 Yesterday Vidas and I played a recital in the small town of Onuškis which is some 70 kilometers southwest of Vilnius. Onuškis, which is more than 500 years old this year is named Lithuanian Little Capital of Culture. There stands a beautiful Classicism style church of Holy Apostles Philip and Jacob from 1829 which houses Waslaw Biernacki two manual and pedal pneumatic action organ from the beginning of the 20th century. Our recital was on the occasion of the Father's Day which is celebrated at the first Sunday in June in Lithuania. On the program - music by Mankell, Naujalis, Benoit, Stanford, Motuzaite-Pinkeviciene, Pinkevicius, Mozart and Gudavicius. We played it without any rehearsals right after the Sunday Mass so you get the very first impressions. Thanks to Trakai Culture and Art Centre Onuškis Department for invitation and hospitality! Hope you will enjoy it! PROGRAM 00:00 Gustaf Adolf Mankell (1812-1880) - Fantasie in D Major for organ duet I. Allegro moderato II. Andante con moto III. Fugato. Allegro moderato 07:31 Juozas Naujalis (1869-1934) - Reverie for organ duet 10:50 Dom Paul Benoit (1893-1979) - Jubilate Deo omnis terra 12:57 Dom Paul Benoit - Ubi caritas 16:39 Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924) - Postlude in G Major, Op. 105 No. 2 19:53 Charles Villiers Stanford Postlude in F Major, Op. 105 No. 1 23:11 Aušra Motūzaitė-Pinkevičienė - Victimae Paschali Laudes, Op. 4 Score: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/victimae-paschali-laudes-op-4-organ-solo-by-ausra-motuzaite-pinkeviciene-2022-22264446.html?aff_id=454957 26:20 Vidas Pinkevičius - Meditation on Ukrainian Folk Song "Dear Mother", Op. 106 Score: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/meditation-on-ukrainian-folk-song-my-dear-mother-op-106-organ-solo-vidas-pinkevicius-2022-22268715.html?aff_id=454957 28:53 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Sonata in D Major, K. 381 for four hands I. Allegro II. Andante III. Allegro molto 41:35 Encore: Juozas Gudavičius (1873-1939) "Kur giria žaliuoja" We support Ukraine: https://www.blue-yellow.lt/en We support Ukraine: https://www.blue-yellow.lt/en If you like what I do, you can buy me some coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/organduo PayPal: https://PayPal.Me/ausramotuzaite My Hauptwerk setup: https://www.organduo.lt/tools.html Total Organist - the most comprehensive organ training program online: https://www.organduo.lt/total-organist Secrets of Organ Playing - When You Practice, Miracles Happen! https://organduo.lt Listen to my organ playing on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2pXxZgiFPMKiqBRYi9rSLT?si=Xe1nTroTSmOGPtv8bP8MSw
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 Last Sunday Ausra and I played an organ duet recital "Baltic Reverie" at Kiruna church in Swedish Lapland. Thanks so much Robert Pauker for invitation to this very special place - the largest wooden church in Sweden! Thanks so much to Niklas Johansson for the help of getting acquainted at the organ and in Kiruna! On the program - music from countries surrounding the Baltic Sea - Gustaf Adolf Mankell (Sweden), Juozas Naujalis (Lithuania), Nils Wilhelm Gade, (Denmark), Alfred Karindi (Estonia), Michal Kleofas Oginski (Poland), Renate Stivrina (Latvia), Vidas Pinkevicius (Lithuania), Jean Sibelius (Finland) and Johann Sebastian Bach (Germany). Hope you will enjoy the video! 2024-05-05 Vidas Pinkevicius and Ausra Motuzaite-Pinkeviciene, Organists Kiruna, Sweden PROGRAM 00:00 Gustaf Adolf Mankell (1812-1880) - Fantasie in C Minor for Organ Duet (Vidas and Ausra) (Sweden) Andante-Moderato-Fuga. Allegretto moderato 06:05 Juozas Naujalis (1869-1934) - Reverie, arr. for organ duet (Vidas and Ausra) (Lithuania) 09:22 Nils Wilhelm Gade (1817-1890) - Moderato in F Major from 3 Pieces for Organ, Op. 22 (Ausra) (Denmark) 15:18 Alfred Karindi (1911-1969) Berceuse from Organ Sonata No. 3 (1944) (Estonia) 21:45 Michal Kleofas Oginski (1765-1833) Polonaise in A Minor “Farewell to Homeland” (Ausra) (Poland) 24:38 Renate Stivrina (b. 1985) - Attende Domine (Vidas) (2022) (Latvia) 30:52 Vidas Pinkevicius (b. 1976) March from Lithuanian Folk Suite, Op. 150 (2022) (Lithuania) 34:02 V. Pinkevicius Meditation on Ukrainian Song "Moonlight Night", Op. 85 (2022) (Lithuania) 37:26 Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) - Andante Festivo (Ausra) (Finland) 42:17 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in Bb Major, BWV 1051, arranged for organ duet (Vidas and Ausra) (Germany) II. Adagio, ma non tanto III. Allegro 53:39 V. Pinkevicius - Tornedalssången, Op. 257 for Organ duet. Dedicated to Robert Pauker Scores: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/product-22692579.html?aff_id=454957 https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/product-22259178.html?aff_id=454957 https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/product-22659514.html?aff_id=454957 https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/product-22735930.html?aff_id=454957 International concert organists, composers and bloggers Dr. Vidas Pinkevicius and Dr. Ausra Motuzaite-Pinkeviciene are creators of the Secrets of Organ Playing - a blog, YouTube channel, podcast, and training site for thousands of organists from 89 countries. Also they are Vilnius University organists and lead the university organ studio "Unda Maris". In 27 years together they have performed over 300 concerts in various countries of Europe and the USA. When not playing the organ, you will find them around old harmoniums and reed organs. "Baltic Reverie" is a captivating and harmonious organ duet recital project that weaves together the rich musical tapestries of composers hailing from the countries encircling the Baltic Sea. The program offers a delightful journey through the diverse cultural landscapes of Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, and Denmark. This musical voyage celebrates the unique heritage and artistic expressions of these nations, showcasing solo organ pieces that reflect their individual traditions, styles, and histories. As we perform both solo and in duet, the audience will be immersed in a mesmerizing blend of melodies, harmonies, and rhythms, evoking the spirit of the Baltic region. Organ specification: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirche_von_Kiruna More information about the Kiruna church: https://www.svenskakyrkan.se/jukkasjarvi/kiruna-kyrka We support Ukraine: https://www.blue-yellow.lt/en If you like what I do, you can buy me some coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/organduo PayPal: https://PayPal.Me/ausramotuzaite My Hauptwerk setup: https://www.organduo.lt/tools.html Total Organist - the most comprehensive organ training program online: https://www.organduo.lt/total-organist Secrets of Organ Playing - When You Practice, Miracles Happen! https://organduo.lt Listen to my organ playing on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2pXxZgiFPMKiqBRYi9rSLT? si=Xe1nTroTSmOGPtv8bP8MSw  Today Vidas and I would like to share with you a video of our organ duet recital "Baltic Reverie" which we played last Monday, April 29, 2024 at Vilnius University St. John's church for the group of tourists from Sweden. "Baltic Reverie" is a captivating and harmonious organ duet recital project that weaves together the rich musical tapestries of composers hailing from the countries encircling the Baltic Sea. The program offers a delightful journey through the diverse cultural landscapes of Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, and Denmark. This musical voyage celebrates the unique heritage and artistic expressions of these nations, showcasing solo organ pieces that reflect their individual traditions, styles, and histories. As we perform both solo and in duet, the audience was immersed in a mesmerizing blend of melodies, harmonies, and rhythms, evoking the spirit of the Baltic region. On the program: music by Gustaf Adolf Mankell (Sweden), Juozas Naujalis (Lithuania), Nils Wilhelm Gade (Denmark), Alfred Karindi (Estonia), Michal Kleofas Oginski (Poland), Nikolajs Alunans (Latvia), Vidas Pinkevičius (Lithuania), Jean Sibelius (Finland) and Johann Sebastian Bach (Germany). Hope you will enjoy it! BALTIC REVERIE VIDAS PINKEVIČIUS AND AUŠRA MOTŪZAITĖ-PINKEVIČIENĖ, Organists PROGRAM 00:00 Gustaf Adolf Mankell (1812-1880) - Fantasie in C Minor for Organ Duet (Sweden) Andante-Moderato-Fuga. Allegretto moderato 06:20 Juozas Naujalis (1869-1934) - Reverie, arranged for organ duet (Lithuania) 09:40 Nils Wilhelm