Description: buy new directly from the label:the projectMikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875-1911) was born in the southern Lithuanian town of Varena, near Vilnius. Doubly talented, he was a visual–composer who could hear colours and see sounds and whose life was comprised of the close interaction between musical and artistic composition.In his homeland of Lithuania, Čiurlionis was celebrated as an exponent of musical modernism and the founder of a national school of music. Yet he was without doubt an avant–garde artist of European standing, an artistic visionary between the late Romantic and Modern ages. Many prominent personalities of that time—Romain Rolland, Igor Stravinsky, Jacques Lipchitz, Isadora Duncan—were interested in Čiurlionis.Trained in Warsaw and Leipzig, he worked as a composer and painter in Warsaw, Vilnius and St. Petersburg. In the mere fifteen years prior to his untimely death in a Polish sanatorium in 1911, he produced an immense number of artistic and musical works including 200 paintings, 80 drawings and more than 270 musical compositions, about 170 of which were scored for solo piano.This, the third recording in the series, introduces piano works from early and late compositional periods of Čiurlionis. The beginning of the recording is devoted to the latter period. This sequence is grounded on the argument that the early works of the composer would be better understood and comprehended after familiarisation with the mature Čiurlionis’ style, since they point to the creative strivings of the composer. Early works are primarily a mirror of the cultural surrounding of a composer, exhibiting formation of a more personal style. Nevertheless, these youthful works already anticipate certain tendencies and elements of musical language of later Čiurlionis. They also frequently delve into the melodic vocabulary of Lithuanian folk music, which with time permeated every layer of the composer’s music.the artistRecorded at Bavaria Studios, München, as a co-production between Celestial Harmonies and Bayerischer Rundfunk, this is volume three of the first–ever recording of the complete piano music of Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, performed by Nikolaus Lahusen.Lahusen was born in Bremen, Germany, in 1960 and grew up in Mexico. His artistic development was supported by Edith Picht-Axenfeld, Christoph Eschenbach and Bruno Leonardo Gelber. Counted among the leading pianists of his generation, Lahusen has given concerts worldwide.Among the leading pianists of his generation, Lahusen has given concerts worldwide and has appeared in important concert halls (Philharmonie in Munich, Musikhalle in Hamburg, Beethovenhalle in Bonn, etc.) and with leading orchestras.For Celestial Harmonies, he has previously recorded Orff-Schulwerk, Vol. 3: Piano Music, The Complete Piano Music of Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, Vols. 1-2, Franz Schubert Sonata B Flat Major D. 960, 3 Klavierstücke D. 946, Franz Schubert Sonata D Major D. 850, 34 Valses Sentimentales D. 779 & Franz Liszt Transcriptions of Franz Schubert Songs.International radio and television stations have broadcast his concerts and recordings; his numerous recordings have been well received among music critics.On Whitsunday, May 15th, 2005, Nikolaus Lahusen passed away after having fought cancer since 1998. Because of his illness, he went through two periods where he was unable to perform. “But his attitude, “ company president Eckart Rahn says, “was always forward-looking and positive. He added much to my life and work.”The project is now continued with Čiurlionis's greatgrandson, Rokas Zubovas, as a co-production with Bayerischer Rundfunk, and with Darius Kucinskas as musiclogical adviser. tracklist Part 1: Works from the Late Period (1905-1909) 111'16"222'26"331'19"43a0'50"541'29"651'01"760'43" 4 Preludes op. 26 8Prelude b-moll VL 306 (Op. 26 Nr. 1)1'28"9Prelude f-moll VL 307 (Op. 26 Nr. 2)0'39"10Prelude g-moll VL 310 (Op. 26 Nr. 3)5'22"11Prelude VL 311 (Op. 26 Nr. 4)1'08" 2 Preludes and 2 Fughettas op. 29 12Prelude Des-dur VL 250 (Op. 29 Nr. 3)1'33"13Fughetta d-moll VL 315 (Op. 29 Nr. 2)0'57"14Prelude d-moll VL 320 (Op. 29 Nr. 4)1'33"15Fughetta a-moll VL 316 (Op. 29 Nr. 1)1'08" Folk Songs 16Iséjo Mergaité I+II VL 2781'57"17Oi Giria, Giria I- V VL 2761'38"18Ganau Aveles VL 2820'34"19Vai Mociute I+II VL 277 (Op. 10 Nr. 7)1'26"20Mociute, noriu miego VL 2810'40"21Ei, mergele I-III VL 2832'18"22Sériau Zirgeli VL 2920'45"23Kad Ir Nezinojau VL 2900'27"24Prapuoliau, Mociute VL 2910'55"25Ant Kalno Gluosnys VL 2890'28"26As Pasejau Rutele VL 2800'52"27Vienam Kiemely I+II VL 2741'10"28Daina VL 2870'38"29Békit, Bareliai I-IV VL 2792'23"30Subatos Vakaréli I- IV VL 2861'39"31Oi, Lekia, lekia I-IV VL 2732'11"32Séjau Ruta VL 179 (1900)1'28" Part 2: Works from the Early Period (1899-1903) 3 Fugues 33b-moll VL 1332'23"34A-dur VL 1581'23"35d-moll VL 1390'54" 4 Preludes op. 7 36fis-moll VL 185 (Op. 7 Nr. 1)2'20"37H-dur VL 186 (Op. 7 Nr. 3)1'47"38Des-dur VL 187 (Op. 7 Nr. 2)0'58"39a-moll VL 188 (Op. 7 Nr. 4)1'07" 2 Canons and a Fughetta op.9 40c-moll VL 216 (Op. 9 Nr. 1)1'48"41B-dur VL 217 (Op. 9 Nr. 2)1'17"42Fughetta h-moll VL 262 (Op. 9 Nr. 3)1'48" 5 Pieces 43Prelude G-Dur VL 880'33"44Elegija VL 1912'19"45Pjesé A-Dur VL 2461'19"46Dainelé VL 199 (Op. 11 Nr. 2)1'03"47Muzikinis Momentas Des-Dur VL 1801'37" 4 Mazurkas 48Mazurka b-moll VL 1191'28"49Mazurka a-moll VL 1711'07"50Mazurka e-moll VL 1721'18"51Mazurka Ges-Dur VL 1931'49" Total Time:72'54"
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Artist: Nikolaus Lahusen
Type: Album
Format: CD
Record Label: Celestial Harmonies
Release Year: 2004
Release Title: The Complete Piano Music of Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis Vol
Duration: Album
Genre: Classical
Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany