Onute Narbutaite’s (b. 1956) Oratorio Centones Meae Urbi (1997) is a key work in Lithunian contemporay music and a work that also earned the composer the Lithuanian National Laureate. This new 2024 recording of the work – which potrays the rich history of Lithuanian’s capital city Vilnius – with Robertas servenikas conducting the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, the Kaunas State Choir and with Lithuanian vocal soloists, Gunta Gelgote and Nerijus Macevicius, is a major addition to Lithuanian recorded music.

Tracklist:

1. Centones Meae Urbi Oratorio for soprano, bass, choir and orchestra~Opening. The Poet’s Return
2. Centones Meae Urbi Oratorio for soprano, bass, choir and orchestra~I. Autumn
3. Centones Meae Urbi Oratorio for soprano, bass, choir and orchestra~II. Winter
4. Centones Meae Urbi Oratorio for soprano, bass, choir and orchestra~III. Spring
5. Centones Meae Urbi Oratorio for soprano, bass, choir and orchestra~IV. Summer
6. Centones Meae Urbi Oratorio for soprano, bass, choir and orchestra~The Poet’s Farewell. Closing

UPC: 761195145524
Label: Ondine
Release Date: 1.30.26
Format: CD