this piece and upload are both completely new to me, and it is one of the most interesting things ive heard in a good while. an epic first movement, followed by a dirge like variations/passacaglia, finished off by a sweeping choral and energetic outbursts. i get the same epic feeling i get from Beethoven in this. there is such an amazing all encompassing pastoral folk sound to this piece, and it gives it a very sentimental feeling. thanks so much for this. its absolutely blown me away.
And so I listened to this work again immediately. I can still spell "WOW"!!!! I also went through my collection and found 4 years ago I listened to another version of the concerto. Yep. I was impressed then.
Yes, its first two bars forming a famous plainchant motif that Mozart famously used in his "Jupiter" Symphony (4th movement) Great concerto btw, thannk you so much for posting!
might i ask where you got access to the score? i’m a piano performance student in university who is attempting to find scores to learn for a concerto competition and have been having so much trouble finding anything. i would love to get access to your source if you are willing to share! much appreciated.
i found the scores on pianorarescores. i cant give you a direct link cuz of youtube. (Just type Garuta in the search bar of this site). actually thats easy to find a free scores on musescore
@@who.tf.is.she6 so far no luck! I was able to purchase the piano score for the concerto, which I'll be uploading to imslp when i have the time. I plan to email the latvian symphony and asking around for the full score though.
The death of her beloved niece Laila inspired Lūcija Garūta to write the concerto. It was composed during Soviet times and received criticism at the Composers Union of Latvia. I suppose the mood didn't corespond to Communist party guidelines.
@@bomcabedal The concerto was written in 1951 in Stalin's times. Artists could be seen as "'Enemies of the people" or outsiders if they forgot their task - to inspire the Soviet people to bring about the wonder of communism. At that time it was not a bon ton to speak about the human losses of WW II, let alone personal matters.
@@strauja There's not really an explicit program, though. Although admittedly what was or wasn't "benefiting the people" was hardly a well-defined matter.
@@bomcabedal"socialist realism" was what they wanted- music that is easily understood and can be used to rouse patriotism from the people, but not "formal", preferably inspired by soviet traditions.
@@user-on6db4rf4s The problem, of course, is that those criteria are inherently subjective. What it invariably boiled down to was that "good music" was music that your local party apparachik happened to like. Even the interpretation of "formalism" could vary wildly, and music that was banned one year could get back into favor the next.
way too romantic, feels like it is constantly confused on where it wants to go, ultimately creating an incoherent mess. literally every single phrase is some sort of buildup to a fortissimo dramatic shitfest, god the art of composition has fallen so much, now it's just full of emotional, unintellectual garbage where you constantly need to remind the audience, that this is an "emotional and engaging" piece, not just some amateur project.
I respectfully disagree. Given the type of music that was composed during this time by her contemporaries, you could consider her demand for the romantic style as admirable.
@@dracowolfe305 I would also say the drama inscribed throughout is a reflection of strong emotions following Garuta's niece's death. It has the emotional tug on your heartstrings kind of feel. Ofc good music is in the eyes of the beholder, so it is 100% ok to feel differently!
@@isaacdorio even if the music was made to reflect that, that doesn't mean it actually does reflect that, nor does that mean the poor use of dynamics and the overall wobbly and inconsistent structure of the piece is justified. You can delude yourself all you want about the "meaning" of the piece, but all that will amount to is nothing, it's just delusions.
This is a very pleasing Concerto particularly from a great woman from Latvia. Super performance considering why she has been ignored so long with such a beautiful piece of music!
Этот концерт, просто потрясающий - настоящий бриллиант в мире музыки. Такое невозможно забыть, к тому же учитывая историю этого концерта. Не учитывая историю можно не понять почему тебя захлестывают самые разные чувства. Люция Яновна Гарута написала еë в память об умершей, от порока сердца, племяннице Лайлине. Этот концерт невероятно широкий по размаху и по чувствам. Здесь всё - и любовь, чистота и трагедия, и настоящие чувства, и страсть, и радость. Невероятное драматическое чувство не оставляющее равнодушным. Масштабное аллегро драмматико оставляет ощущение особого накала. 2 часть замечательна своим напевным и печальным характером. Искренняя и непосредственная радость и взлёт в самом-самом финале, когда есть повод для того чтобы всплакнуть от невероятной эйфории. В чем смысл данного концерта? Я думаю: что человек проживает свои разные чувства и свои разные моменты жизни. И нужно искренне переживать то что имеет для нас значение, то что нам дорого, то от чего нам хорошо. Хранить то хорошее что было, и отпускать то что нам в своë время навредило и сделало с нами плохо. И смотреть широко открытыми глазами на мир. Этот концерт - яркий пример того насколько человек может быть искренним, и непосредственным в высказывании своих чувств. Этот труд незаслуженно не упоминается нигде. А вообще это настоящее чудо, а не концерт! Спасибо вам Люция Яновна!
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A very powerful piano concerto beautifully performed. The recording is excellent. This composer deserves to be performed.
this piece and upload are both completely new to me, and it is one of the most interesting things ive heard in a good while. an epic first movement, followed by a dirge like variations/passacaglia, finished off by a sweeping choral and energetic outbursts. i get the same epic feeling i get from Beethoven in this. there is such an amazing all encompassing pastoral folk sound to this piece, and it gives it a very sentimental feeling. thanks so much for this. its absolutely blown me away.
And so I listened to this work again immediately. I can still spell "WOW"!!!! I also went through my collection and found 4 years ago I listened to another version of the concerto. Yep. I was impressed then.
Bravo bravo bravo brilliance fantastic grandiose music concerto super wow wow wow
The second theme of the first movement is to die for... never ceases to take me away!