Gade (1817-1890) - Moderato in F Major from 3 Pieces for Organ, Op. 22 (Denmark) 15:33 Alfred Karindi (1911-1969) Berceuse from Organ Sonata No. 3 (1944) (Estonia) 22:06 Michal Kleofas Oginski (1765-1833) Polonaise in A Minor “Farewell to Homeland” (Poland) 25:04 Nikolajs Alunans (1859-19190) Paraphrase on Robert Radecke’s Song “Aus der Jugendzeit” (Latvia) 29:29 Vidas Pinkevičius (b. 1976) Meditation on Ukrainian Song "Moonlight Night", Op. 85 (2022) (Lithuania) Score: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/product-22259178.html?aff_id=454957 32:48 Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) - Andante Festivo (Finland) 37:26 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in Bb Major, BWV 1051, arranged for organ duet (Vidas and Ausra) (Germany): III. Allegro Score: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/product-22659514.html?aff_id=454957 International concert organists, composers and bloggers Dr. Vidas Pinkevicius and Dr. Ausra Motuzaite-Pinkeviciene are creators of the Secrets of Organ Playing - a blog, YouTube channel, podcast, and training site for thousands of organists from 89 countries. Also they are Vilnius University organists and lead the university organ studio "Unda Maris". In 27 years together they have performed over 300 concerts in various countries of Europe and the USA. When not playing the organ, you will find them around old harmoniums and reed organs. Today’s organ at Vilnius University St. John's church came from the Polotsk Jesuit Church. In the beginning, it was much smaller. It is believed that their author could have been a famous 18th century organ builder from Königsberg A.G. Casparini or the famous representative of the Vilnius organ school M. Janson. Later, masters T.Tiedemann and J.Radavičius expanded it. The organ of John's church surprised contemporaries. Even now, after many years of reconstruction work, this organ with 3 manuals and 64 registers is the largest in Lithuania built by the Vilnius organ workshop, (1983-2000). This instrument has been reconstructed based on the Casparini/Radavičius disposition and is most suitable for 18th-19th century performance. For the first time, this magnificent instrument was officially inaugurated in July 2000. Organ specification: https://www.kultura.vu.lt/en/structure/organists/organ-specification We support Ukraine: https://www.blue-yellow.lt/en If you like what I do, you can buy me some coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/organduo PayPal: https://PayPal.Me/ausramotuzaite My Hauptwerk setup: https://www.organduo.lt/tools.html Total Organist - the most comprehensive organ training program online: https://www.organduo.lt/total-organist Secrets of Organ Playing - When You Practice, Miracles Happen! https://organduo.lt Listen to my organ playing on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2pXxZgiFPMKiqBRYi9rSLT?si=Xe1nTroTSmOGPtv8bP8MSw  Last Sunday Vidas and I went on a concert trip to a village in the northern Lithuania called Paįstrys. There the Church of Care of Blessed Virgin Mary has 9 stop pneumatic action organ built by Emil Martin from Riga in 1912. The short recital was an opening event of the music competition dedicated to Lithuanian composer Juozas Gudavičius (1873-1939). On the program - patriotic music by Lithuanian composers - J. Naujalis, M.K. Čiurlionis, J. Gudavičius and Ukrainian composer M. Lysenko. Thanks to Cultural Center in Paįstrys for invitation and to the local organist Dalia Garbačiauskienė for friendship! Hope you will enjoy the video! Program 00:00 Juozas Naujalis (1869-1934) Prelude No. 3 in G Major, Op. 20, performed V. Pinkevičius Score: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/prelude-no-3-in-g-major-op-20-by-juozas-naujalis-1869-1934-22530030.html?aff_id=454957 03:16 J. Naujalis Reverie, performed by organ duet 06:41 J. Naujalis Prelude No. 11 in Eb Major, Op. 20, performed by V. Pinkevičius Score: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/prelude-no-11-in-e-flat-major-op-20-by-juozas-naujalis-1869-1934-22530042.html?aff_id=454957 09:31 Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875-1911) Canon in Ab Major, VL 132, performed by A. Motūzaitė-Pinkevičienė 11:25 M.K. Čiurlionis Canon in D Minor, VL 127, performed by