PROGRAMMES
By Morgane Henninot
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Works in turquoise are linked to video recordings
By Jonas Šopa
THE LITTLE PRINCE // 2016, revised 2023
The beloved novella by Antoine de Saint-Exupery, surrounded by 27 miniature jewels from XIX and XX centuries. The programme creation was funded by the Lithuanian Council for Culture.
Jolivet - Mana: I. Boujolais
Ibert - Histoires: II. Le petit ane blanc
Fauré - Romance sans paroles, Op. 17/3
Dutilleux - Au Gre des Ondes: IV. Mouvement perpetuel
Auric - Sonatine: III. Presto
Satie - Gymnopedie No. 1
Saint-Saëns - Etude Op. 62/3: Prelude
Honegger - Deux Esquises: I. Large et rapsodique
Alkan - Barcarolle G-Moll, Op. 65/6
Ravel - Valses nobles et sentimentales: III. Modéré
Massenet - Pièces de Genre, Op. 10: V. Melodie (Élegie)
Bizet/Garban - Jeux d'enfants: Trompette et tambour
Ravina - Etude in C Major, Op. 40/1
Milhaud - Saudades do Brasil, Op. 67: VIII. Tijuca
Tailleferre - Fleurs de France: II. Coquelicot de Guyenne
Godard - 20 Pièce pour le Piano, Op. 58: VII. Confidence
Bonis - Eglogue, Op. 12
Dukas - Tombeau de Claude Debussy: La Plainte, au Loin, du Faune…
Chabrier - Feuillet d’Album
Debussy - Preludes II: V. Bruyeres
Boulanger - 3 Morceaux: I. D’un vieux jardin
Alain - Suite Monodique: II. Adagio molto rubato
Grovlez - Almanach aux Images: VIII. Petites Litanies de Jesus
Koechlin - Paysages et marines: III. Promenade vers la Mer
Chaminade - Les Sylvains, Op. 60
Chopin - Mazurka in F Minor, Op.68/4
By Povilas Jarmala
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE // 2022
Programme inspired by legends and stories of the Floating City.
Januševičius - Sinfonia (after Pescetti & Vivaldi)
Galuppi - Sonata No. 5 in C Major
Frescobaldi - Gagliarda Prima
Debussy - Masques
Galiamova - Stained-Glass Fantasy
Marcello / Bach - Adagio from Concerto in D Minor for Oboe and Orchestra, BWV 974
Vivaldi / Bach - Allegro from Concerto in D Major for Violin and Orchestra, BWV 972
Wolf-Ferrari - Melody, Op. 14/1
Róžycki / Ginsburg - Casanova Waltz
Chopin - Barcarolle in F-sharp Major, Op. 60
Monteverdi / Januševičius - "Pur ti miro" from "L'incoronazione di Poppea"
Koechlin - "Promenade vers la Mer" from "Paysages et Marines", Op. 63/3
Januševičius - Epilogue
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By Povilas Jarmala
PRAYER FOR THE UKRAINE // 2022
Limited programme for the fundraising events for the people of Ukraine.
Gozenpud - Folk Song from "Ukrainian Suite", Op. 60/3
Čiurlionis - Three Pieces on a Theme, VL 271-269
Bach / Godowsky - Andante, BWV 1003
Korngold / Januševičius - Tanzlied des Pierrot
Skoryk / Januševičius - Melody
Grieg - Nocturne, Op. 54/4
Brahms - Six Pieces, Op. 118
Woods / Januševičius - To the Fallen...
By Povilas Jarmala
FIN DE SIÈCLE // 2021
Dramatic turn of the XIX century in the music from 1890 to 1899.
