Vytautas Bacevičius - Poeme No.4 Op.10

Gabrielius Alekna - Piano (   / @gabrieliusalekna  ) The pianist has several modern recordings of Vytautas Bacevicius works, including his fourth piano concerto, under the Toccata Classics Label. Totally recommended! Vytautas Bacevičius (1905-1970) was a Lithuanian Composer. Most of his works are in an atonal idiom of his own devising. He developed a theory of 'cosmic music' and came to regard Schoenberg's 12-note music as out-dated, regarding himself as a successor to Scriabin, André Jolivet and Varèse. Bacevičius studied in Łódź, Poland with, among others, Kazimierz Sikorski and moved to Kaunas in Lithuania in 1926. In 1927 he went to Paris where he studied composition with Nikolai Tcherepnin. He was the first Lithuanian composer, who leads towards contemporary European music culture. Vytautas Bacevičius is credited for composing the first Lithuanian concerto for piano, and one of the first Lithuanian ballets. LITHUANIAN PLAYLIST -    • Vladas Jakubenas - 2 Musical Pictures Op.2   His early works, written during his study years, were still influenced by romanticism and impressionism. In 1927-1940, so called the "Lithuanian period", Bacevičius turned toward constructivist approach, often employing a principle of contrasting organisation of musical material. Works, composed during this period, show influence of expressionism ("Poème électrique"). At the time Bacevičius began working on "Words" (mot) - a new genre of instrumental chamber music, invented by the composer himself (composed seven pieces). During these productive years Bacevičius composed an opera, a ballet, 2 concertos for piano and orchestra, other symphonic works. After settling in the USA, in the thirties and forties his music became more moderate displaying neo-classical features (Sonata for piano No.3). The fifties and sixties marked new so called "cosmic period". "Symphonie cosmique", "Graphique" for symphony orchestra, "Poème cosmique" for piano and "Rayons cosmiques" for organ are among his most significant works of this period. In his letters Bacevičius contemplated the unity between the idea of absolute music ("music itself is the essence") and cosmological nature of the process of music composition. He saw the idea of cosmic music as a universal music, a phenomenon that is elevated above the material world: "Music as a symbol of Supreme Mind reaches the nucleus and the springs of the Universe and in that it signifies the creator". Aiming to create incorporeal, immaterial music ("Poème cosmique" for piano, "Rayons cosmiques" for organ) the composer abandoned bar lines in his last opuses, while the notation of "Graphique" comes close to graphical scores. Please support me with a little recognition/alms for this channel that you love (i love it too). Feel free to toss a message at my email : [email protected] ; if you need any score. I am here to share, not hiding anything (unless private, and it is most likely not in my channel). Please support - https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr... There is no copyright infringement intended. If you wish your recording to be removed, it can be done, please just leave me an email, which can be found at the channel's about section.