Originally released in 1993 on the Marco Polo label, this album was reissued by Naxos in 2011. Part of a series devoted to the piano music of Lithuanian composer Mikalojus Ciurlionis, it remains one of the few widely available items devoted to this interesting figure. The booklet notes for the 2011 release, at least, were written by Vytautas Landsbergis, a musicologist who was also the first head of state of post-Soviet Lithuania (probably a first for Naxos if not for the entire field of classical music). The album covers ...
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Originally released in 1993 on the Marco Polo label, this album was reissued by Naxos in 2011. Part of a series devoted to the piano music of Lithuanian composer Mikalojus Ciurlionis, it remains one of the few widely available items devoted to this interesting figure. The booklet notes for the 2011 release, at least, were written by Vytautas Landsbergis, a musicologist who was also the first head of state of post-Soviet Lithuania (probably a first for Naxos if not for the entire field of classical music). The album covers only the first part of the career of Ciurlionis, whose music took some sharp left turns before his untimely death in 1911 at the age of 35; those interested in a complete overview should seek out the companion release by pianist Mūza Rubackyté. Lithuania and Poland have been culturally and politically linked over much of their long histories, and the music here reflects Ciurlionis' training at conservatories in Warsaw and (to a lesser extent) Leipzig. The prime model in the Piano...
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