JAZEPS VITOLS: A CATALOGUE OF THE ORCHESTRAL MUSIC
1886-87:Symphony No.1: 29 minutes *
1889: Symphonic Image "Midsummer"/"Midsummer Celebration" for orchestra, op.4: 16 minutes *
1895: Valse grotesque for string orchestra
Dramatic Overture, op.21: 13 minutes
1900: Ballad "The Bard of Beverina" for chorus and orchestra, op.28: 5 minutes *
1901: Symphony No.2
1903: Suite "Seven Latvian Folk Songs" for orchestra: 10 minutes *
1907: Overture "Spriditis", op.37: 14 minutes + (Marco Polo cd)
1908: Cantata "The Song" for soprano, chorus and orchestra, op.35: 8 minutes *
Overture "Tom Thumb"
1910: Fantasy on Latvian Folk Songs for Violin and Orchestra, op.42: 15 minutes + (Marco Polo cd)
1911: Song of a Fisherwoman for voice and orchestra: 3 minutes
Cantata (unfinished)
Cantata "Song of the Sun's Radiance" for baritone, chorus and orchestra
"There is Still a Silent Night in My Mind" for voice and orchestra: 2 minutes
"Goblet on the Isle of the Dead" for voice and orchestra: 2 minutes
1914: Song "Northern Lights" for baritone, chorus and orchestra, op.45: 7 minutes *
1916: Five Latvian Folk Songs for voice and orchestra, op.49: 7 minutes
1918: Rhapsody for Violin and Orchestra: 16 minutes
1924: Suite "Jewels" for orchestra, op.66: 10 minutes + (Marco Polo cd)
"From the Tree of Acknowledgement" for chorus and orchestra: 7 minutes
1928: Ballad "A Song of Autumn" for orchestra: 12 minutes + (Marco Polo cd)
1934: Latvian Country Serenade for orchestra: 11 minutes *
1943: Easter Cantata "The Sermon on the Mount" for baritone, women's chorus, organ and orchestra
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Variation No.2 for orchestra
Two Miniatures for orchestra
Rhapsody on Lithuanian Folksongs for Violin and Orchestra, op.39
Dear Dundonell, have You one idea about where are the symphonies Scores?
Aramiarz: Dundonnell is no longer active on this forum.
I'm going to try for a few guesses --
The Gaujiena Jazeps Vitols Foundation (http://vitoleni.wordpress.com/) might know, if an email is sent their way;
Hrm. Still, I don't know for sure where the manuscript or published (presumably recent) score of the symphony can be found, or in fact any real evidence that the work presented as his first symphony on YouTube is in fact that work. (Wouldn't be the first time, if so, and often due to mistakes and lack of care rather than mischiefs or malice, I think. I have an audio file of a Wellesz work that though presented as iirc the composer's "Prosperos Beschworungen" in its identifying matter, certainly sounds for all the world like, and is, his first symphony (in C minor Op.62), down to the file length, which does not seem to be the case from a comparison of recordings listings e.g. so I'm fairly sure that's misidentified. Not to mention what happened here with some files of piano quintets and symphonies by Fickenscher, Clapp, and others that got totally bollixed, iirc...)
And having found the site of the National Library of Latvia, I see they do indeed have the Vitols symphony in E minor - search under "Vītols, Jāzeps" (author) in their online catalog under printed music (it helps to have a browser like Google Chrome that can auto-translate if, like me, you don't read Latvian in a moment.) The symphony is record 126 out of 170, at least with the options I selected: "Simfonija, e moll [notis] / Jāzeps Vītols." "2 partitūras (222 lpp.) + balsis ; 37 cm." A manuscript copy, I think.
There's something missing, unless I've over looked it. Vitals' Recit for viola and piano.
Missing from this list here? Does it have an orchestral version?
Okay - here are the rest...
