NEW ON NAXOS | NOVEMBER 2023
Lithuanian Music for Violin and Piano BANAITIS • GRUODIS • JUZELIŪNAS • VAINIŪNAS Simona Venslovaitė, Violin • Veronika Kopjova, Piano
The 20th-century Lithuanian composer’s dialogue between modern forms of expression and folk motifs is well represented in the four works in this recording. There is a sense of playful lightness in the Romantic aesthetic of Gruodis’s work, while Banaitis incorporates national lyricism with personal grief in his Sonata . Composed under the restrictions imposed by Soviet occupation, Vainiūnas’s Sonata Op. 38 is suffused with tragedy and sorrow, while the distinctive style of Juzeliūnas had an enormous impact on the future of Lithuanian music. All of these pieces are symbolic of survival and represent being truthful to one’s creative identity while under the harshest of conditions.
Companion Titles – Lithuanian music
8.551480 Release Date: 24 Nov 2023
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A German Passion 17th Century Music for the Time of Lent and Easter Sietze de Vries, Organ • Margaretha Consort • Marit Broekroelofs
The Hanseatic wealth of North Germany in the 17th century is reflected in its magnificent cathedrals, and the enormous grandeur of its church music was composed to fill the rich acoustics of these spaces. This programme presents a wide range of Easter music that displays the wealth of inventiveness in this period, enhancing the texts and finding different colours and surprising effects through improvisation and adaptation of the manuscripts. This early music is brought vividly to life by the acclaimed Margaretha Consort.
Companion Titles – Recommended recordings of 17th century music
8.551484 Release Date: 10 Nov 2023
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GREAT COMPOSERS IN WORDS AND MUSIC
Felix MENDELSSOHN (1809–1847) By Davinia Caddy • Read by Leighton Pugh
Felix Mendelssohn was a child prodigy to rival Mozart and achieved great fame during his lifetime, fêted across Europe, and composing in the widest possible range of musical genres. However, his music has also been denigrated for its elegance, charm and symmetry. This insightful biography explores the breadth of his achievements, the complexities of his privileged upbringing, and the reasons for the fluctuating nature of his reputation. Musical excerpts include the Violin Concerto , String Octet and Elijah , as well as his choral works, symphonies, sonatas and songs.
8.578373 Release Date: 24 Nov 2023
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Companion Titles – Previous releases in the series
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