Liudas Mockūnas - Polylogues - CD1

Featuring:

Musicians on the recording

Recording track list

CD 1: Works for solo saxophone and orchestra

 1. OSVALDAS BALAKAUSKAS (*1937)

     Polylogue for alto saxophone and string orchestra (1991)                  17:30

2. VYTAUTAS GERMANAVIČIUS (*1969)

     Underwater Geometry for solo bass, soprano saxophones

     and symphony orchestra (2016)                                                         15:10

3.–5. RAMINTA ŠERKŠNYTĖ (*1975)

     Concerto for alto saxophone and chamber orchestra  (2002)             17:56

     3. I. Lento misterioso. Allegro scherzando. Lento                               03:34

     4. II. Andante tranquillo                                                                     07:19

     5. III. Allegro molto                                                                            07:03

6.–8. ARVYDAS MALCYS (*1957)

     Concerto for soprano saxophone and symphony orchestra (2004)     23:37

     6. I. Scherzo                                                                                      09:22

     7. II. Meditation                                                                                 06:39

     8. III. Allegro                                                                                     07:36

Liudas Mockūnas – soprano (2, 6–8), alto (1, 3–5), bass (2) saxophones Modus Chamber Orchestra, conductor Robertas Bliškevičius (1)
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra (2, 6–8), conductors:
Jonathan Berman (2), Juozas Domarkas (6–8)
St. Christopher Chamber Orchestra, conductor Modestas Pitrėnas (3–5)

 

NoBusiness Records NBCC 5
Release year - 2021

Credits and release info

  • Mixed by Arūnas Zujus and Liudas Mockūnas at MAMA Studios, Vilnius
  • Mastered by Arūnas Zujus at MAMA Studios, Vilnius
  • Texts edited by Veronika Janatjeva
  • Design and layout by Neringa Žukauskaitė
  • Produced by Liudas Mockūnas
  • The photographs by Tomas Terekas have been used for inside covers

 

Special thanks to composers, performers, audiences, Arūnas Zujus, Veronika Janatjeva, Neringa Žukauskaitė, Robertas Bliškevičius, Donatas Katkus, Vytautas Mockūnas, Petras Geniušas, Petras Vyšniauskas and Danas Mikailionis