Narbutaite: Tres Dei Matris Symphoniae

Featuring

Robertas Šervenikas
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra
Kaunas State Choir
Aidija Chamber Choir
Onute Narbutaite

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Composition History

Onutė Narbutaitė's Tres Dei Matris Symphoniae (Three Symphonies of the Mother of God) was commissioned by the Brandenburg State Orchestra and composed between 2002 and 2003.

Compositional Technique

Tres Dei Matris Symphoniae is not a conventional oratorio but a symphony where the choir, though important, is one of many voices, often distanced from the canonical text.

Recording & Production

This recording is a live performance from the Vilnius Festival at the Lithuanian National Philharmonic Hall on June 14, 2008.

Performer Biography

The Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, founded in 1940 by Balys Dvarionas, is one of Lithuania's most experienced symphony orchestras, performing fifty concerts annually and touring internationally.

Composer Biography

Onutė Narbutaitė, the composer, graduated from the Lithuanian State Conservatory in 1979 and has been a freelance composer in Vilnius since 1982.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Onutė Narbutaitė's work is characterized by aristocratic poise, strong compositional discipline, and meticulously detailed textures, creating an abstract musical narrative that is eloquent and expressive.

Compositional Technique

The work, Tres Dei Matris Symphoniae, is structured as three large-scale movements depicting New Testament episodes, framed by an introduction using fragments of the Song of Songs and a closing prayer with text by Hildegard von Bingen.