German Masterpieces with the Swedish Radio Choir

Lithuanian conductor Giedrė Šlekytė presents some of her personal favourite German and Lithuanian choral works with the Swedish Radio Choir. Brahms’ Fest und Gedenksprüche and Mendelssohn’s Richte mich, Gott are two of the most beloved Romantic pieces for choir. She also introduces us to thrilling and entertaining works by Lithuanian composers such as Vaclovas Augustinas, Bronius Kutavičius and Romualdas Gražinis.

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Season: 2019/2020
Length: 1 h 40 min (with intermission)

Concert programme:
Justė Janulytė: Aquarelle
Felix Mendelssohn: Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen
Felix Mendelssohn: Trauergesang
Max Reger: selections from Eight Sacred Songs
Felix Mendelssohn: Richte mich, Gott
Johannes Brahms: Fest- und Gedenksprüche
Bronius Kutavičius: Giedantis vėžys
Vaclovas Augustinas: Tykus tykus
Onutė Narbutaitė: Vasara
Romualdas Gražinis: Sutartinė
Vaclovas Augustinas: Treputė martela

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