ix international m. k. čiurlionis piano and organ competition
13-24 September 2023, Vilnius

I ROUND

1. N. Bruhns:

• Praeludium in E minor ("The Great").

2. One piece selected from J. S. Bach:

• One from Trio Sonatas for Organ, BWV 525-530. Just the first movement.

3. M. K. Čiurlionis:

•  Fugue in C sharp minor, VL 86

II ROUND

1. One piece selected from J. S. Bach:

• Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C major, BWV 564;
• Prelude and fugue (Toccata and fugue) in E major, BWV 566;
• Prelude and fugue in B minor, BWV 544;
• Prelude and fugue in E flat major, BWV 552;
• Prelude and fugue in E minor, BWV 548;
• Fantasia and fugue in G minor, BWV 542;
• Passacaglia (thema fugatum) in C minor, BWV 582.

2. One piece selected from M. K. Čiurlionis:

• Fugue in C minor ("Kyrie Eleison"), VL19;
• Fugue in F sharp minor, VL223;
• Fugue-chorale in A minor, VL227.

3. Compulsory selected piece by Lithuanian composers written specially for the competitions:

• F. Latėnas. "Ad libitum";
• V. Barkauskas. "Inspiration";
• V. Bartulis. "The Moonlight"; 
• A. Martinaitis. "MKČ";
• F. Latėnas. "Shine"; 
• F. Latėnas. "Toccata";
• A piece was written especially for the 2023 competition: Zita Bružaitė "Sparks".

4. Please choose one piece (the movement) from the list below:

P. Eben. The cycle "Laudes":

•  Laudes I;
•  Laudes IV.

P. Eben. The cycle "Nedělní hudba" ("Sunday Music"):

• III movement Motto Ostinato;
• IV movement Finale.

Th. Escaich. "Poemes pour orgue":

• I movement "Eaux natales";
• II movement "Le Masque".

O. Messiaen. The cycle "L'Ascension":

• II movement "Alleluias sereins d'une ame qui desire le ciel"; 
• III movement "Transports de joie d'une ame devant la gloire du Christ qui est la sienne" ("Transports de joie").

O. Messiaen. The cycle "La Nativité du Seigneur":

• "Dieu parmi nous".

S. Gubaidulina:

• "Light and Darkness".

O. Macha:

• Funeral Toccata.
   

                                                             II Round programme duration  - about 40 minutes

FINAL

1. M. K. Čiurlionis:

•  Fugue in B minor, VL 345.

2. One piece selected from:

C. Franck:

• 3 Chorales: E major, B minor, A minor;
• Fantasy in A Major.

F. Liszt:

• Prelude and Fugue on the theme BACH, S. 260;
• Variation "Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen, Sagen".

F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy:

• One of the six Sonates, op. 65.

M. Reger:

• Fantasia and Fugue on B-A-C-H, Op. 46;
• Fantasia and Fugue in D minor, Op. 135b;
• Choralphantasie "Wie schon leucht uns der Morgenstern" Nr. 1, op. 40;
• Choralphantasie "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott" op. 27.

J. Reubke:

• Der 94ste Psalm Sonata in C minor.
   

3. Choose a free programme (works by Russian composers cannot be included in the repertoire).                                                               

                                                          Final round programme duration - about 45 minutes