Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis (1875-1911) composed as he painted: in symbols, colors, and silent revelations. His preludes breathe the same air as his visionary paintings, where Lithuanian folklore, mysticism, and nature merge into one luminous world. In the intimate piano works of the VL series, soft chromatic lines unfold like folk melodies from childhood memories—fragments his mother once sang in the wooden house in Druskininkai. This is followed by a series of variation cycles on songs about nature, love, life, and motherhood, all organized with the simplicity of oral tradition yet nuanced with an increasingly modern harmonic language.

In these 35 pieces, pianist Geert Callaert enters Čiurlionis' dual universe of sound and vision with effortless tenderness and structural balance. His interpretations illuminate the inner axis where preludes become landscapes, variations become memories, and chromatic whispers become the painter's brushstrokes, translated into sound. This recording offers not only a rare glimpse into still-undiscovered repertoire, but also an invitation into the world of one of the most unique artistic minds of the 20th century—fragile, searching, and luminous.