{"id":50164,"date":"2024-11-26T13:00:58","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T12:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1330af66-b0eb-4b8c-98a3-e2ee79e8d518"},"modified":"2024-12-03T15:10:36","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T14:10:36","slug":"zibuokle-martinaityte-aletheia-etc-review","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbcmusicmagazine\/rss_feed\/zibuokle-martinaityte-aletheia-etc-review\/","title":{"rendered":"\u017dibuokl\u0117 Martinaityt\u0117: Aletheia etc (Review)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By <\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 26 November 2024 at 12:00 PM<\/p><hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html> <head\/> <body> <p><strong>\u017dibuokl\u0117 Martinaityt\u0117<\/strong><br\/> Aletheia; Chant des Voyelles; Ululations; The Blue of Distance<br\/> Latvian Radio Choir\/Sigvards K\u013cava<br\/><em>Ondine ODE-1447-2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a059:39 mins\u00a0<\/em><\/p> <figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"> <audio controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/c02.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/43\/2024\/12\/CHORAL-CHOICE-Chant-des-voyelles__96k-24b.mp3\"\/> <\/figure> <h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Clip: \u017dibuokl\u0117 Martinaityt\u0117 &#8211; Chant des voyelles (Ondine)<\/h6> <p>These works go beyond words. This latest release from the superlative Latvian Radio Choir and conductor Sigvards K\u013cava explores the choral music of New York-based Lithuanian composer \u017dibuolk\u0117 Martinaityt\u0117. Specifically, it presents four unaccompanied works, written between 2010 and 2023, that dispense with text. Having spent her formative years under the oppression of Soviet rule, music\u2019s ability to express what words cannot is paramount in Martinaityt\u0117\u2019s creative explorations of identity and place. Especially so for\u00a0<em>Aletheia<\/em>\u00a0(2022), written as Russia launched its attack on Ukraine. Its deep emotions elicit a wall of choral sound within which there is living movement, Martinaityt\u0117 connecting with \u2018the truth that can only be expressed directly through pre-verbal communication\u2019.<\/p> <ul class=\"wp-block-list\"> <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/articles\/ukraine-national-anthem-lyrics\">Ukraine national anthem lyrics<\/a><\/li> <li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.classical-music.com\/features\/artists\/pianist-evgeny-kissin-speaks-out-on-ukraine\">Pianist Evgeny Kissin speaks out on Ukraine<\/a><\/li> <\/ul> <p>Written a year later,\u00a0<em>Ululations<\/em>\u00a0sadly makes a natural partner to\u00a0<em>Aletheia<\/em>, giving voice to the consequent mourning. Initially dolefully elegiac, the female singers\u2019 coruscating outburst to halt the men\u2019s rhythmic insistence is an extraordinary moment.\u00a0<em>Chant des Voyelles<\/em>\u00a0(2018) sustains a contrastingly positive sense of simply being, while the more quizzical\u00a0<em>The Blue of Distance<\/em>\u00a0(2010) ebbs and flows, objects drifting in and out of focus.<\/p> <p>The extensive conceptual and technical challenges are negotiated with deceptive ease by the choir. While it is natural to present these four works together, their individual potency may be enhanced still further in a mixed programme. Nonetheless, this album presents a powerfully compelling, stunningly sung, hour of immersive listening to a distinctive and important musical voice.\u00a0<em>Christopher Dingle<\/em><\/p> <figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"> <div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Blue of Distance\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TDawyDgpji4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/> <\/div> <figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"> Clip: \u017dibuokl\u0117 Martinaityt\u0117 &#8211; The Blue of Distance (Ondine) <\/figcaption> <\/figure> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"no-tts wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Published: Tuesday, 26 November 2024 at 12:00 PM \u017dibuokl\u0117 Martinaityt\u0117 Aletheia; Chant des Voyelles; Ululations; The Blue of Distance Latvian Radio Choir\/Sigvards K\u013cavaOndine ODE-1447-2\u00a0\u00a0\u00a059:39 mins\u00a0 Clip: \u017dibuokl\u0117 Martinaityt\u0117 &#8211; Chant des voyelles (Ondine) These works go beyond words. 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