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Modestas Pitrenas

  • Eduardas Balsys – the Voice of Lithuania

    Oct 21st, 2021 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: CD Review, Classical music, contemporary classical music, Eduardas Balsys, Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Modestas Pitrenas, Ondine, Orchestral music

    Eduardas Balsys was a major musical figure in postwar Lithuania. He was one of the country’s foremost composers, Balsys was also an important educator. He was head of the composition department a the Conservatory of the Lithuanian SSR. As such, he shaped the next generation of Lithuanian composers. Balsys’ own style was shaped by politics. […]

  • Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis Orchestral Works in Fresh Performances

    Feb 9th, 2021 | By Ralph Graves
    Tags: CD Review, Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis, Modestas Pitrenas, Ondine, Orchestral music, Romantic period

    Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis was a star that burned brightly, yet briefly. This Lithuanian composed almost 400 works, painted over 300 pictures and died at the age of 35. Ciurlionis is considered one of the pioneers of abstract art and possibly had synesthesia. He’s certainly a pioneer of Lithuanian music. This recording features Ciurlionis’ complete surviving […]

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