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Samba Lacrimarum

by Faustas Latėnas

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Sonata for Flute and Piano: I 09:29
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Sonata for Flute and Piano: II 05:27
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3.
Sonata for Flute and Piano: III 05:35
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Sonata for Cello and Piano: I (1978) 05:38
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Sonata for Cello and Piano: II 02:35
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Sonata for Cello and Piano: III 05:44
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String Quartet No. 2 'In Loving Memory' 13:29
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8.
Pasodoble 08:44
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Sonata for Violin and Piano: I 07:32
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Sonata for Violin and Piano: II 07:42
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11.
Samba Lacrimarum 07:54
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about

Faustas Latėnas is known, first of all, as a composer for theatre and film. His close and sustained relationship with the theatrical world may account for the presence of the pervasive spirit of drama in many of his non-theatrical works, as well as for a special penchant to put up different 'masks', 'under the guise of which he can astonish, shock, or simply entertain his audience' (Živilė Pipinytė).

Thus 'theatricality' and communication seem to be main keywords describing Faustas Latėnas’ concert music. In many of his works, vivid musical images serve as a backdrop to a musical drama, in which themes, timbres and striking rhythms act as invisible characters, engaging listeners into the plot of an illusory sound world. Frequent references to various musical genres, catchy tunes and evocative timbre effects raise well-nigh palpable associations and stimulate visual imagination.

A formal approach to music is antithetical to Faustas Latėnas’ style; he relies more on emotional impulses and recognisable musical elements that come from his diverse musical experience. Novelty does not altogether seem to be his musical objective, even though his music does sound contemporary – as one written by the composer who tries to escape the fatigue of destructive cacophony by minimising his musical vocabulary. 'My direction is towards general reduction – a kind of return to dyads, to triads, to thirds', says Latėnas. 'For the music to be internally suggestive it is not necessary to put together as many notes as one can, and these utterances must not be verbose and intricate. Everything can be put in simple and familiar terms – in three notes, in simple harmonies'.

Laima Slepkovaitė

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released December 31, 2006

PERFORMERS:
Giedrius Gelgotas - flute (1-3)
Indrė Baikštytė - piano (1-3, 8-11)
Edmundas Kulikauskas - cello (4-6)
Dalia Balsytė - piano (4-6)
Čiurlionis Quartet (7)
Gediminas Dačinskas - viola (8)
Rūta Lipinaitytė - violin (9-11)

Recording engineer - Gediminas Zujus
Assistant engineer - Arūnas Zujus
Artistic supervision - Dalia Balsytė
Mixing and mastering - Gediminas Zujus, Arūnas Zujus
Liner notes - Laima Slepkovaitė
Translation - Veronika Janatjeva
Text editing - Linas Paulauskis
Cover - Algis Griškevičius, 'The Restoration of Noah's Ark'
Design and layout - Liudas Parulskis
Executive Producer - Daiva Parulskienė

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Supported by the Lithuanian Culture and Sports Support Foundation

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