Rachmaninoff - Elegy, Op. 3/1
Scriabin - Etude in E Major, Op. 8/5
Scriabin - Etude in D# Minor, Op. 8/12
Grieg - Nocturne, Op. 54/4
Lyadov - Music Box, Op. 32
Čiurlionis - The Growling of a Bear, VL 177
Debussy - Suite Bergamasque
Brahms - Six Pieces, Op. 118
By Povilas Jarmala
VITAMIN C // 2020
A musical relief in C Major, wishing everyone good health and mood in the time of COVID-19.
Mozart - Sonata in C Major, K. 330
Bach / Godowsky - Andante, BWV 1003
Haydn - Sonata in C Major, Hob. XVI/50
Gershwin / Wild - Embraceable You
Rachmaninoff - Etude-Tableau, Op. 33/3
Beethoven - Piano Sonata in C Major, Op. 53, "Waldstein"
Watch an abridged version of the recital from the Paliesius Manor
DAILY WINDOW RECITALS IN THE YORCKSTRASSE // 2020
Stranded at home during the Covid-19 outbreak, Januševičius established a tradition of daily window concerts for his community in Hanover's Yorckstraße. Every concert consisted of 15 minutes of unique programme, dedicated to a different episode of music history. The series received high acclaim and attention in Hanover and abroad. After 55 programmes amounting to over 13 hours of music, the series ended on May 10. Januševičius promised to make occasional window concerts throughout the year 2020.
Here you can see all 55 programmes, performed during the series
By Povilas Jarmala
THE NEW COLOSSUS // 2019
Inspired by Emma Lazarus' poem "The New Colossus", this programme is based on inspiring immigration stories from 1870-1925.
Trad. / Gintaras Januševičius - Aislean an Oigfear
Debussy - L‘isle Joyeuse
Lawlor / Januševičius - Sidewalks of New York
Chasins - Two Chinese Pieces
Tchaikovsky - September: The Hunt
Korngold / Januševičius - Tanzlied des Pierrot
Sousa / Horowitz - Stars and Stripes Forever
Martin - New York Nights
Rachmaninoff - Prelude in F
Rachmaninoff - Polka W.R.
Rachmaninoff - Etude-Tableau in E-flat Minor, Op. 39/5
Smith / Rachmaninof - The Star-Spangled Banner
Rachmaninoff / Januševičius - Vocalise
Gershwin / Januševičius / Original cadenza by Ashley Hribar - Rhapsody in Blue
By Povilas Jarmala
INVICTUS // 2018
Inspired by William Ernest Henley's poem "Invictus", this programme is based on triumphant stories of composers and their works.
Bach / Brahms - Chaconne in D Minor
Beethoven - Piano Sonata in C Major, Op. 53, "Waldstein"
Rzewski - Rubinstein in Berlin
Liszt - Vallée d'Obermann
Rachmaninoff - Piano Sonata No. 2 in B♭ Minor, Op. 36
By Florian Spieker
ADVENT CALENDAR: 24 ENCORES // 2016
One brilliant and cheerful encore for every day of the Advent.
Liszt - Grand Galop Chromatique, S. 219
Beethoven - Rondo alla ingharese quasi un capriccio, Op. 129
Tchaikovsky / Pletnev - Gavotte from "Sleeping Beauty"
Chopin - Waltz in D♭ Major, Op. 64/1
Vivaldi / Bach - Larghetto from Violin Concerto in D Major
Scriabin - Poeme in F♯ Major, Op. 32/1
Rachmaninoff - Moment Musicaux in E Minor, Op. 16/4
Shostakovich - Polka from "The Golden Age"
Kabalevsky - Prelude in B♭ Minor, Op. 38/16
Brahms - Intermezzo in B♭ Minor, Op. 117/2
Sousa / Horowitz - Stars and Stripes Forever
Woods / Januševičius - ... To the Fallen
Debussy - Clair de Lune
Morkūnas-Budrys - Extraordinary Nightly Walk of an Aubergine with Bolognese Sauce in the Stomach
Galiamova - A Tale of a White Ox
Ornstein - Suicide in an Airplane
Chasins - Flirtation in a Chinese Garden
Gershwin / Wild - Embraceable You
Dvarionas / Januševičius - Little Star
Tatum - The Tiger Rag
Coots / Evans - Santa Claus is Coming to Town
By Christopher Day
COMPLETE WALTZES BY CHOPIN // 2015
The story of Frédéric Chopin, told with the help of 19 waltzes.