Yes, its first two bars forming a famous plainchant motif that Mozart famously used in his "Jupiter" Symphony (4th movement)
Great concerto btw, thannk you so much for posting!
Sorry I'm not so good at theory. Could you add a timestamp?
Magnificent! Many thanks for sharing this beautiful concerto with late-Romantic-era music-lovers.
might i ask where you got access to the score? i’m a piano performance student in university who is attempting to find scores to learn for a concerto competition and have been having so much trouble finding anything. i would love to get access to your source if you are willing to share! much appreciated.
I have been looking for it too. It’s not on IMSLP
Did you ever find it?
i found the scores on pianorarescores. i cant give you a direct link cuz of youtube. (Just type Garuta in the search bar of this site). actually thats easy to find a free scores on musescore
@@who.tf.is.she6 so far no luck! I was able to purchase the piano score for the concerto, which I'll be uploading to imslp when i have the time. I plan to email the latvian symphony and asking around for the full score though.
Great composition, thanks! 👌👏👏
Absolutely amazing!
Unexpectedly excellent!❤😮😊
The death of her beloved niece Laila inspired Lūcija Garūta to write the concerto. It was composed during Soviet times and received criticism at the Composers Union of Latvia. I suppose the mood didn't corespond to Communist party guidelines.
One wonders why; it's hardly avant-garde in terms of style. Too dark, perhaps?
@@bomcabedal The concerto was written in 1951 in Stalin's times. Artists could be seen as "'Enemies of the people" or outsiders if they forgot their task - to inspire the Soviet people to bring about the wonder of communism. At that time it was not a bon ton to speak about the human losses of WW II, let alone personal matters.
@@strauja There's not really an explicit program, though. Although admittedly what was or wasn't "benefiting the people" was hardly a well-defined matter.
@@bomcabedal"socialist realism" was what they wanted- music that is easily understood and can be used to rouse patriotism from the people, but not "formal", preferably inspired by soviet traditions.
@@user-on6db4rf4s The problem, of course, is that those criteria are inherently subjective. What it invariably boiled down to was that "good music" was music that your local party apparachik happened to like. Even the interpretation of "formalism" could vary wildly, and music that was banned one year could get back into favor the next.
25:30
14:03 wow
The key is F-sharp minor.
So fuckin good
Кто тоже тут из за контроши?
Composer? Pianist?
Composer - Lūcija Garūta, pianist - Reinis Zariņš, Liepāja symphony orchestra
way too romantic, feels like it is constantly confused on where it wants to go, ultimately creating an incoherent mess.
literally every single phrase is some sort of buildup to a fortissimo dramatic shitfest, god the art of composition has fallen so much, now it's just full of emotional, unintellectual garbage where you constantly need to remind the audience, that this is an "emotional and engaging" piece, not just some amateur project.
I respectfully disagree. Given the type of music that was composed during this time by her contemporaries, you could consider her demand for the romantic style as admirable.
@@dracowolfe305 I would also say the drama inscribed throughout is a reflection of strong emotions following Garuta's niece's death. It has the emotional tug on your heartstrings kind of feel. Ofc good music is in the eyes of the beholder, so it is 100% ok to feel differently!
"way too romantic"...like Mozart's music contained way too many notes or John Cage's 4' 33" is frequently played too softly.
@@dracowolfe305 I don't care that you disaggree, it is a fact that this is a poor composition.
@@isaacdorio even if the music was made to reflect that, that doesn't mean it actually does reflect that, nor does that mean the poor use of dynamics and the overall wobbly and inconsistent structure of the piece is justified. You can delude yourself all you want about the "meaning" of the piece, but all that will amount to is nothing, it's just delusions.
This is a very pleasing Concerto particularly from a great woman from Latvia.
Super performance considering why she has been ignored so long with such a beautiful piece of music!
Этот концерт, просто потрясающий - настоящий бриллиант в мире музыки. Такое невозможно забыть, к тому же учитывая историю этого концерта.
Не учитывая историю можно не понять почему тебя захлестывают самые разные чувства.
Люция Яновна Гарута написала еë в память об умершей, от порока сердца, племяннице Лайлине. Этот концерт невероятно широкий по размаху и по чувствам. Здесь всё - и любовь, чистота и трагедия, и настоящие чувства, и страсть, и радость. Невероятное драматическое чувство не оставляющее равнодушным.
Масштабное аллегро драмматико оставляет ощущение особого накала.
2 часть замечательна своим напевным и печальным характером.
Искренняя и непосредственная радость и взлёт в самом-самом финале, когда есть повод для того чтобы всплакнуть от невероятной эйфории.
В чем смысл данного концерта? Я думаю: что человек проживает свои разные чувства и свои разные моменты жизни. И нужно искренне переживать то что имеет для нас значение, то что нам дорого, то от чего нам хорошо. Хранить то хорошее что было, и отпускать то что нам в своë время навредило и сделало с нами плохо. И смотреть широко открытыми глазами на мир.
Этот концерт - яркий пример того насколько человек может быть искренним, и непосредственным в высказывании своих чувств.
Этот труд незаслуженно не упоминается нигде.
А вообще это настоящее чудо, а не концерт! Спасибо вам Люция Яновна!
Абсолютно согласен. Я тоже потрясен этим концертом
This is one of my favorite.
I can spell "WOW"!!!!
I hear a lot of influence by Grieg, and Schumann.
2:30 sounds a lot like a passage from Väinö Raitio's Op.4 no.3
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qu’est-ce que c’est lourd quel bruit tant conventionnel pour si peu …