@Christopher
This is beautiful music indeed. Somehow, it reminded me of Glière's ballet music.
It is beautiful isn't it.... I keep listening to it over and over. Which Gliere music in particular does it remind you of? I would love to listen/ Of course, Gliere was a fellow Ukrainian.
There is actually a full(-ish) Melodiya-label recording om LP from 1971, with Boris Chistiakov conducting the Orchestra of the Kyiv Opera and Balet Theatre. (Melodiya-D-029901—2)
If anyone has it, please do post up! (If you are in London, I can do an LP to CD/mp3 transfer for you!)
The record cover looks like this: