Browse: CD, Vasks (composer)

Graham Ross judges the spacious juxtapositions of movement and silence exquisitely, the Dmitri Ensemble’s explosion of energy in the third interlude being simultaneously surprising yet entirely... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2020, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

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... — Gramophone Magazine, October 2014 More…

The centrepiece is a stunning performance of Peteris Vasks’s Plainscapes, three wordless linked movements…infused with a strong Pärtian flavour, with important roles for violin and cello, plated... — Gramophone Magazine, December 2016 More…

The emotional core of what in the 1970s would have been called a ‘concept album’ is a gripping performance of Bach’s epic D minor Chaconne…in which Samuelsen exchanges the dogged intensity of... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2019, 5 out of 5 stars More…

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... — BBC Music Magazine, July 2020, 5 out of 5 stars More…

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... — Gramophone Magazine, February 2021 More…