A little bit about the composer:
PÄ“teris Vasks - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Te Deum for Organ,
This is just impressive altogether. It's got a German-school air to it, but it's something else entirely as it develops. There's a fugue in between which is pretty interesting, and overall the whole thing is a little more classical structured.
String Quartet Nr.4,
Just wow. I really can't say much but listen to it. It's got quite some punch to it. This sort of moves in the Pärt direction here with a little of minimalism throw in, but otherwise it's quite a different animal.
Dona Nobis Pacem for Mixed Choir and Strings:
I really can't explain how this sounds, but it's just a trip. Again, tonal with the uses of dissonances here and there to highlight tension, it's Vasks' specific style here again obvious if you listened to his other pieces. Very interesting handling of the Choir, a real must see live if possible but sadly he's not well known enough so performances are rare.
May 1 2008, 6:31 AM
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