Browse: Vasks (composer)
This page lists all recordings composed by Peteris Vasks (b.1946).
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Vasks: Musica dolorosa, Musica serena, Musica Appassionata & Klātbūtne Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Ivan Repušić
Three of Vasks’s cycle of four ‘musicae’ for string orchestra are given radiant performances...Each work has a different emotional impetus but all f low with an immediate, searing lyricism from... — More…
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Contemporary
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Opus Klassik, 2022, Composer of the Year
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The performance from these Latvian musicians is as soulful as could be imagined...[Plainscapes] – with exquisite gradations of vibrato from the two strings – is invested with rare space, profundity... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2020, Editor's Choice
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Elina Garanča: Meditation
Elina Garanča (mezzo-soprano)
Latvian Radio Choir, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken, Karel Mark Chichon
The sustained line in the 'Laudate Dominum' by Mozart is amazing, especially given the sedate pace, and her intonation is flawless throoughout...If this collection of titles seems like a bit... — More…
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This searing release confirms Vasks’s international stature and, specifically, his affinity for string writing…Rysanov with the exceptional Sinfonietta Rīga wrings every drop of melancholic yearning... — More…
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Vasks: Presence
RecommendedSol Gabetta (cello), Irène Timacheff-Gabetta (organ)
Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Candida Thompson
There's a simplicity and immediacy to Vasks's musical languge, not that far removed in character and spirituality to the sound world explored in John Taverner's The Protecting Veil, which makes... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 27th November 2015
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BBC Music Magazine, April 2016, Concerto Choice
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Vasks: Distant Light
and Piano Quartet & Summer Dances
Vadim Gluzman (violin), Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Hannu Lintu
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This outstanding CD from the Istanbul-based Borusan quartet explores a diverse collection of modern string quartets with tremendous spirit and poise…With its intriguing programming and flawless... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2018, Chamber Choice
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Pēteris Vasks: Viatore - Distant Light - Voices Stanko Madić (violin), Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Ivan Repušić
This is a heartfelt, rooted performance of [Distant Light] from the Munich Radio Orchestra and its concertmaster that may well prove a front runner in a field more competitive than that of any... — More…
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Cast as a ‘Morning’ and ‘Evening Pastorale’ separated by a ‘Scherzando’, [the Oboe Concerto is] a kind of gentle day-in-a-rural-life and is beautifully played by soloist Albrecht Mayer. — More…
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