Hi Res Download, Vasks (composer)

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... — BBC Music Magazine, June 2021, 5 out of 5 stars More…

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

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. — BBC Music Magazine, December 2021, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Humphreys mines the repetitive melodies for subtelties of colour, rather than drama. — BBC Music Magazine, October 2019 More…

At times impassioned, at times hauntingly still, Vasks’s atmospheric choral world is brilliantly showcased in performances that are as exquisitely balanced as they are perfectly paced. A stunning... — BBC Music Magazine, March 2018, 5 out of 5 stars More…

The album takes its name from the subtitle of the Concerto, which fulfils first expectations in its reflective demeanour..It’s very beautiful, and beautifully played all round. — BBC Music Magazine, July 2024, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Zariņš's impeccable pianism is hugely to thank for this, and his capacity to trace cohesive narratives through often lengthy, apparently free-wheeling but rigorously composed, works — BBC Music Magazine, August 2022, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…