 2 Fl · 2 Ob · 2 Cl (Bb) · 2 Bsn – 4 Hn (F) · 3 Tpt (Bb) · 2 Tbn · 1 Bs Tbn · 1 Tba – Timp – Perc (Trgl · Cymb · SD) – Hrp – Str
Duration: 02:30

Opus: You
Scoring: Violin, Viola, Violoncello – Orchestra
Instruments: 2 Fl · 2 Ob · 2 Cl (Bb) · 2 Bsn – 4 Hn (F) · 3 Tpt (Bb) · 2 Tbn · 1 Bs Tbn · 1 Tba – Perc (Tam Tam/Trgl/Bell Tree · Mount Cymb/Sus Cymb/Cymb) – Hrp – Str
Duration: 07:45

Opus: Waltz
Scoring: Orchestra
Instruments: 2 Fl · 2 Ob · 1 EHn · 2 Cl (Bb) · 2 Bsn – 4 Hn (F) · 2 Tbn · 1 Bs Tbn · 1 Tba – Perc (Trgl · SD) – Hrp – Str
Duration: 04:00

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