A. Motūzaitė-Pinkevičienė 13:45 Mykola Lysenko (1842-1912) - Prayer for Ukraine, performed by A. Motūzaitė-Pinkevičienė 16:31 Juozas Gudavičius (1873-1939) - “Kur giria žaliuoja”, performed by organ duet We support Ukraine: https://www.blue-yellow.lt/en If you like what I do, you can buy me some coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/organduo PayPal: https://PayPal.Me/ausramotuzaite My Hauptwerk setup: https://www.organduo.lt/tools.html Total Organist - the most comprehensive organ training program online: https://www.organduo.lt/total-organist Secrets of Organ Playing - When You Practice, Miracles Happen! https://organduo.lt Listen to my organ playing on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2pXxZgiFPMKiqBRYi9rSLT?si=Xe1nTroTSmOGPtv8bP8MSw Organ Duet Recital - Vilkaviškis Cathedral | Ausra Motuzaite-Pinkeviciene and Vidas Pinkevicius11/3/2023  Vidas and I are delighted to share with you the video from our recital at Vilkaviskis Cathedral which we played on October 29, 2023. On the program: works by G.A. Mankell, G. Böhm, Ch.W. Druckenmüller, J. Naujalis, J. Brahms, Ch.-M. Widor, J.-N. Lemmens, V. Pinkevicius and W.A. Mozart. Thanks so much to Vilkaviskis Cultural Center and to Ruta Mikulyte for invitation, care and hospitality! Hope you will enjoy it! PROGRAM: 00:00 Gustaf Adolf Mankell (1812-1880) Fantasie for organ duet in Eb Major Allegro moderato – Canzonetta. Andante con moto – Finale 09:51 Georg Böhm (1661-1733) choral prelude “Vater unser im Himmelreich”, performed by A. Motūzaitė-Pinkevičienė 15:33 Christoph Wolfgang Druckenmüller (1687–1741) Organ Concerto in G Major, performed by A. Motūzaitė-Pinkevičienė Allegro-Adagio-Allegro 22:38 Juozas Naujalis (1869-1934) Reverie, arranged for organ duet 25:58 Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, WoO 9, performed by V. Pinkevičius 32:27 Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) Andante sostenuto from Symphonie Gothique, Op. 70, performed by V. Pinkevičius Score with fingering and pedaling: https://secrets-of-organ-playing.myshopify.com/products/andante-sostenuto-by-ch-m-widor-with-complete-fingering-and-pedaling?_pos=4&_sid=86395ef14&_ss=r 38:00 Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens (1823-1881) Fanfare in D Major, performed by V. Pinkevičius Score with fingering and pedaling: https://secrets-of-organ-playing.myshopify.com/products/fanfare-by-d-major- by-jacques-nicolas-lemmens-with-fingering-and-pedaling?_pos=1&_sid=46c608f5f&_ss=r 41:46 Vidas Pinkevičius (b. 1976) Meditation on the Ukrainian Folk Song "Farewell, Dear Country Home", Op. 81, performed by A. Motūzaitė-Pinkevičienė Score: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/ukrainian-folk-song-farewell-dear-country-home-for-organ-solo-op-81-2022-by-vidas-pinkevicius-22259173.html?aff_id=454957 45:30 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) Sonata in D Major, K. 381 for 4 hands I. Allegro II. Andante III. Allegro molto 57:20 Encore: Vidas Pinkevicius - Per Nilen, Op. 236 for organ duet Score: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/per-nilen-op-236-organ-duet-by-vidas-pinkevicius-22557204.html?aff_id=454957 More information about the organ: http://vargonai.lt/vargonai_vilkaviskis.htm We support Ukraine: https://www.blue-yellow.lt/en If you like what I do, you can buy me some coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/organduo PayPal: https://PayPal.Me/ausramotuzaite My Hauptwerk setup: https://www.organduo.lt/tools.html Total Organist - the most comprehensive organ training program online: https://www.organduo.lt/total-organist Secrets of Organ Playing - When You Practice, Miracles Happen! https://organduo.lt Listen to my organ playing on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2pXxZgiFPMKiqBRYi9rSLT?si=Xe1nTroTSmOGPtv8bP8MSw  Vidas and I are very happy to share with you the video from our organ duet recital "De profundis" which we recorded live at Vilnius University St. John's church on October 7, 2023. On the program - works by M.K. Čiurlionis, Ch.W. Druckenmüller, D. Buxtehude, J.S. Bach, V. Pinkevičius, J. Brahms, J.G. Rheinberger and G.A. Mankell. Hope you will enjoy it! PROGRAM: Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875-1911) - Cantata De profundis, arranged for