About the composer
Vytautas Barkauskas, born in Lithuania in 1931, graduated in mathematics in 1953 and in
music composition in 1959. He is a professor in the Department of Composition of the
Lithuanian Academy of Music. As a composer, he wrote over a 100 pieces, ranging from
operas, symphonies, chamber music and vocal music, for choir as well as for individual
voices.
| Date | 1990 |
| Performers | Mixed choir |
| Length | 3.54 minutes |
| Particulars | This short, but poignant Stabat Mater, expresses the feelings of the composer during the fight for freedom of Lithuania. He uses all kinds of contemporary musical idiom, like glissandi, whispering and speach-like singing. |
| Textual variations | Only the first two sentences of the first stanza are sung. |
| CD | Freies Tonträgerforum MAS 398: Chorographie |
| About this CD | This CD is meant as a musical description of a German choir.
It shows their capabilility of singing a capello works, ranging from renaissance madrigals
to negro spirituals. Recorded at the Michaeliskirche, Ronnenberg, July 1997 or March 1998 I bought this CD on the Internet, Tontraegerforum, 2001 |
| Choir | Junges Vokalensemble Hannover |
| Conductor | Klaus-Jürgen Etzold |
| Other works | Joseph Gabriel Rheinberger: Morgenlied + Abendlied Johannes Brahms: Abendstänchen + Vineta + Darthulas Grabesgesang Claudio Monteverdi: Si, ch'io vorrei morire Orlando di Lasso: O la, o che bono echo Thomas Morley: Fire, fire Robert Ramsey: Sleep, fleshly bird Henry Purcell: Soul of the world Richard Genée: Italian salad David Wikander: Kung Liljekonvalje Ernst Pepping: Balade II und Beschluss William Henry Smith: Ride the chariot William Dawson: Ain't that good news Robert de Cormier: Let me fly and some traditional songs |
E-mail:
stabatmater@dds.nl