Lithuanian Historical Organs. Samogitia
In December 2015, Centre for Lithuanian Organ Heritage released the 2nd CD Lithuanian Historical Organs. Samogitia (VPC 002, 2015).
Organist Balys Vaitkus
Sound engineer Petras Kričena
Project idea / management Girėnas Povilionis.
CD presents four historical organs included in the register of Lithuanian valuable cultural objects. They are situated in the churches in the Žemaitija (Samogitia) region of Lithuania – Varniai (Józef Woyciullewicz, 1821), Kartena (Paulus Gerardus Zelle, 1774), Mosėdis (unknown master/Friedrich Weissenborn, 1819/~1895) and Akmenė (Bruno Goebel, 1935). They survived completely or in fragments and have been restored in the last few years. The music compositions for this CD were selected by taking into account the stylistics of the organs and for exposition of the organ sound – the features of mechanics, variety of registers and timbres. The organ music on this CD is as it was recorded so all the blemishes are heard: in some of the instruments it is the faulty mechanism, the squeaking of the bellows or the whistling pipes. All this is the reality of the organ heritage.
Recorded on 18–20 August 2015. Published with the booklet (Lithuania, English, German, 32 p.).
PROGRAM
| Varniai. St. Apostles Peter and Paul Church | |||
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1 | Dietrich Buxtehude (1637/9–1707). Praeludium in G, BuxWV 163 | 8’27’’ |
| Kartena. St. Mary of the Assumption Church | |||
| Joseph Haydn (1732–1809). From Flötenuhrstücke, Hob. XIX: 1–32 | |||
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2 | No. 1. Allegro moderato | 0’54’’ |
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3 | No. 2. Andante (Allegretto) | 1’23’’ |
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4 | No. 3. Presto (Allegro moderato) | 1’03’’ |
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5 | No. 6. Menuett „Der Wachtelschlag“ | 1’23’’ |
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6 | No. 12. Presto | 0’55’’ |
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7 | No. 8. Menuett | 1’53’’ |
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8 | No. 10. Vivace | 0’57’’ |
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9 | No. 4. Andante | 1’10’’ |
| Mosėdis. St. Archangel Michael’s Church | |||
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10 | Georg Böhm (1661–1733). Vater unser im Himmelreich | 4’27’’ |
| Johann Gottfried Walther (1684–1748). Concerto del Signor Taglietti B-flat major | |||
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11 | Adagio | 2’10’’ |
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12 | Allegro | 2’35’’ |
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13 | Adagio | 1’20’’ |
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14 | Allegro | 2’13’’ |
| Akmenė. St. Anne’s Church | |||
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15 | Juozas Naujalis (1869–1934). Svajonė | Dream | 3’27’’ |
| Johannes Brahms (1833–1897). From Elf Choralvorspiele, Op. 122 | |||
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16 | No. 3. O Welt, ich muss dich lassen | 2’28’’ |
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17 | No. 8. Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen | 2’41’’ |
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18 | Eugène Gigout (1844–1925). Toccata in B minor | 3’11’’ |
| TT 42’37’’ | |||
Where to buy, contact:
VšĮ „Vargonų paveldo centras“
Director Dr. Girėnas Povilionis
phone +370-614-76738, email girenas@vargonai.com
© VšĮ „Vargonų paveldo centras“, VPC 002, 2015
Supported by the Lithuanian Council for Culture, Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania.
Acknowledgments to the parishes of Akmenė, Kartena, Mosėdis and Varniai.