For an hour each week, Northern Lights focuses exclusively on Scandinavian and Baltic music. In today’s episode: works from the elusive Lithuanian composer Vyntikas Baltakas.
Our musical exploration in Northern Lights isn’t limited by style or fame: we listen to the old and certainly the new, to the familiar and the unknown. We will cover the entire spectrum of classical music and crossover.
Playlist
- Vyntikas Baltakas, Lift to Dubai (2009) for ensemble and electronics
LENensemble Vilnius conducted by Vyntikas Baltakas
CD: Vyntikas Baltakas: Ouroboros (2020)
KAIROS 0015045KAI

- Vyntikas Baltakas, Ouroboros – Zyklus (2005) for soprano, ensemble and electronics
Klangforum Wien conducted by Johannes Kalitzke
Rita Balta (soprano)
CD: Vyntikas Baltakas: Ouroboros (2020)
KAIROS 0015045KAI

- Vyntikas Baltakas, Smokey Arnold (2015) for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano
chamber music quintet Het Collectief
Toon Fret (flute)
Julien Hervé (clarinet)
Wibert Aerts (violin)
Martijn Vink (cello)
Thomas Dieltjens (piano)
CD: Vyntikas Baltakas: Ouroboros (2020)
KAIROS 0015045KAI