Pēteris Vasks

Embark on a powerful and captivating musical journey with “Bass Trip” for solo double bass, published by the renowned house Bote & Bock. This impressive work masterfully explores the expressive and vi...

'Vox amoris', apart from 'Tala gaisma' (Distant Light), is Vasks' second violin concerto with string orchestra accompaniment. The world premiere of this Fantasia per violino ed archi, as Vasks calls t...

This piece dates back to Vasks' Sturm and Stress period and was premiered in 1977. Freely notated over long passages, it uses both commonly notated passages and symbols as well as clusters. Vasks uses...

It is particularly the choral music of Peteris Vasks that reveals his strong attachment to his Latvian home country. Nature, customs and traditions and the idea of freedom are the central themes of hi...

Peteris Vasks' strong attachment to his Latvian home country shows particularly in his choral music. Nature, customs and traditions as well as the idea of freedom are the central themes of the texts h...

Peteris Vasks' strong attachment to his Latvian home country shows particularly in his choral music. Nature, customs and traditions as well as the idea of freedom are the central themes of the texts h...

The Fruit Of Silence is a deeply moving, meditative choral work that captivates singers and audiences alike. Set to the timeless and inspiring words of Mother Teresa, the composition creates an atmosp...

The Latvian region Zemgale is infamous for atrocities committed in the 13th century and in 1949. It has become a symbol for the deportation of Latvians. Vasks uses the text in a linear as well as in a...

The beauty of the Latvian landscape inspired many of my works, for it has given me moments of exceptional happiness. The plains are a dominant feature of the Latvian countryside, a place where one can...

P?teris Vasks composed this cycle for women's choir on poems by his Latvian compatriot Vitauts ??d?ns. The lyrics are taken from the poetry collections Blizzard in the Rye of 1971 and The Birch Bark P...

Poem für gemischten Chor (SSAATTBB) Text von M?ris Caklais Chorpartitur - gemischter Chor (SSAATTBB) - lettisch

Peteris Vask's Eine kleine Nachtmusik, composed in 1978, is an example of the tragedy of past eras and a small-scale requiem for the hope of people of all ages. The title borrowed from Mozart is here...

Peteris Vasks occupies a special position in the circle of Baltic composers. He is not only the most significant and popular composer ever to come out of Latvia; he always speaks to his listeners with...

Peteris Vasks occupies a special position in the circle of Baltic composers. He is not only the most significant and popular composer ever to come out of Latvia; he always speaks to his listeners with...

This 'Autumn Music' allows the performer great latitude within the notated music. It puts great demands on both the technique and the creativity of the pianist. The sound spectrum ranges from soft pia...

Landschaften der ausgebrannten Erde.