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V​.​Baltakas - Sinfonia (1996) for small ensemble

from HORIZONS by LENsemble Vilnius, Vykintas Baltakas

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After completing his degree in composition and conducting in Lithuania, Vykintas Baltakas went on to study abroad in the early 1990s, and became successfully integrated in the international music scene. His musical style has been significantly influenced by his studies with Wolfgang Rihm and Peter Eötvös as well as by his own experiences as a conductor. Baltakas’ music is characterized by precise research and deliberate manipulation of the musical material. Each time establishing his own musical criteria, his works are extremely tightly structured. Highly self-critical as a composer, he often reworks his pieces after the premiere ultimately searching for the ideal sound image. Sinfonia is based on an earlier work: nichtstück (1996) for four wind instruments. This sardonic composition mocks the sacralization of ethno music in Lithuanian music tradition . The piece is based on a simple shepherd ’s melody. At each repetition of the melody , some fragment gets stuck in a loop and is gradually transformed. When this process is complete , the melody is played again , but without the transformed fragment. This will lead towards the melody disappearing . This consistent development is destructive, hence the title nichtstück (“non-composition”).
In sinfonia a new instrumental layer is added, which reinforces the develop ment. This purely functional process lead to an unexpected result: a simple, but stable structure - a waltz. The transformation from distructed sound to a culturally meaningful association is worth noting: there appears to be only a fine line. Hence the ironic title: sinfonia.

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from HORIZONS, released June 30, 2021
Vykintas Baltakas - Sinfonia (1996) for ensemble
LENsemble Vilnius, Vykintas Baltakas (conductor)

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