Vykintas Baltakas
*10.07.1972

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Vykintas Baltakas
Cantio | Musik theatre on a text by Sharon Joyce (2004) | for narrator, soprano, tenor, bassbaritone, ensemble and electronics

Work Details
Year of composition: 2001-2004
Subtitle: Musik theatre on a text by Sharon Joyce (2004)
Scored for: for narrator, soprano, tenor, bassbaritone, ensemble and electronics
Composer: Vykintas Baltakas
Text Source: sung language: Ancient Greek; spoken language: vernacular (e.g. English or German)
Librettist: Sharon Lynn Joyce
Original Language: Altgriechisch
Parts: narrator
Soloinstruments/Soloists: soprano; tenor; Bassbariton
Instrumentation: 1 0 1 0 - 1 1 1 1 - perc(2), acc, pno, alto sax(Eb), vln, vla, vc, cb, electronics
Instrumentation details: piccolo; clarinet in Eb (+bass cl); alto saxophone in Eb (+sop.sax(Bb)); horn in F; trumpet in Bb; trombone; tuba; 1st percussion; 2nd percussion; accordion; piano; violin; viola; violoncello; contrabass; electronics
Commissioned by: ein Auftragswerk der Landeshauptstadt München zur Münchener Biennale 2004
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World Première
Location: Haus der Kunst München / Germany
Date: 18.05.2004
Orchestra: Münchener Kammerorchester
Conductor: Christoph Poppen
Scenery: Oskaras Korsunovas
Main Soloists: Rita Balta, S, Tilman Lichdi, T, Randal Turner, Bar
Reviews

Baltakas is an enormous talent; he knows exactly what he wants and what he can justify musically - and he doesn't succumb to convention. Turbulent music theatre with congenial stage direction by Oskaras Korsunovas. (Reinhard Schulz, NMZ)

Cantio was one of the most appealing séances in [...]

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