organ duet Christoph Wolfgang Druckenmüller (1687-1741) - Concerto in G Major: I. Allegro II. Adagio III. Allegro (A. Motūzaitė-Pinkevičienė) Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707) - “Komm, Heiliger Geist, Herre Gott”, BuxWV 200 Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) - Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, BWV 543 Vidas Pinkevičius (1976) - Meditation on the Ukrainian Folk Song “Oy kryache, kryache”, Op. 238 (world premiere performance) Score: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/meditation-on-ukrainian-folk-song-oy-kryache-kryache-op-238-organ-solo-22584287.html?aff_id=454957 Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) - Prelude and Fugue in A Minor, WoO 9 (V.Pinkevičius) Josef Gabriel Rheinberger (1839-1901) Pastorale Op.156 No. 8 In memoriam Op. 156 No. 7 Visione Op.156 No. 5 (A. Motūzaitė-Pinkevičienė) Gustaf Adolf Mankell (1812-1880) - Fantasie for Organ Duet in Eb Major: I. Allegro moderato. II. Canzonetta. Andante con moto III. Finale Vidas Pinkevičius (1976) “Per Nilen” Op. 236 for organ duet Score: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/per-nilen-op-236-organ-duet-by-vidas-pinkevicius-22557204.html?aff_id=454957 Organ specification: https://www.kultura.vu.lt/en/structure/organists/organ-specification We support Ukraine: https://www.blue-yellow.lt/en If you like what I do, you can buy me some coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/organduo PayPal: https://PayPal.Me/ausramotuzaite My Hauptwerk setup: https://www.organduo.lt/tools.html Total Organist - the most comprehensive organ training program online: https://www.organduo.lt/total-organist Secrets of Organ Playing - When You Practice, Miracles Happen! https://organduo.lt Listen to my organ playing on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2pXxZgiFPMKiqBRYi9rSLT?si=Xe1nTroTSmOGPtv8bP8MSw  Vidas and I are very delighted to present to you this recital video from St. Nicolai Church in Svendborg, Denmark which we played on the Marcussen & Søn organ yesterday, August 6, 2023. On the program: works by W.A. Mozart, E.L. Gerber, Ch. W. Druckenmüller, R. Schumann and V. Pinkevicius to support Ukraine. Thanks so much to Tore Bjørn Larsen for invitation to finish Svendborg Organ Festival this year! Ausra Motuzaite-Pinkeviciene and Vidas Pinkevicius, organists PROGRAM 00:00 Fantasia in F Minor, KV 608 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791) 11:10 Allein Gott in der Höh’ sei Ehr Alio modo 2 by Ernst Ludwig Gerber (1746-1819) 12.58 Allein Gott in der Höh’ sei Ehr Alio modo 4 by E.L. Gerber 14:08 Allein Gott in der Höh’ sei Ehr Alio modo 3 by E.L. Gerber 14:50 Prelude and Chaconne in D Major by Christoph Wolfgang Druckenmüller (1687-1741) from Das Husumer Orgelbuch von 1758 24:54 Canon in Ab Major, Op. 56 No. 4 by Robert Schumann (1810-1856) 28:48 Canon in B Minor, Op. 56 No. 5 by R. Schumann 31:54 Canon in B Major, Op. 56 No. 6 by R. Schumann 35:28 Dance on Ukrainian Folk Song "The Cossack Rode Beyond the Danube", Op. 93 (2022) by Vidas Pinkevicius (b. 1976) Score: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/dance-on-ukrainian-folk-song-the-cossack-rode-beyond-the-danube-op-93-organ-solo-digital-sheet-music/22259368?ac=1?aff_id=454957 37:16 Meditation on Ukrainian Song "Moonlight Night", Op. 85 by V. Pinkevicius (2022) Score: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/meditation-on-ukrainian-song-moonlight-night-op-85-organ-solo-by-vidas-pinkevicius-2022-digital-sheet-music/22259178?aff_id=454957 40:37 March on Ukrainian Riflemen Song "Oh, in the Meadow Red Viburnum", Op. 83 by V. Pinkevicius (2022) Score: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/march-on-ukrainian-riflemen-song-oh-in-the-meadow-red-viburnum-op-83-organ-solo-digital-sheet-music/22259176?ac=1?aff_id=454957 43:50 Variations on Ukrainian National Anthem, Op. 226 by V. Pinkevicius (2023) Score: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/variations-on-ukrainian-national-anthem-op-226-organ-duet-by-vidas-pinkevicius-digital-sheet-music/22432710?aff_id=454957 54:14 Encore: Per Nilen for organ duet, Op. 236 by V. Pinkevicius (2023) Score: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/per-nilen-op-236-organ-duet-by-vidas-pinkevicius-digital-sheet-music/22557204?aff_id=454957 