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Artist
Osvaldas Balakauskas
12+ albums
contemporary classicalcomposerlithuanianClassical20th Century
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Osvaldas Balakauskas (born December 19 1937 in Miliunai) is a Lithuanian composer of classical music. Balakauskas graduated from the Vilnius Pedagogical Institute in 1961 and attended Boris Lyatoshinsky's composition class at Kiev Conservatory in 1969. From 1992 to 1994 he was ambassador of Lithuania. In 1996 he was awarded with the Lithuanian National Award, the highest artistic and cultural distinction in Lithuania. He is currently head of the Composition Department of the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre. His output consists of symphonies, concertos, chamber and instrumental music. Balakauskas has developed a unique and precise compositional system which he terms 'dodecatonic'. However, his music seldom sounds calculated but actually sounds neo-romantic, with occasional touches of jazz and impressionism. His influences from his Conservatory years include Stockhausen, Boulez, Xenakis and in particular, Webern and Messiaen. Important works include Sonata of the Mountains inspired by the paintings of Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis(1975), Symphony No.2 (1979), Opera Stumentale (1987) and Symphonies no. 4 (1998) and No.5 (2001), the last two named works reflect a change in composition. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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Symphony No. 4: I. Octa
502Ostrobothnian Symphony
363Symphony No. 4: III. Deca
364Symphony No. 4: II. Hendeca
355Concerto for Oboe, Harpsichord, and Strings: II. Tranquillo ma espressivo
326Concerto for Oboe, Harpsichord, and Strings: I. Poco pesante, ben articolato
307Ludus modorum: I. Moderato
288Koncertas obojui, klavesinui ir styginiams
279Concerto for Oboe, Harpsichord, and Strings: III. Ritmico
2510Concerto Brio for violin and chamber orchestra
25albums
Balakauskas: Concerto Brio for Violin and Chamber Orchestra / Ludus Modorum / Piano Concertino
BALAKAUSKAS: Symphonies Nos. 4 and 5
BALAKAUSKAS: Requiem in Memoriam Stasys Lozoraitis
Retrospective
Antroji Simfonija; Orgija; Katarsis; Koncertas Obojui, Klavesinui ir Styginiams
Antroji Simfonija / Orgija / Katarsis / Koncertas obojui, klavesinui ir styginiams
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Baltic Works for String Orchestra Vol. 1
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Symphonies nos. 4 & 5 (Lithuanian NSO, Domarkas)
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Music by Osvaldas Balakauskas
Antroji Simfonija. Orgija. Katarsis. Koncertas Obojui, Klavesinui Ir Styginiams
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Concertos for violin cello piano etc.
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Requiem in memoriam Stasys Lozoraitis (2003 Katkus)