From his first solo composition to his last opus - such is the scope of Eduardas Balsys' first double CD, "Dramatic Frescoes", recently released by the Music Information and Publishing Centre. The CD offers the composer's most important instrumental works, marking the most significant turning points not only in his own creative biography, but in that of Lithuanian music overall.
LMIPCCD022-023
String Quartet. Adagio. Allegro molto ed agitato (1953) 09′19″
String Quartet. Vivace 04′32″
String Quartet. Adagio molto cantabile 04′46″
String Quartet. Adagio molto cantabile
String Quartet. Allegro con brio 05′
Lithuanian Quartet:
Eugenijus Paulauskas (1st violin)
Kornelija Kalinauskaitė (2nd violin)
Jurgis Fledžinskas (viola)
Ernestas Bertovskis (cello)
Recorded in 1965
Concerto for Violin and Symphony Orchestra No.1. Allegro moderato ed agitato (1954) 11′32″
Concerto for Violin and Symphony Orchestra No.1. Allegro moderato ed agitato (1954)
Concerto for Violin and Symphony Orchestra No.1. Andante cantabile e sostenuto 07′24″
Concerto for Violin and Symphony Orchestra No.1. Allegro vivo 05′39″
Aleksandras Livontas (violin)
Lithuanian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Abelis Klenickis
Recorded in 1956
Little Asp - Mischief Maker (1963) 02′08″
Fragment from Ballet "Eglė, Queen of the Grass-snakes"
Raminudas Katilius (violin)
Larisa Lobkova (piano)
Recorded in 1980 - 1981
Lament (1963) 03′33″
Fragment from Ballet "Eglė, Queen of the Grass-snakes"
Raimundas Katilius (violin)
Larisa Lobkova (piano)
Recorded in 1980 - 1981
Tiny Fishes (1963) 01′58″
Fragment from Ballet "Eglė, Queen of the Grass-snakes"
Raimundas Katilius (violin)
Larisa Lobkova (piano)
Recorded in 1980 - 1981
Tiny Fishes (1963)
Mermaid (1963) 02′43″
Fragment from Ballet "Eglė, Queen of the Grass-snakes"
Raimundas Katilius (violin)
Larisa Lobkova (piano)
Recorded in 1980 - 1981
Welcoming March (1963) 01′57″
Fragment from Ballet "Eglė, Queen of the Grass-snakes"
Raimundas Katilius (violin)
Larisa Lobkova (piano)
Recorded in 1980 - 1981
Welcoming March (1963)
Concerto for Violin and Symphony Orchestra No.2. Recitative (1958) 02′03″
Concerto for Violin and Symphony Orchestra No.2. Scherzo 03′23″
Concerto for Violin and Symphony Orchestra No.2. Scherzo
Concerto for Violin and Symphony Orchestra No.2. Improvisation 03′52″
Concerto for Violin and Symphony Orchestra No.2. Humoresque 03′29″
Ingrida Armonaitė (violin)
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Juozas Domarkas
Recorded in 2003
Concerto for Violin and Symphony Orchestra No.2. Humoresque
Dramatic Frescoes (1965) 24′27″
Aleksandras Livontas (violin)
Olga Šteinbergaitė (piano)
State Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Juozas Domarkas
Recorded in 1970
Dramatic Frescoes (1965)
Introduction and Passacaglia (1974) 08′17″
Leopoldas Digrys (organ)
Group of the State Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Juozas Domarkas
Recorded in 1974
Introduction and Passacaglia (1974)
Reflections of the Sea. Introduzione (1981) 06′13″
Reflections of the Sea. Introduzione (1981)
Reflections of the Sea. Toccata 04′06″
Strings of the State Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Juozas Domarkas
Recorded in 1988
Portraits. Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis. (1983) 06′50″
Portraits. Stasys Šimkus 04′38″
Portraits. Juozas Gruodis 05′34″
State Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Juozas Domarkas
Recorded in 1988
Portraits. Juozas Gruodis
Concerto for Violin Solo. Prelude (1984) 02′44″
Concerto for Violin Solo. Fugue 02′16″
Concerto for Violin Solo. Fugue
Concerto for Violin Solo. Chaconne 02′57″
Concerto for Violin Solo. Chaconne
Concerto for Violin Solo. Toccata 01′30″
Raimundas Katilius (violin)
Recorded in 1988
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