Organ specification: https://marcussen-son.dk/rebuilds/sct-nicolai-church-%C2%B7-svendborg/?lang=en We support Ukraine: https://www.blue-yellow.lt/en If you like what I do, you can buy me some coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/organduo PayPal: https://PayPal.Me/VPinkevicius My Hauptwerk setup: https://www.organduo.lt/tools.html Total Organist - the most comprehensive organ training program online: https://www.organduo.lt/total-organist Secrets of Organ Playing - When You Practice, Miracles Happen! https://organduo.lt Listen to my organ playing on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0ckKPIvTWucoN3CZwGodCO?si=YWy7_0HqRvaZwBcovL-RKg  Vidas and I are delighted to present this video from our July 6, 2023 duet recital in Lentvaris Church of the Annunciation. Lentvaris is a wonderful little town with 10000 people about 20 km west of Vilnius). You will get to hear how a combination of acoustical and virtual instruments sound. Vidas played our folding reed organ Henrietta (donated by Dagmar Hamberger and restored by M.A.M. Fisharmonie i Organy) and I - Hauptwerk Dutch Harmonium sample set by Augustine's Virtual Organs. Since the concert was part of the Lithuanian Statehood Day celebration, the program was made of two parts - works by classical composers ((W.A. Mozart, L. van Beethoven and F. Seydelmann) and Lithuanian patriotic music (J. Naujalis and J. Gudavičius). Thanks to Lentvario kultūros rūmai for invitation! Hope you will enjoy it as much as our enthusiastic listeners in the church did! PROGRAM 00:00 1. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Eine kleine Nachtmusik, Part I 04:30 2. Ludwig van Beethoven - Adagio for Mechanical Clock 10:01 3. Franz Seydelmann - Sonata No. 2 in F major for 4 hands: I. Un poco Andante 14:08 II. Andantino 16:46 III. Rondò 20:00 4. Juozas Naujalis - Reverie 23:30 5. Juozas Naujalis - Jaunimo giesmė 26:04 6. Juozas Gudavičius - Kur giria žaliuoja More information about the Dutch Harmonium sample set: https://hauptwerk-augustine.info/Dutch_harmonium.php More information about Lentvario kultūros rūmai: https://lentvariokultura.lt/lentvaryje-nuvilnijo-tautiskos-giesmes-banga We support Ukraine: https://www.blue-yellow.lt/en If you like what I do, you can buy me some coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/organduo PayPal: https://PayPal.Me/ausramotuzaite My Hauptwerk setup: https://www.organduo.lt/tools.html Total Organist - the most comprehensive organ training program online: https://www.organduo.lt/total-organist Secrets of Organ Playing - When You Practice, Miracles Happen! https://organduo.lt Listen to my organ playing on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2pXxZgiFPMKiqBRYi9rSLT?si=Xe1nTroTSmOGPtv8bP8MSw  Last Friday Vidas and I had the pleasure to begin Summer Friday lunch mini recital series on the gallery organ by Waclaw Biernacki at Vilnius Gates of Dawn chapel. The organ and the gallery are designed in a way that pilgrims could listen to music on the street through open windows. The downside of it is that inside the room the organ is extremely loud and we had to wear thick headphones to protect our hearing. Thanks to Indre Gerikaite for invitation, Egle Rudokaite for help with the posters and programs, Girenas Povilionis for tuning and maintenance of the instrument and National Association of Organists for promoting the event! Hope you will enjoy the video! PROGRAM 00:00 1. Gustaf Adolf Mankell (1812-1880) | Fantasie in D major: Allegro moderato-Andante con moto-Fugato. Allegro moderato 07:19 2. Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) | Partita in F, Hob. XVII a:2: Allegro-Menuet 14:53 3. Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) | Adagio for Mechanical Clock, WoO 33/1 19:55 4. G.A. Mankell | Fantasie in C Major: Allegro moderato-Allegretto-Fuga. Allegro moderato We support Ukraine: https://www.blue-yellow.lt/en If you like what I do, you can buy me some coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/organduo PayPal: https://PayPal.Me/ausramotuzaite My Hauptwerk setup: https://www.organduo.lt/tools.html Total Organist - the most comprehensive organ training program online: https://www.organduo.lt/total-organist Secrets of Organ Playing - When You Practice, Miracles Happen! https://organduo.lt Listen to my organ playing on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2pXxZgiFPMKiqBRYi9rSLT?si=Xe1nTroTSmOGPtv8bP8MSw  At the end of January 2023, Vilnius University received a gift - an almost 100-year-old historical English pedal reed organ. It was produced in 1929 by A.J. Spencer's Workshop, model "University Organ", no. 2170. The instrument has 7 voices, 2 manuals and pedals. This is the only reed organ of this type in Lithuania, which is now located at VU St. John's Church at the altar. Before coming to Lithuania, the instrument delighted a private reed organ enthusiast in the Netherlands with its gentle sounds for more than 30 years, and in December 2022-January 2023 it was carefully restored by M.A.M. Fisharmonie i Organy (organ builders/restorers Marcin Majak and Jakub Wszołek) from Gdańsk, Poland. The reed organ is related to harmonium which in turn is related to the pipe organ, which was first constructed in France in 1840. Such instruments have long been used not only for home music, but also in chapels and smaller churches. Even today, you can find harmoniums in various churches in Lithuania, but without pedals. The principle of sound production in harmonium is similar to that in pipe organs - there are also bellows, which are pumped with two pedals by the organist's feet. Instead of pipes, there are only reeds - vibrating metal plates, similar to a harmonica or accordion. Larger instruments have quite a few such reed voices, even bass registers, so harmoniums tend to produce a very rich and warm sound. European type harmoniums use air pressure method, and American and English type instruments use air suction method (reed organ). Our A.J. Spencer's instrument is like this. In the second half of the 20th century, the harmoniums and reed organs began to be taken out of fashion by the newly appeared electronic organ, which will never replace real instruments with their sounds. Therefore, in recent decades, the number of harmonium/reed organ enthusiasts in the world has been increasing and old instruments are being carefully restored by organ and harmonium restorers who bring them to a new life. As can be seen from the program of this concert, the music from the 19th to the first half of the 20th centuries sound most beautifully on the reed organ. However, there are enthusiasts who also play Baroque and modern/contemporary works on them. On the program - works by G.A. Mankell, Ch.-M. Widor, L.-J.-A. Lefebure-Wely, J. Rheinberger, R.V. Wiliiams and E. Gigout. Vidas and I hope you will have an amazing time with the pedal reed organ! PROGRAM: 00:00 Gustaf Adolf Mankell (1812-1880) | Fantasie in D Major: Allegro moderato-Andante con moto-Fugato. Allegro moderato 07:43 Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937) | Andante sostenuto from Symphonie Gothique Score with fingering and pedaling: secrets-of-organ-playing.myshopify.com/products/andante-sostenuto-by-ch-m-widor-with-complete-fingering-and-pedaling?_pos=4&_sid=ae8d005b6&_ss=r 13:45 Louis J.-A. Lefébure-Wély (1817-1869) | Sortie in Eb Major 18:33 Joseph Gabriel Rheinberger (1839-1901) | Arioso, Op.156 No. 2 22:35 Gustaf Adolf Mankell (1812-1880) | Fantasie in C Major: Allegro moderato-Allegretto-Fuga. Allegro moderato 31:50 Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) | Rhosymedre from Three Preludes Founded on Welsh Hymn Tunes 38:38 Louis J.-A. Lefébure-Wély | March in F Major, Op. 122 No. 4 40:10 Joseph Gabriel Rheinberger | Duetto, Op.156 No. 6 Score: www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/12-characterpieces-op-156-sheet-music/19498701?aff_id=454957 45:32 Eugéne Gigout (1844-1925) | Grand Choeur Dialogué We support Ukraine: www.blue-yellow.lt/en If you like what I do, you can buy me some coffee: www.buymeacoffee.com/organduo PayPal: PayPal.Me/ausramotuzaite My Hauptwerk setup: www.organduo.lt/tools.html Total Organist - the most comprehensive organ training program online: www.organduo.lt/total-organist Secrets of Organ Playing - When You Practice, Miracles Happen! organduo.lt Listen to my organ playing on Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/2pXxZgiFPMKiqBRYi9rSLT?si=Xe1nTroTSmOGPtv8bP8MSw |
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