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GIYA KANCHELI
Kancheli: Ex contrario Pavel Vernikov, Svetlana Makarova, Jing Zhao, Davit Gvelesiani, Rustavi Ensemble, Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Lera Auerb [ Naxos / CD - due 24/Apr/2026 ] Giya Kancheli, one of Georgia's most eminent composers, became increasingly famous after the advent of glasnost in the Soviet Union, when his works, not least his seven symphonies, were heard internationally. Around the year 2000 Kancheli shifted... |
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EDUARDAS BALSYS
Eduardas: Violin Concerto No. 1 / Dramatic Frescoes / Reflections of the Sea Dzeraldas Bidva (violin), Indre Baikstyte (piano), Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Modestas Pitrenas [ Ondine / CD - released 2/Apr/2021 ] This new album introduces to international audience the music of Eduardas Balsys (1919-1984), a key figure in Lithuania's music from the 1950s until his death in 1984. This album release by the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra conducted by... |
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OSVALDAS BALAKAUSKAS
Symphonies Nos. 4 and 5 Igor Kramarev (trumpet) / Romualdas Staskus (oboe) / Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra / Juozas Domarkas (conductor) [ Naxos / CD - released 25/Nov/2005 ] "The playing of the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra is first class, having no doubt played the music more than once. I suspect that the composer has had a say in the matter of interpretation. Sonically the issue can't be faulted and with... |
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VALENTIN SILVESTROV
Silvestrov: Ode to a Nightingale / Piano Concertino / Symphony No. 7 Inna Galatenko, Oleg Bezborodko, Marija Grikevičiūtė / Lithuanian National Symphony, Christopher Lyndon-Gee [ Naxos / CD - released 14/Aug/2020 ] Valentin Silvestrov's elusive post-modern style is rich in nostalgia for the lost music of a barely remembered past filled with beauty and spiritual aspiration. |
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VALENTIN SILVESTROV
Silvestrov: Symphony for Violin and Orchestra / Postludium for Piano and Orchestra Janusz Wawrowski (violin) Jurgis Karnavičius (piano) / Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Lyndon-Gee/ [ Naxos / CD - released 24/May/2024 ] Berlin-born Lukas Foss studied music in Paris before settling in Philadelphia in 1937. Though he freely explored diverse compositional styles, three of the works in this recording fall into his early neo-Classical period and exemplify his dictum that... |
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VYTAUTAS BACEVIČIUS
Bacevicius: Orchestral Works Vol 2 Gabrielius Alekna (piano) / Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Lyndon-Gee [ Naxos / CD - released 26/Jul/2024 ] Vytautas Bacevičius's life was defined by exile and migration during the turbulent first half of the 20th century, but his impressive catalogue represents a remarkable creative spirit undimmed by adversity. Composed while studying in Paris, the... |
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Žibuoklė Martinaitytė
Martinaitytė: Ex Tenebris Lux Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra, Karolis Variakojis (conductor), Rokas Vaitkevicius (cello), Pavel Giunter (percussion) [ Ondine / CD - released 15/Jul/2022 ] This second Ondine recording of music by Žibuoklė Martinaitytė (b. 1973) is devoted exclusively to works scored for string orchestra, all of which were composed in the last three years. These works are performed by the Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra,... |
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Lithuanian Co/Geringas
Piazzolla: Sensations [ Delos / CD - released 27/Jun/2011 ] |
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W. A. MOZART
Music for the Oboe Alexeï Ogrintchouk (oboe & direction) / Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2013 ] Alexei Ogrintchouk performs three pillars of the oboe repertoire with the support of the renowned Lithuanian Chamber Orchestra and the company of three highly respected young string players in the quartet. |