One of Lithuania's leading artistic figures, Mikalojus Konstantinas Ciurlionis pursued a career as a painter as well as a musician, seeing all art as springing from the same source. His earlier works inhabit a romantic idiom, with the colorful influences of folk-music and the beauty of the countryside intermingled with pieces showing his development while at the Conservatoires of Warsaw and Leipzig. Muza Rubackyte's recordings of Ciurlionis have been described as `flawless' (American Record Guide) and she herself as `one of today's most important pianists' (Chicago Tribune).

Tracklist:

Prelude In D Minor, VL 239
Prelude In A Minor, VL 241
Prelude In D Minor, VL 256
Prelude In B Minor, VL 259
Pater Noster, VL 260
Autumn, VL 264
3 Autumn Pieces On A Theme, VL 269-271: No. 1. VL 271
3 Autumn Pieces On A Theme, VL 269-271: No. 2. VL 270
3 Autumn Pieces On A Theme, VL 269-271: No. 3. VL 269
Prelude In D Minor, VL 294
Prelude In D Minor, VL 295
Impromptu In D Minor, VL 298
Prelude, VL 304
Prelude In D Minor, VL 325
Prelude In C Major, VL 327
Prelude In C Major, VL 330
Prelude In A Major, VL 335
Prelude In G Major, VL 338
Prelude In D Minor, VL 340, "Oh, My Dear Mother"
Prelude In G Minor, VL 343
Prelude In D Minor, VL 344
Fugue In B Flat Minor, VL 345
String Quartet In C Minor, VL 83 (Arr. M. Rubackyte For Piano): I. Allegro Moderato
String Quartet In C Minor, VL 83 (Arr. M. Rubackyte For Piano): II. Andante
String Quartet In C Minor, VL 83 (Arr. M. Rubackyte For Piano): III. Menuet: Grazioso

UPC: 747313266074
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 9.27.11
Format: CD

Muza Rubackyte - Ciurlionis: Piano Music 2 (CD)