Composer(s): Narbutaitė, Onutė
Lyricist(s): Hildegard of Bingen
Conductor(s): Šervenikas, Robertas
Label: Naxos
Series: 21st Century Classics
Genre: Choral - Sacred
Period: Contemporary
Catalogue No: 8.572295
Barcode: 747313229574
Release Date: 03/2011

NARBUTAITE, O.: Tres Dei Matris Symphoniae (Kaunas State Choir, Aidija Chamber Choir, Lithuanian National Symphony, Servenikas)

The eloquent, expressive music of Lithuanian neo-romantic composer Onutė Narbutaitė is noted for its sense of aristocratic poise and strong compositional discipline. Her Tres Dei Matris Symphoniae (Three Symphonies of the Mother of God) is not a conventional oratorio but a symphony, or three symphonies with choir which embrace the Revelation, the Birth of Jesus and the Crucifixion in settings of the Ave Maria, Gloria, Stabat Mater and Hildegard von Bingen’s O clarissima Mater. The effect is of hearing something both deeply familiar and eternally new, rich material for personal contemplation.

Tracklist

Narbutaitė, Onutė
Hildegard of Bingen - Lyricist
Kaunas State Choir (Choir)
Aidija Chamber Choir (Choir)
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Šervenikas, Robertas (Conductor)
1I. Introitus01:11
Kaunas State Choir (Choir)
Aidija Chamber Choir (Choir)
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Šervenikas, Robertas (Conductor)
2II. Symphonia prima: Angelus Domini21:13
Kaunas State Choir (Choir)
Aidija Chamber Choir (Choir)
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Šervenikas, Robertas (Conductor)
3III. Symphonia secunda: Bethleem17:20
Kaunas State Choir (Choir)
Aidija Chamber Choir (Choir)
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Šervenikas, Robertas (Conductor)
4IV. Symphonia tertia: Mater Dolorosa18:16
Kaunas State Choir (Choir)
Aidija Chamber Choir (Choir)
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Šervenikas, Robertas (Conductor)
5V. Oratio03:31
Kaunas State Choir (Choir)
Aidija Chamber Choir (Choir)
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Šervenikas, Robertas (Conductor)

Total Playing Time: 01:01:31