Respecting the wishes of Mārtiņš Brauns, his funeral was not announced publicly and only the closest people took part in it. A wider, but still limited circle of people mentioned the composer today in the Riga Dome Church. Brown’s song was played, the pastor Ints Cālītis gave the speech, while the actor Jānis Skanis read the poem.
“Mārtiņš was very good. He was also crazy, and I think an artist has to be like that if he wants to achieve something. He can’t figure everything out, count everything. miracle, it has to be returned, and Martin, thank God, managed to do it, “said Skanis.
Brown is also described by maestro Raimonds Pauls.
“First of all, it is unfortunate that we are divorced from a great musician, a great composer, a very interesting person. There were always some unexpected changes in his remarks, both in his statements and in his attitude towards music, towards everything that is happening. Martin was Martin,” said Paul. .
Raimonds Pauls emphasized that Brown’s name in the history of Latvian music is written in golden letters, and Brown will be remembered especially for the song “Saule, Pērkons, Daugava”.
“I remember at the time from theater music we heard her for the first time and slowly recommended singing this song in choirs. So she has slowly won such a very strong place in the Song Festival repertoire. [..] I think it will be a monument to him, for all his work, “says the maestro.
To commemorate the composer, this evening the Song Festival Stage Brown’s songs are played in Mežaparks “Sun, Thunder, Daugava”, “Daugavina” and “Soul”. Although Brown is eternal, his songs continue to be performed on the stage.
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