Vel • Lithuanian Chamber Music 1991-2001

ID: GMCD7283 (EAN: 795754728323)  | 1 CD | DDD
Ausgefolgt: 2001

LABEL:

Guild GmbH

Kolektion:

Chamber Music

Subkolektion:

Chamber Ensemble

Komponisten:

BALAKAUSKAS, Osvaldas | KUTAVIČIUS, Bronius | REID, M. | SHAMBLIN, A. | VINJOR, N.

Andere Infos:

Recorded 28. -- 30.06.2001, SWR, Hans-Rosbaud-Studio Baden-Baden

This CD features five well-known Lithuanian composers whose works are representative of the new music of their country. The works were composed between 1991 and 2001, a time of new beginnings and an upbeat spirit in Europe. In the last few years the Baltic States have taken on a much more central role in western consciousness, due especially to their spectacular reconstruction, fueled by their regained spirit of liberty. This points back to Central European thinking, the vision of Europe, in which the concept of European culture is visibly present and with which the word "VĖL" = "again" has become the motto of this CD.

Lithuania, with its capital city of Vilnius has a diverse and tragic history. The Lithuanian language is the oldest Indo European language and is still delivered in pure Sanskrit. It was the peasant language of the Samogitans/Schamaitens, who were therefore also the guardians of Lithuanian folk art, which contains a treasure trove of fairy tales, myths, folk songs and dances.

The dance forms are ancient, and they emit a continuity of magic meditative material -- magic in the form of honoring nature, a sympathetic coherence between nature and the cosmos.

Special mention should be made of the "Surtartinės" which distinguish themselves through sharp second chords and syncopated rhythm, and contain polyphonic forms and a large number of sonorous words (D. Katkus). The listener will be aware of the originality and rhythm of these forms again in the following works, which present a newly formed content as metamorphosis of a great base sound.

Music becomes the mediator between the cultures of the two Europes, which developed in different ways from their common, intellectual and spiritual roots. Individualism and independence are the main characteristics of the new music of Lithuania. We encounter extraordinary vitality, energy and intellect, but also a particular sensitivity for the intermediate tones, an in depth consciousness of the march of time and the rapid change to which our world is exposed.