Chamber
String Quartet No. 1 1885
2 Melodie et mazurka for violin and piano 1887
Esquisse, vc, pf, 1894
12 Sketch for Cello and Piano 1894
14 Récit for Viola or Cello & Piano 1894
15 Romance, vn, pf, 1894
Menuet in B major for string quartet 1895
27 String Quartet No. 2 in G Major 1899
42 Fantaisie sur des chants populaires lettons, vn, pf, 1908
55 Berceuse (Supla dziesma) for violin and piano 1919
Organ
Pastorale (Pastorāle), sans numéro d'opus (op.) ; 1913
29 mélodies de chorals d'après le livre de l'église évangélique luthérienne lettonne (29 korāļi meldiju grāmatā latvijas evaņģēliski – luterāņu draudzēm), sans op. (+ version pour chœurs a cappella) ; 1924
Liturgie (Liturģija), sans op. ; 1934
Liturgie de Pâques (Lieldienu liturģija), sans op. 1935
Piano
1 Piano Sonata in Bb minor 1886
8 Berceuse for Piano 1887
3 Humoresque for Piano 1890
6 Variations sur un Theme Lette for Piano 1892
9 Mazurka et Valse for Piano 1892
10 3 Preludes for Piano 1893
13 3 Preludes for Piano 1894
16 3 Preludes for Piano 1895
17 3 Morceaux for Piano 1895
18 Berceuse et Etude for Piano 1895
19 2 Preludes for Piano 1895
20 4 Morceaux for Piano 1895
23 2 Morceaux for Piano 1897
25 3 Morceaux for Piano 1897
24 Valse-Caprice for Piano 1897
26 3 Etudes for Piano 1898
29 10 Chants Populaires Lettons, Paraphrases Miniatures for Piano 1900
30 3 Preludes for Piano 1903
32 8 Latvian Folk Tunes for Piano 1905
33 Deux miniatures (Divas miniaturas) 1905
38 3 Silhouetten for Piano 1909
41 Au Clair de la Lune, 2 Morceaux for Piano 1910
43 3 Reminiscences for Piano 1914
54 Variations-potraits 1920
57 Carmina, cycle de trois chansons populaires 1921
63 Piano Sonatina in b minor 1926
68 8 miniatures (Astonas miniaturas) 1928
Vocal
5 3 lieder for high voice and piano 1891
28 Beverīnas dziedonis (The Bard of Beverīna), op. 28, ballade for baritone and orchestra (1891, rev. 1900)
7 6 chansons for high voice and piano 1892
31 7 dziesmas [7 songs], op.31, 1v, pf, 1893–1903
34 5 dziesmas [5 songs], op.34, 1v, pf, 1905–06
36 5 chansons enfantines 1908
35 Dziesma (The Song), op. 35, cantata for soprano, choir, and orchestra (1908)
40 8 songs 1909
44 3 songs 1910
48 5 preludes de Naurena Elzas 1914
45 Ziemeļblāzma (Northern Lights), op. 45, cantata1914
49 5 chansons populaires lettones for voice and orchestra 1916
50 5 chansons d'ete (Vasaras dziesmas) 1918
51 3 songs 1919
52 3 songs for 2 voices and piano 1919
53 3 songs 1919
56 3 songs 1921
58 12 chansons enfantines 1921
59 3 songs 1923
60 Le Chagrin du Pueple (Tautas bedas), 3 songs 1923
61 3 songs for bass and piano 1923
La Reconnaissance de l'arbre (No atzisanas koka), cantata for soli, chorus, organ 1924
62 3 songs 1925
Jezus pie akas, cantata for STBar, chorus, and organ 1935
Iesvetisanai (L'Ordination), cantata for soli, chorus, organ 1939
8 songs populaires lettonnes (Astonas latviesu tautas dziesmas) 1941
Jezus Nacarete, oratorio for soli, chorus, organ 1942
Kalna sprediķis (Sermon on the Mount), Easter cantata for baritone, women's choir, organ, and orchestra 1943
ca. 100 choral songs
ca. 300 folk song arrangements
There's at least one other work (Legend?) for string quartet, from 1942 and w/o opus, listed in the Latvia Library Catalog as by Vitols. (If I'm reading correctly; I didn't apply translation, should have, and guessed "string quartet" was the right translation for what was written there. ... Hrm. Will go back and check, later...)
Op.60 - peuple, not pueple- I'm guessing.
Dear Alan And Eschiss1,
You are very kind! Your help And research are very important!
I will send one Mail to the Vitols Society,
For some reason I thought the Recit did have an orchestral version, but now I'm not so sure, it's been some years since I really thought about the piece. Still, it's very welcome to have such a list for this composer.
QuoteOp.60 - peuple, not pueple- I'm guessing.
I think you are guessing wrong, Eric. "Le pueple" is old French for "the people", frequently meaning a particular group (e.g. le pueple juif OR le pueple chrétien). "Le Chagrin du Pueple" would seem to translate better as "the grief of the people" than "the grief of the purple one"!!
Thanks!!