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Oh, my dear Mother

Geert Callaert

Label
Antarctica
EAN / barcode
195335978367
Release date
10 May 2020
Format
Digital
Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875-1911) composed as he painted: in symbols, colors and silent revelations. His preludes breathe the same air as his visionary paintings, in which Lithuanian folklore, mysticism and nature melt into a single, luminous world. In the intimate piano works of the VL-series, soft chromatic lines unfold like folk melodies from childhood memories - fragments that his mother once sang in the wooden house in Druskininkai. This is followed by a series of variation cycles on songs about nature, love, life and motherhood, all organized with the simplicity of oral tradition but nuanced with an increasingly modern harmonic language. In these 35 pieces, pianist Geert Callaert enters Čiurlionis' dual universe of sound and vision with effortless tenderness and structural balance. His interpretations illuminate the inner axis where preludes become landscapes, variations become memories and chromatic whispers become the brushstrokes of the painter, translated into sound. This recording offers not only a rare insight into still undiscovered repertoire, but also an invitation into the world of one of the most unique artistic spirits of the 20th century - fragile, searching and glowing.
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Tracklist

  1. 01 Prelude in B-Flat Minor, VL 169 03:02
  2. 02 Lithuanian Lullaby "Prapuoliau, močiute", VL 174 - Semplice 01:00
  3. 03 Nocturne in F-Sharp Minor, VL 178 03:46
  4. 04 Prelude in F-Sharp Major "Angelus Domini", VL 184 03:59
  5. 05 Prelude in B Major, VL 186 02:21
  6. 06 Prelude in D-Flat Major, VL 187 01:44
  7. 07 Prelude in F Major, VL 188 01:27
  8. 08 Dainelė in E-Flat Minor, VL 199 01:13
  9. 09 Prelude in B Minor, VL 182a 01:58
  10. 10 Prelude in D Minor, VL 239 - Second Version 02:19
  11. 11 Prelude in D Minor, VL 256 04:00
  12. 12 Prelude in G Minor "Pater Noster", VL 260 02:13
  13. 13 Variations "Oh, Forest, Forest", VL 276: I. Andante 00:27
  14. 14 Variations "Oh, Forest, Forest", VL 276: II. Espressivo abbandonato 00:50
  15. 15 Variations "Oh, Forest, Forest", VL 276: III. Più mosso 00:25
  16. 16 Variations "Oh, Forest, Forest", VL 276: IV. Andante tempestuoso 00:59
  17. 17 Variations "Oh, Forest, Forest", VL 276: V. Andante semplice 00:27
  18. 18 Variations "Oh, Forest, Forest", VL 276: VI. Largo 00:38
  19. 19 Variations "Oh, Mother", VL 277: I. Moderato cantabile 00:42
  20. 20 Variations "Oh, Mother", VL 277: II. Andantino 00:57
  21. 21 Bėkit, bareliai / Stretch Away, Harvested Fields VL 279: I. Largo 00:56
  22. 22 Bėkit, bareliai / Stretch Away, Harvested Fields VL 279: II. Andante molto cantabile 00:39
  23. 23 Bėkit, bareliai / Stretch Away, Harvested Fields VL 279: III. Moderato quasi allegro 00:38
  24. 24 Bėkit, bareliai / Stretch Away, Harvested Fields VL 279: IV. Maestoso 00:50
  25. 25 Ei, mergele, kur bavai / Oh, Maiden, Where Have You Been, VL 283: I. Lento ma non troppo 01:02
  26. 26 Ei, mergele, kur bavai / Oh, Maiden, Where Have You Been, VL 283: II. Un poco più mosso 00:43
  27. 27 Ei, mergele, kur bavai / Oh, Maiden, Where Have You Been, VL 283: III. Largo 01:05
  28. 28 Kelio nežinojau / I Didn't Know The Way, VL 290: Allegro moderato 00:40
  29. 29 Šėriau žirgelį, šėriau bėrąjį / I Fed My Bay Steed VL 293: Comodo 00:34
  30. 30 Prelude in G Minor, VL 304 01:02
  31. 31 Prelude in D Minor, VL 325 03:02
  32. 32 Prelude in C Major, VL 327 01:44
  33. 33 Prelude in D Minor "Oh, My Dear Mother", VL 340 03:58
  34. 34 Prelude in G Minor, VL 342 01:42
  35. 35 Prelude in D Minor, VL 344 02:36

Source: MusicBrainz

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