Special offer. Pēteris Vasks: Lugsana/Prayer
Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, State Choir Latvija, Professional Symphonic Band Riga, Maris Sirmais
An album covering 40 years of Vasks’s music, with the substantial Missa of 2005 at its heart. The State Choir Latvija’s sound is both passionate and refined.
Special offer. Pēteris Vasks: Lugsana/Prayer
Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, State Choir Latvija, Professional Symphonic Band Riga, Maris Sirmais
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An album covering 40 years of Vasks’s music, with the substantial Missa of 2005 at its heart. The State Choir Latvija’s sound is both passionate and refined.
About
The oldest of the compositions is Prayer for a Mother (1978), initially called the Cantata for Women and with lyrics by Imants Ziedonis. Vasks wrote it, as he says himself, when he was still a young composer. Three different versions of the Missa (2000, 2001, 2005), in which the a cappella choir was joined by the organ and string orchestra, premiered in Copenhagen, Riga and Helsinki.
Laudate Dominum (2016) and Prayer for Latvia (2014, 2016) with lyrics by Velta Toma are the most recent compositions.
State Choir Latvija and its artistic director Maris Sirmais joins forces with Latvian National Symphony Orchestra and Professional Symphonic Band Riga in this world premiere recording.
Contents and tracklist
- Laura Teivāne, Māris Sirmais, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, State Choir Latvija
- Māris Sirmais, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, State Choir Latvija
- Māris Sirmais, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, State Choir Latvija
- Māris Sirmais, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, State Choir Latvija
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Awards and reviews
August 2019
An album covering 40 years of Vasks’s music, with the substantial Missa of 2005 at its heart. The State Choir Latvija’s sound is both passionate and refined.
October 2019
Laure Teivāne is the ideal soloist [in Prayer for a Mother], her voice lacking neither subtlety nor power.
