Gruodis: Piano Works Daumantas Kirilauskas

• Juozas Gruodis (1884 - 1984): Piano Sonata No. 1 in C-Sharp Minor "Patetico":
• 1 Gruodis: Piano Sonata No. 1 in C-Sharp Minor "Patetico": I. Allegro moderato 07:42
• 2 Gruodis: Piano Sonata No. 1 in C-Sharp Minor "Patetico": II. Adagio espressivo 07:18
• 3 Gruodis: Piano Sonata No. 1 in C-Sharp Minor "Patetico": III. Scherzo. Vivace, energico 03:38
• 4 Gruodis: Piano Sonata No. 1 in C-Sharp Minor "Patetico": IV. Finale. Allegro con fuoco 04:43
• Morning Song:
• 5 Gruodis: Morning Song 06:01
• Piano Sonata No. 2 in F Minor:
• 6 Gruodis: Piano Sonata No. 2 in F Minor: I. Allegro moderato 08:12
• 7 Gruodis: Piano Sonata No. 2 in F Minor: II. Adagio 04:53
• 8 Gruodis: Piano Sonata No. 2 in F Minor: III. Finale. Allegro 02:38
• Bells:
• 9 Gruodis: Bells 03:37
• Variations in B Flat Major::
• 10 Gruodis: Variations in B Flat Major: Theme. Andante 00:57
• 11 Gruodis: Variations in B Flat Major: Var. 1, Moderato 01:04
• 12 Gruodis: Variations in B Flat Major: Var. 2, Allegro 00:42
• 13 Gruodis: Variations in B Flat Major: Var. 3, Allegro agitato 00:38
• 14 Gruodis: Variations in B Flat Major: Var. 4, Andante 01:08
• 15 Gruodis: Variations in B Flat Major: Var. 5, Largo 01:55
• 16 Gruodis: Variations in B Flat Major: Var. 6, Adagio 02:44
• 17 Gruodis: Variations in B Flat Major: Var. 7, Tempo di mazurka 00:53
• 18 Gruodis: Variations in B Flat Major: Var. 8, Lento 01:24
• 19 Gruodis: Variations in B Flat Major: Var. 9, Allegro moderato 00:52
• 20 Gruodis: Variations in B Flat Major: Var. 10, Allegro 01:22
• 21 Gruodis: Variations in B Flat Major: Var. 11, Vivace 00:50
• 22 Gruodis: Variations in B Flat Major: Var. 12, Alla polacca 00:34
• 23 Gruodis: Variations in B Flat Major: Var. 13, Allegro non troppo, energico 01:05
• 24 Gruodis: Variations in B Flat Major: Fuga 03:20
• Total Runtime 01:08:10

Info for Gruodis: Piano Works

The music and teaching of Juozas Gruodis (1884-1948) laid the foundations for a national school of composition in Lithuania in the first half of the 20th century. His style absorbed influences from East and West - Sergei Rachmaninov, Alexander Scriabin, Frédéric Chopin, Claude Debussy, Max Reger, Richard Strauss - and from Lithuanian folk music. Although the piano works heard here were composed within just eight years, they display considerable variety, from restrained to passionate and powerful, all expressed with full-bodied late-romantic virtuosity and verve.

Daumantas Kirilauskas, piano

Daumantas Kirilauskas
is a Lithuanian pianist and Professor at the Lithuanian Academy of Music and Theatre.

Daumantas Kirilauskas graduated from M. K. Čiurlionis School of Art in 1991 and studied at the Mozarteum University Salzburg (Austria) graduating with a cum laude master’s degree in Arts. His teachers were Liucija Drąsutienė (from 1984 to 1994) and Karl-Heinz Kämmerling (from 1994 to 2000).

Daumantas Kirilauskas is a laureate of national and international competitions. In 2019, Daumantas Kirilauskas was awarded the title of Bösendorder Artist (Austria). In 2021 he was awarded a “Golden disc” by the Lithuanian Musicians Union for artistic excellence and concert activities.

With numerous concerts, the pianist has toured almost all European countries, the USA, and Iran. Daumantas Kirilauskas has performed with all Lithuanian orchestras, as well as with the Latvian Sinfonietta Riga, the Finnish Lappeenranta City Orchestra, and the Kremerata Baltica Soloists. He is a participant of many festivals and is among traditional guests of the International Thomas Mann Festival (Lithuania) and the Gaida Contemporary Music Festival (Lithuania).

The pianist’s repertoire ranges from the Baroque to the most recent works of the 21st century and holds the most prominent place for compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven. Beside solo performances, Daumantas Kirilauskas plays chamber music with acclaimed Lithuanian and foreign soloists and ensembles, including the Artis-Quartett (Vienna, Austria). He is the first performer of many compositions.

Daumantas Kirilauskas has released 17 solo albums. Sideralis, a composition by the Lithuanian composer Feliksas Bajoras, performed by Daumantas Kirilauskas, was released in 2018 by the publisher RMN Classical. Many of the recordings with the performances by the pianist are stored in the archives of the Lithuanian radio. Several films and staged performances contain piano soundtracks played by the musician.

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