Onutė Narbutaitė’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 Šervenikas conducting the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, the Kaunas State Choir and with Lithuanian vocal soloists, Gunta Gelgotė and Nerijus Macevičius, is a major addition to Lithuanian recorded music.
Opening. The Poet’s Return 05′22″
I. Autumn 13′31″
II. Winter 11′33″
III. Spring 17′34″
IV. Summer 14′58″
The Poet’s Farewell. Closing 07′51″