Pēteris Vasks: Viatore, Violin Concerto "Distant Light" & Symphony No. 1 "Voices"

Stanko Madić, Munich Radio Orchestra, Ivan Repusic

Released on 11/6/20 by BR-Klassik
Main artists: Munich Radio Orchestra Stanko Madić Ivan Repušić
Genre: Classical

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Latvian composer Pēteris Vasks is becoming more and more popular with the new generation of musicians. His music is often gripping, soaring, meditative and luminous. His Violin Concerto “Distant Light” has now entered many violinists’ repertoires - Renaud Capuçon, for example, recorded it for Erato and his magnificent Viola Concerto was recorded for BIS by Maxim Rysanov, who also completed his recording with the masterpiece Symphony No. 1 “Voices”.

It is undoubtedly the most “barren” work in this new release. Premiered in Finland in September 1991, it totally corresponds to the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra’s sound (one of the most famous chamber orchestras in Sibelius’ country), conducted at that time by Juha Kangas. The work uses lots of tremolos and sustained notes which bring Sibelius to mind. Though time has passed and the work that Vasks portrays here is also reminiscent of some of Rautavaara’s figurative elements with its poetic imitations of sounds of nature and bird songs in the second movement, Voices of Life. It also depicts with surprising detail the hardships of living under Soviet rule. The Munich Radio Orchestra, conducted by the talented Ivan Repušić (go listen to Gotovac’s opera Ero, recorded by CPO) reveal a very intense and unforgettably accurate performance. It’s not to be missed.

Viatoire, played here in an arrangement for eleven strings, is just as brilliant. Distant Light is brought to life with rare finesse by the violinist Stanko Madić and the Croatian conductor. An ideal gateway into the music of the greatest Latvian composer of our time. © Pierre-Yves Lascar/Qobuz

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Pēteris Vasks: Viatore, Violin Concerto "Distant Light" & Symphony No. 1 "Voices"

Munich Radio Orchestra

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Viatore (Arr. S. Vanselow) (Pēteris Vasks)

Viatore (Arr. S. Vanselow)

Munich Radio Orchestra

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Munich Radio Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Peteris VASKS, Composer - Ivan Repusic, Conductor

Violin Concerto "Distant Light" (Pēteris Vasks)

I. Andante

Stanko Madić

00:05:34