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This album presents works for string orchestra by Lithuanian composer Algirdas Martinaitis (born 1950) from his early breakthrough work Birds of Eden (1981) to a recent Valse triste (2020), giving a very broad vision of this composer.
For keen fans of music within the Baltic states, Algirdas Martinaitis is quite known for his works dancing between a serene beauty and sincerity before collapsing into an almost sarcastic nihilism, a style which he describes as “new animality”. Within this style, much like Henryk Górecki’s "circus pieces", sarcasm, irony, and subversion of expectations become central to the music making.
His early chamber works, including Birds of Eden, demonstrated his unique voice and saw him grouped with the neo-romantic movement within Lithuania. However, never wanting to be predictable or stuck in an idiom, he later shifted to a newer style. The Three M‘art Comedy Seasons, for solo violin and strings, makes numerous musical references, not least to the famous Four Seasons of Vivaldi. Artizarra for string orchestra and harpsichord has an energised and bouncy nature which is comparable to J. S. Bach’s Concerti for multiple harpsichords or the latter movement of Górecki’s Concerto for the instrument. The album also presents two recent songs to lyrics by Oscar (Vladislas de Lubicz) Milosz (1877-1939), a famous Lithuanian French-language poet. © Ondine
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The 3 M'art Comedy Seasons (Algirdas Martinaitis)
Algirdas Martinaitis, Composer - St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rūta Lipinaitytė, Artist, MainArtist - Modestas Barkauskas, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Ondine (P) 2021 Ondine
Algirdas Martinaitis, Composer - St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rūta Lipinaitytė, Artist, MainArtist - Modestas Barkauskas, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Ondine (P) 2021 Ondine
Algirdas Martinaitis, Composer - St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Rūta Lipinaitytė, Artist, MainArtist - Modestas Barkauskas, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Ondine (P) 2021 Ondine
Artizarra (Algirdas Martinaitis)
Algirdas Martinaitis, Composer - St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Modestas Barkauskas, Conductor, MainArtist - Daumantas Slipkus, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Ondine (P) 2021 Ondine
Serenade for Mistress Europe (Algirdas Martinaitis)
Algirdas Martinaitis, Composer, Lyricist - St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Modestas Barkauskas, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Ondine (P) 2021 Ondine
Birds of Eden (Version for Orchestra) (Algirdas Martinaitis)
Algirdas Martinaitis, Composer - St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Modestas Barkauskas, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Ondine (P) 2021 Ondine
Valse triste (Algirdas Martinaitis)
Algirdas Martinaitis, Composer - St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Oscar Milosz, Lyricist - Modestas Barkauskas, Conductor, MainArtist - Asta Krikščiūnaitė, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Ondine (P) 2021 Ondine
Chant de la lointaine (Algirdas Martinaitis)
Algirdas Martinaitis, Composer - St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Oscar Milosz, Lyricist - Modestas Barkauskas, Conductor, MainArtist - Daumantas Slipkus, Artist, MainArtist - Asta Krikščiūnaitė, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2021 Ondine (P) 2021 Ondine
Album review
This album presents works for string orchestra by Lithuanian composer Algirdas Martinaitis (born 1950) from his early breakthrough work Birds of Eden (1981) to a recent Valse triste (2020), giving a very broad vision of this composer.
For keen fans of music within the Baltic states, Algirdas Martinaitis is quite known for his works dancing between a serene beauty and sincerity before collapsing into an almost sarcastic nihilism, a style which he describes as “new animality”. Within this style, much like Henryk Górecki’s "circus pieces", sarcasm, irony, and subversion of expectations become central to the music making.
His early chamber works, including Birds of Eden, demonstrated his unique voice and saw him grouped with the neo-romantic movement within Lithuania. However, never wanting to be predictable or stuck in an idiom, he later shifted to a newer style. The Three M‘art Comedy Seasons, for solo violin and strings, makes numerous musical references, not least to the famous Four Seasons of Vivaldi. Artizarra for string orchestra and harpsichord has an energised and bouncy nature which is comparable to J. S. Bach’s Concerti for multiple harpsichords or the latter movement of Górecki’s Concerto for the instrument. The album also presents two recent songs to lyrics by Oscar (Vladislas de Lubicz) Milosz (1877-1939), a famous Lithuanian French-language poet. © Ondine
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 01:13:07
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Rūta Lipinaitytė Daumantas Slipkus St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra Asta Krikščiūnaitė Modestas Barkauskas
- Composer: Algirdas Martinaitis
- Label: Ondine
- Genre: Classical
(C) 2021 Ondine (P) 2021 Ondine
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