Modestas Pitrėnas
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New. Schubert/Liszt: Wanderer Fantasy - Tchaikovsky: Concert Fantasy
Lukas Geniušas (piano), Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen, Modestas Pitrėnas
Until I heard Lukas Geniušas's recording of the Tchaikovsky Concert Fantasy I'd no idea what an enjoyable piece it could be. In this performance the themes sparkle with life, and Tchaikovsky's... —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Editor's Choice
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Here we have coruscating performances by Simon Callaghan and the Sinfonieorchester St Gallen of three of Reinecke’s four piano concertos. Written respectively in 1860, 1872 and 1900, they reflect... —
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Reinecke & Sauer: Piano Concertos
Simon Callaghan (piano), Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen, Modestas Pitrėnas
Is the result structurally convincing? Not entirely. Does it entertain? Absolutely, especially when Callaghan and the orchestra join forces with such obvious enjoyment and glee. All in all,... —
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Special offer. Čiurlionis: The Sea; In the Forest; Kestutis
Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Modestas Pitrėnas
The Lithuanian composer's atmospheric depictions of landscape here rival those of Sibelius and Mahler for imaginative orchestration; there are whispers of the latter’s First Symphony and Wagner’s... —
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Presto Editor's Choice, April 2020
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Ernst von Dohnányi: Concertos - Variations On A Nursery Song
Sofja Gulbadamova (piano), Silke Aichhorn (harp), Andrei Ioniţă (cello), Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rehinland-Pfalz, Modestas Pitrenas
In all three concertos the solo playing is magnificent. Modestas Pitrenas and the orchestra accompany with enthusiasm, but ensemble is sometimes uncertain and the sound in some louder tuttis... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2022, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Concerto
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Special offer. Eduardas Balsys: Violin Concerto No. 1, Dramatic Frescoes & Reflections of the Sea
Dzeraldas Bidva (violin), Indre Baikstyte (piano), Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Modestas Pitrenas
Balsys is a key figure in Lithuania but not yet hugely known internationally. This recording makes a real case for his rich, colourful orchestral scores, which have a touch of Sibelius about... —
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Special offer. Brahms the Progressive, Vol. 2
Pina Napolitano (piano), Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Modestas Pitrėnas
[The Webern] is finely played here, in what is altogether a warm and affectionate account of this seminal work. The Brahms receives an impressive performance, too...Altogether, this disc was... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Concerto
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Special offer. Rachmaninoff: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 4
Anna Fedorova (piano), Sinfonieorchester St. Gallen, Modestas Pitrėnas
the clear thinking and feeling behind these Rachmaninov concerto interpretations are refreshing indeed: this certainly isn’t just yet another ‘Rach 2’. Fedorova’s commanding contrast of spaciousness... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Concerto
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Amilcare Ponchielli: I Lituani
Tadas Girininkas, Jūratė Švedaitė-Waller, Modestas Sedlevičius, Kristian Benedikt, Arūnas Malikėnas, Edgaras Montvidas (tenor), Agnė Stančikaitė, Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Kaunas State Choir, Modestas Pitrėnas
As you expect from a Baltic State where singing is freedom, the chorus, the Kaunas State Choir admirably drilled by Petras Bingelis, are magnificent whether Germans, Lithuanians or singing slaves... —
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International Classical Music Awards, 2026, Nominated - Opera
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Special offer. Credo
Marina Rebeka (soprano), Sinfonietta Riga, Latvian Radio Choir & Modestas Pitrenas
Rebeka makes something worthwhile out of pretty well all of them, her voice forwardly if occasionally fiercely recorded...She offers a rich, spacious sound in Mozart’s ‘Laudate Dominum’ and... —