Grand Valse Brillante in E♭ Major, Op. 18
Waltz in A♭ Major, Op. 34/1
Waltz in F Major, Op. 34/3
Waltz in A♭ Major, Op. 69/1
Waltz in B Minor, Op. 69/2
Waltz in G♭ Major, Op. 70/1
Waltz in F Minor, Op. 70/2
Waltz in E Minor, Op. Posth.
Waltz in A♭ Major, Op. 64/3
Grand Valse in A♭ Major, Op.42
Waltz in A Minor, Op. Posth.
Waltz in E♭ Major, Op. Posth.
By Morgane Henninot
THE DREAMCATCHER // 2014
A continues fantasy, based on nightly pieces, nightmares, and horror stories, showcasing the fragile side of an artist, as he faces his fears.
Woods - The Dreamcatcher
Beethoven - Piano Sonata in C♯ Minor, Op. 27/2, "Moonlight"
Chopin - Scherzo No. 1 in B Minor, Op. 20
Scriabin - Prelude in B♭ Major, Op. 11/21
Ligeti - Musica Ricercata II
Rachmaninoff - Etude-Tableau in C Minor, Op. 39/7
Debussy - Clair de Lune
Watch an abridged version of the recital from the Vaidila Theater
By Aleksey Stepashkin
RACHMANINOFF 1913 // 2013
Reimagination of Rachmaninoff's own recital programme, featuring the original order as well as original editions of the pieces, as performed by Rachmaninoff on his 30 recital concert tour in 1913.
Elegie, Op. 3/1
Polichinelle, Op. 3/4
Moment Musicaux in E Minor, Op. 16/4
Prelude in G Minor, Op. 23/5
Etudes-Tableaux, Op. 33
Piano Sonata No. 2 in B♭ Minor, Op. 36
By Nicolas Kröger
RUSSIAN TREASURE BOX // 2012
Pictures of Russia by native and foreign composers.
Beethoven - 12 Variations on a Russian Dance, WoO 71
Glinka/Liszt - Chernomor's March from "Ruslan and Ludmila"
Liszt - Russian Gallop, S. 478
Kapustin - Variations, Op. 41
Mussorgsky - Pictures at an Exhibition
By KKS
WORKS FOR PIANO AND ORCHESTRA
Anderson - Concerto in C
Bacevičius - Concerto No. 4, Op. 67
Bach - Concerto for 3 keyboards in C Major, BWV 1064
Beethoven - Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37
Beethoven - Concerto No. 5 in E♭ Major, Op. 73
Dvarionas - Concerto No. 2
Finzi - Eclogue
Gershwin - Concerto in F
Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue
Gershwin - Second Rhapsody
Gershwin - Variations on "I Got Rhythm"
Liszt - Concerto No. 1 in E♭ Major, S. 124
Lutoslawski - Variations on a Theme by Paganini
Martinu - Concerto for 2 pianos
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy - Capriccio brillante, Op. 22
Mozart - Concerto in F Major, K. 242
Mozart - Concerto in B♭ Major, K. 450
Mozart - Concerto in C Major, K. 467
Mozart - Concerto in A Major, K. 488
Rachmaninoff - Concerto No. 1 in F♯ Minor, Op. 1
Rachmaninoff - Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18
Rachmaninoff - Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Ravel - Concerto for the Left Hand in D Major
Saint-Saëns - Le carnaval des animaux
Scriabin - Concerto in F♯ Minor
Shostakovich - Concerto No. 1 in C Minor, Op. 35
Tchaikovsky - Concerto No. 1 in B♭ Minor, Op. 23