Latvian National Symphony Orchestra
The Latvian National Symphony Orchestra proclaims itself "one of the cornerstones of national culture with a history of almost a hundred years." The 56-member group has recorded works, mostly by Baltic composers, for labels both within and outside the region.
The Latvian National Symphony Orchestra (Latvijas Nacionālais simfoniskais orķestris) was founded in 1926 when Latvia was an independent country, and it continued to exist through the period of German and then Soviet occupation from 1941 to 1991. Like many other national European orchestras, it had its origins in broadcasting; it was called the Latvian Radio Center Orchestra at first. The group's first principal conductor was Arvīds Pārups. A major conductor from its early years was Leonīds Vīgners, who held the position from 1949 to 1963 and again from 1966 to 1974. The orchestra's first non-Latvian conductor was the Vassily Sinaisky (1975-1987), and its first from outside the former Soviet Union was Terje Mikkelsen (1997-2001). In 1995, the orchestra inaugurated its modern recording career with an album of music by composer Jāzeps Vītols; it has since recorded for small labels such as Cameo, Sterling, and ERP but moved to the major label Ondine in 2021 for an album of music by Pēteris Vasks.
The orchestra performs its regular concert series at the Great Guild Hall in the Latvian capital of Riga but has traveled to such major European concert halls as the Philharmonie de Paris, the Théâtre des Champs Elysées, and the Alte Oper in Frankfurt, Germany. The group has increasingly often attracted top-flight guest conductors, including Mariss Jansons, Valery Gergiev, and Andris Nelsons, as well as performers such as pianists Nicholas Angelich, Lucas Debargue, and Boris Berezovsky. Since 2013, the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra has been led by Andris Poga; its first female principal guest conductor, Kristiina Poska, assumed that post in 2021.
© James Manheim /TiVo
-
Ādolfs Skulte: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 9
Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Aleksandrs Vilumanis
Classical - Released by SKANI on 15 Jun 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Halvorsen: Stage Music 1
Latvian National Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Simax Classics on 1 Jan 1999
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Halvorsen: Stage Music 2
Latvian National Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Simax Classics on 1 Jan 1999
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Dramatic Overture - Fantasie - Spiriditis - 'Autumn Song'
Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Valdis Zarins, Dmitry Yablonsky
Classical - Released by Marco-Polo on 19 May 1995
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Ramans: Divertissement for Flute, Trumpet, Piano, Percussion and String Orchestra – Concerto for Saxophone and String Orchestra – Concerto Leggiero for Nine Jazz Instruments and String Orchestra
Latvian National Symphony Orchestra
Chamber Music - Released by 1971 Rīgas Skaņu ierakstu studija on 28 Oct 2022
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
Violin
Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Vassily Sinaisky, Valdis Zarins
Classical - Released by SKANI on 21 Jun 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Latvian Radio Archive: Volfgangs Dārziņš
Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Andris Poga, Jautrīte Putniņa
Classical - Released by SKANI on 5 Feb 2021
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Fossegrimen, Greeting to Roosevelt
Arve Moen Bergset, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Simax Classics on 1 Jan 2002
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
James Cohn: Concertos and Tone Poems
Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Vakhtang Jordania
Classical - Released by MSR Classics on 26 Nov 2002
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Plakidis: Glance Back
Latvian National Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by SKANI on 13 Dec 2019
24-Bit 88.2 kHz - Stereo -
Beatae Voces Tenebrae
Andris Poga, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by SKANI on 14 Jul 2013
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Imants Kalniņš: Dzejnieks un nāra
Ave Sol, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by 1980 Rīgas Skaņu ierakstu studija on 26 Aug 1980
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
In The Shade Of A Sea
Fred Nøddelund, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Terje Mikkelsen
Classical - Released by Tylden on 7 Jun 2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Romualds Karlsons Concertos
Latvian National Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Simax Classics on 27 Apr 2000
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Armanini, M.: Rain in the Forest
Heidi Krutzen, Chi Khac Ho, Vivian Xia, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Ngoc Bich Hoang, John Zoltek
Classical - Released by Centrediscs on 1 Jan 2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Piston / Harbison / Adler, S.: Viola Concertos
Randolph Kelly, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Aleksandrs Vilumanis
Classical - Released by Albany on 1 Feb 2003
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Ivanovs: Symphony No. 5
Jānis Ivanovs, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Leons Reiters
Symphonic Music - Released by 1969 Rīgas Skaņu ierakstu studija on 14 Nov 1971
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo