The music of composer ?ibuokle Martinaityte has been accruing more and more attention outside the Baltic states with its mixture of minimalism and music built from sonorities and timbres. Unlike the minimalists, she can be quite emotionally evocative; the title work on this Ondine release, Saudade, she says, refers "to the stratum of multiple yearnings -- the death of my father and my immigration to the USA. For the last decade, this thread of longing has been woven into my life, coloring all experiences." In the four works ...
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The music of composer ?ibuokle Martinaityte has been accruing more and more attention outside the Baltic states with its mixture of minimalism and music built from sonorities and timbres. Unlike the minimalists, she can be quite emotionally evocative; the title work on this Ondine release, Saudade, she says, refers "to the stratum of multiple yearnings -- the death of my father and my immigration to the USA. For the last decade, this thread of longing has been woven into my life, coloring all experiences." In the four works on this album, static passages are broken up by dynamic music in such a way that the titles (Horizons, "Meteors" from the Chiaroscuro Trilogy) clearly suggest the subject matter in vivid, economical ways. The most striking feature of Martinaityte's work is the variety of sounds she brings to bear, and it may seem surprising that this is the first collection of her orchestral work. Listen to the Chiaroscuro Trilogy for the explanation of why it's not so surprising; the other works on...
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