Back to Nature: Čiurlionis & Gražinis Onutė Gražinytė, Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France & Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla

• Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875 - 1911): Jūra, MKČ 102:
• 1 Čiurlionis: Jūra, MKČ 102: I. Exposition, Main Theme 06:18
• 2 Čiurlionis: Jūra, MKČ 102: II. Exposition, Secondary Theme 05:01
• 3 Čiurlionis: Jūra, MKČ 102: III. Development 01:40
• 4 Čiurlionis: Jūra, MKČ 102: IV. Development, Storm 03:46
• 5 Čiurlionis: Jūra, MKČ 102: V. Recapitulation 04:48
• 6 Čiurlionis: Jūra, MKČ 102: VI. Inner Recapitulation 06:18
• 7 Čiurlionis: Jūra, MKČ 102: VII. Coda 02:16
• Miške, MKČ 101:
• 8 Čiurlionis: Miške, MKČ 101: I. Exposition, Main Theme. Lento assai 02:59
• 9 Čiurlionis: Miške, MKČ 101: II. Exposition, Bridge Passage 02:12
• 10 Čiurlionis: Miške, MKČ 101: III. Exposition, Secondary Theme. Andante espressivo e cantabile 03:41
• 11 Čiurlionis: Miške, MKČ 101: IV. Development, a tempo I 02:10
• 12 Čiurlionis: Miške, MKČ 101: V. Reversed Recapitulation, Bridge Passage 03:53
• 13 Čiurlionis: Miške, MKČ 101: VI. Recapitulation, Main Theme a tempo I 03:54
• Romualdas Gražinis (b. 1962): Sutartinė:
• 14 Gražinis: Sutartinė 06:30
• Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis: Lakštingala, MKČ 466
• 15 Čiurlionis: Lakštingala, MKČ 466 01:06
• Ruduo, MKČ 462:
• 16 Čiurlionis: Ruduo, MKČ 462 01:24
• Preliudas in F Major / A Minor, MKČ 437:
• 17 Čiurlionis: Preliudas in F Major / A Minor, MKČ 437 01:31
• Total Runtime 59:27

Info for Back to Nature: Čiurlionis & Gražinis

This album marks the 150th anniversary of Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875–1911), Lithuanian composer and painter whose work continues to shape the country’s artistic identity. Led by internationally acclaimed conductor Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, Back to Nature brings together the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, pianist Onutė Gražinytė, conductor Romualdas Gražinis, the AIDIJA Chamber Choir, and the Upper School Choir of the National M. K. Čiurlionis School of Art—uniting generations of artists, including a family of musicians, in a shared exploration of nature and cultural heritage. The program features Čiurlionis’ two major symphonic poems—Jūra (The Sea) and Miške (In the Forest)—both works inspired by nature and Lithuanian myth. Also included are his choral piece Ruduo (Autumn), Lakštingala (The Nightingale) and Prelude in A Minor, both performed by Onutė Gražinytė, Mirga’s sister. The album also features Sutartinė, a new composition by Mirga’s father Romualdas Gražinis, rooted in traditional Lithuanian polyphony.

Onutė Gražinytė, piano
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra
Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France
Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, conductor

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