Concertos, Violin Concertos, Vasks (composer)
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Special offer. Max Richter: Recomposed - The Four Seasons, Vasks, Pärt
Fenella Humphreys (violin)
Covent Garden Sinfonia, Ben Palmer
Humphreys mines the repetitive melodies for subtelties of colour, rather than drama. —
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BBC Music Magazine, October 2019, Concerto Choice
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Weill & Vasks: Violin Concertos
Anthony Marwood (violin & conductor)
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Anthony Marwood has championed the Vasks over a number of years and delivers a wonderfully moving and intense performance of the solo part. The strings of the Academy of St Martins in the Fields... —
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Special offer. Pēteris Vasks: 80th Anniversary Edition
Marko Ylönen (cello), Sinfonietta Riga (chamber ensemble), Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, John Storgårds, Juha Kangas, Sigvards Klava
a mesmerising 80th Anniversary Edition for the compelling composer. —
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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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Special offer. Distant Light
RecommendedJS Bach & Vasks: Violin Concertos
Renaud Capuçon (violin & conductor) & Celine Frisch (harpsichord)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
[Vasks] brings out the best in Renaud Capuçon. His grasp of the music's loosely palindromic trajectory is compelling; he meets the technical and emotional challenges of the three strategically... —
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Building a Library, November 2019, Also Recommended
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Special offer. Jalbert, Bach, Pärt & Vasks: Music for Violin & Orchestra
Margaret Batjer (violin)
Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Kahane
Its moods ranging from otherworldly to feisty, Pierre Jalbert’s Violin Concerto has its memorable moments. The real pleasure, though, lies in the Bach, Pärt and Vasks that follow. —
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Naxos October 2013 New Release Sampler
Tianwa Yang (violin), Jaap van Zweden (violin), Michael Faust (alto flute), Idil Biret (piano), Julian Lloyd Webber (cello), Jiaxin Cheng (cello), John Lenehan (piano), Carlo Mayer (narrator), Paolo Ghidoni (violin), Pietro Bosna (cello), Emanuela Piemonti (piano), Bruno Meier (flute), Kyuhee Park...
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Ignore the booklet and dive straight in, because this is all enjoyable music. —
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Special offer. Vasks: Symphony No. 2 & Violin Concerto 'Distant Light'
John Storgårds (violin)
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra & Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, John Storgårds & Juha Kangas
Peteris Vasks has been winning himself something of a cult following over the past decade.
On the evidence of this blistering premiere recording, his Second Symphony of 1998-9 seems set to repeat... —Purchase product
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