This is the third release by the Latvian Radio Choir of Peteris Vasks’s music. The choir has long collaborated with the composer. And what a fruitful partnership. Several of his works they premiered appear in this release. The music of Latvian-born Peteris Vasks shares some qualities with that of other regional composers, such as Arvo […]
Latvian Radio Choir
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Latvian Radio Choir Beautifully Express Sacred Love
Sacred Love features the music of three Russian composers – Yuri Falik, Arturs Maskats, and Georgy Sviridov. And not just those composers, but choral works based on Russian poetry or literature by those three composers. It’s apt repertoire for the Latvian Radio Choir. The performers speak the language, and are steeped in the Russian choral […]
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Rautavaara Choral Works – Beautiful, and Beautifully Recorded
There’s a consistency about Einojuhani Rautavaara’s writing that gives his music a timeless quality. After auditioning this new release, I revisited the earliest recording I owned of his music, “Angels and Visitations” (1997). The style was virtually identical. That’s not to say Rautavaara hasn’t grown creatively. Rather, to me it shows that once he hit […]