Do Note

PWM, 1993
CD Osvaldas Balakauskas. Erasmus. - Music Information Centre Lithuania, MICL CD099, 2018

It is the most minimalist work of Osvaldas Balakauskas. Its subtitle, Sonata for Donatas (as it is dedicated to its first performer, violist Donatas Katkus), explains the pun in the title itself (Do nata in Lithuanian). Today it is hard to believe that it has caused an uproar during its premiere performance, due to its “shameless” minimalism.

Linas Paulauskis