Pēteris Vasks

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...

Baltâ ainava - White Landscape (Winter)' belongs to the seasonal pieces of the nature-loving Latvian composer Peteris Vasks. Everything is white. The new year begins. It is a quiet meditation, a great...

Peteris Vasks has written a large number of pieces for the organ, both original works and arrangements of his own pieces which had originally been written for strings. The Riga-based composer created...

In the subtitle, the composer calls the piece 'Three looks into the infinity of time'. Tris skatieni is an extraordinary work in every respect. It has no fixed instrumentation, the instruments can be...

Pēteris Vasks (16. April 1946 in Aizpute) ist ein lettischer Komponist. Er lebt heute als freischaffender Komponist in Riga und zählt zu den bekanntesten Komponisten aus den Staaten der ehemaligen Sow...

Immerse yourself in a captivating world of poetry and sound: With "Three Poems by Czeslaw Milosz", Schott Musik presents an expressive choral work of extraordinary depth. The musical setting of poigna...

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Pēteris Vasks skilfully wove this song cycle from the lyrics and melodies of five Latvian folk songs.

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

Pēteris Vasks (April 16, 1946 in Aizpute) is a Latvian composer. He now lives as a freelance composer in Riga and is one of the best-known composers from the states of the former Soviet Union.

Taking as his theme the use of traditional birds' names as pet names for women, Vasks has created a very poetic piece of music based on a text in the Latvian language. German and English translations...

For my composition Cosa devo fare, I was inspired when I read the text accompanying the picture cycle Books of Venice by the Latvian artist Ilmars Blumbergs, who died in 2016. The Books of Venice, con...

With "Angele Dei – Gebet an (Deinen) Schutzengel", Schott Musik presents a deeply moving work for mixed choir (SATB). The traditional prayer to the guardian angel is set to music as an atmospheric, in...

With "Actus caritatis", the renowned publisher Schott Musik presents a deeply moving work for mixed choir (SATB) a cappella, eloquently capturing the profound spiritual message of love and devotion. T...

With 'The Fruit of Silence', Schott Musik presents a deeply moving, meditative choral masterpiece for mixed choir (SATB). This extraordinary work unfolds an unparalleled sense of spiritual tranquility...

Vasks's popular Missa is now available in his original setting for SATB a cappella choir. The work, which runs for about half an hour, can also be performed with organ or string orchestra.

Vasks's popular Missa is now available in his original setting for SATB a cappella choir. The work, which runs for about half an hour, can also be performed with organ or string orchestra.

Choral music has always played a major role in the work of the Latvian composer Peteris Vasks. In this piece, but also in his numerous instrumental works, themes such as home, nature, customs and trad...

Chorpartitur / Chornoten von Liepa (Der Lindenbaum / The Lime Tree) für gemischten Chor (SSAATTBB).

Discover an expressive repertoire for your male choir with this high-quality choral score from the renowned publisher Schott Musik. The collection "3 Lieder für Männerchor" (3 Songs for Male Choir) of...