Label: Ondine
Country: Lithuania
Released: 2001
Genres: Choral, Modern Classical, Minimalism
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Last Pagan Rites
00:00 - Oh You Green Grasshopper
06:06 - Celebration Of The Medvėgalis Hill
09:39 - Incantation Of The Serpent
15:24 - Celebration Of The Oak-tree
Epitaphium Temporum Pereunti
27:12 - I. Introductio. Somnium Gedimini, Anno 1323
35:24 - II. Passacaglia. Vivat Academia, Anno 1579
42:19 - III. Trenus Aeternus, Anno 1832
53:15 - IV. Dedicatio Ecclesiae Cathedrali, Anno 1988
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'Last Pagan Rites' recorded at St. Casimir Church, Vilnius 1996.
'Epitaphium Temporum Pereunti' recorded at the National Philharmonic Hall, Vilnius Nov. 20-22, 2000.
Chorus – Kaunas State Choir (tracks: 5 to 8), The Choir Of The Vilnius Čiurlionis Art High School (tracks: 1 to 4)
Composed By – Bronius Kutavičius
Conductor – Robertas Šervenikas (tracks: 5 to 8)
Conductor [Choir Of The Vilnius Čiurlionis Art High School, The] – Romas Gražinis (tracks: 1 to 4)
Design [Cover] – Cheri Tamminen
Engineer – Rimantas Motiejūnas (tracks: 1 to 4)
Executive-Producer – Reijo Kiilunen
Horn – Linas Dakinevičius (tracks: 1 to 4), Loranas Gadeikis (tracks: 1 to 4), Mindaugas Budzinauskas (tracks: 1 to 4), Mindaugas Pupeikis (tracks: 1 to 4)
Liner Notes – Linas Paulauskis
Orchestra – Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra (tracks: 5 to 8)
Organ – Leopoldas Digrys (tracks: 1 to 4)
Photography By [Cover] – Arūnas Baltėnas
Producer – Daiva Parulskienė
Recorded By, Mastered By – Algirdas Mateika (tracks: 5 to 8)
Soprano Vocals – Gintarė Skerytė (tracks: 1 to 4)
Text By – Sigitas Geda (tracks: 1 to 4)
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This CD contains two large choral works by Lithuanian composer Bronius Kutavičius.
The oratorio Last Pagan Rites (1978) for mixed choir, solo voice, four horns, and organ is set to a text by Lithuanian poet Sigitas Geda. It combines archaic archetypes with mysterious, fantastic imagery, and includes the imitation of an ancient Lithuanian folk song ("sutartine") with its endlessly repeating invocations to nature. The world premiere performance was acknowledged as the most successful and significant Lithuanian musical event of the past half-century. This recording, made at the St. Casimir Church in Vilinius in 1996, features the Choir of the Vilnius Ciurlionis Art School under the direction of R
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