Works by Raminta Šerkšnytė

Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla's second album for Deutsche Grammophon is devoted to the music of her compatriot, the Lithuanian composer Raminta Šerkšnytė. This music of mystical experience and vibrant energy is showcased in Midsummer Song and De profundis – two works for strings performed by Gražinytė-Tyla and Kremerata Baltica – and Songs of Sunset and Dawn, a setting of texts by Rabindranath Tagore for soloists, choir and orchestra, performed by the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra and conductor Giedrė Šlekytė.

Featuring

Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla
Lina Dambrauskaitė
Justina Gringytė
Tomas Pavilionis
Nerijus Masevičius
Giedrė Šlekytė

Kremerata Baltica
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra
Jauna muzika
Raminta Šerkšnytė

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Composer Biography

Composer Raminta Šerkšnytė states that the political reform movement of Sąjūdis and Lithuania's independence strongly influenced her creativity.

Historical Context

Lithuania, the composer Raminta Šerkšnytė's home country, freed itself from the Soviet Union in a 'Singing Revolution' in 1990, after 50 years of occupation.

Composition History

Raminta Šerkšnytė's work De profundis was her Bachelor's degree piece in 1998 and was referred to by Gidon Kremer, a renowned violinist, as 'the calling card of Baltic music'.

Performer Biography

Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, one of the conductors on this album, has been the Music Director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra since the 2016/17 season, succeeding conductors like Sir Simon Rattle.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Raminta Šerkšnytė's oratorio Songs of Sunset and Dawn translates emotional states and atmospheres found in the poetry of Indian writer Rabindranath Tagore into music.

Composer's Artistic Vision

For her work Midsummer Song, Raminta Šerkšnytė transforms the unique impression of eternal light during Lithuania's bright June nights into gossamer melodies.