Belle Epoque, Belle Europe. To Mark Europe Day and the 150th Anniversary of Oskaras Milašius
Performers
ROKAS and SONATA ZUBOVAI (piano duo)
ANTIPHONA Vocal Ensemble (France)
Artistic director ROLANDAS MULEIKA (France)
Programme
LILI BOULANGER – Hymne au soleil (Hymn to the Sun), Sous bois (Undergrowth)
CAMILLE SAINT-SAËNS – Calme des nuits (Peacefulness of the Nights), Op. 68 No. 1; Les fleurs et les arbres (Flowers and Trees), Op. 68 No. 2
GABRIEL FAURÉ – Pavane, Op. 50
REYNALDO HAHN – Pleurez avec moi! (Weep With Me!)
MAURICE RAVEL – Trois beaux oiseaux du Paradis (Three Beautiful Birds of Paradise)
CLAUDE DEBUSSY – Trois chansons de Charles D’Orléans (Three Songs by Charles d’Orléans); Dieu! qu’il la fait bon regarder! (Goodness! She’s Such a Sight to Behold!); Quant j’ai ouy le tambourin (When I Heard the Tambourine), Yver, vous n’estes qu’un vilain (Winter, You’re Nothing But a Villain); Printemps (Spring), mvt. II Modéré, transcription for piano four hands and choir
MIKALOJUS KONSTANTINAS ČIURLIONIS – Lithuanian folk songs: Dainų dainelė (Song of Songs), Vienam kiemely (In a Little Courtyard), Bėkit, bareliai (Run, You Fields), Subatos vakarėly (Saturday Night) (arranged by R. Gražinis)
OSVALDAS BALAKAUSKAS – Jau saulelė vėl... (The Sun is Out Again…)
NIJOLĖ SINKEVIČIŪTĖ – Refleksijos (Reflections) (text by Oskaras Milašius) for eight-voice choir and piano four hands (Lithuanian premiere)