Rudolf Werthen, I Fiamminghi & The Orchestra of Flanders - Music of Peteris Vasks (1997)

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Title: Music of Peteris Vasks
Year Of Release: 1997
Label: Telarc
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue, log, scans)
Total Time: 60:31 min
Total Size: 246 MB
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Tracklist:

1. Musica Dolorosa
2. Cantabile
3. Lauda
4. I. Klusuma Balsis
5. II. Dzivibas Balsis
6. III. Sirdsapzinas Balsis

Vasks (b. 1946 in Latvia) is one of the rising stars of the Baltic region. His music has some affinities with that of Part and Tormis, and while Vasks isn't afraid to tap into different stylistic modes, like Schnittke, his music remains mostly tonal and doggedly idealistic. Musica Dolorosa (1983) is a masterpiece, plain and simple. Its combined strings create a sound world similar to Gorecki's famous Symphony 3. The major work here is the Symphony Stimmen (Voices) for string orchestra. It's unimaginably beautiful, full of flirtatious string-borne melodies and shadows of sadness here and there. -- Paul Cook