Sinfonietta Riga
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Arvo Pärt: Adam’s Lament
RecommendedTui Hirv (soprano) & Rainer Vilu (baritone)
Latvian Radio Choir, Vox Clamantis, Riga Sinfonietta, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir & Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Tonu Kaljuste
Adam's Lament serves as a summary of Pärt's evolution since he abandoned Modernist tendencies...The Radio Choir and Vox Clamantis affectingly convey anguished hopes for redemption while maintaining... —
Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2014, Choral Finalist
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2013, Disc of the month
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Grammy Awards, 56th Awards (2013), Best Choral Performance
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This searing release confirms Vasks’s international stature and, specifically, his affinity for string writing…Rysanov with the exceptional Sinfonietta Rīga wrings every drop of melancholic... —
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Barley’s playing [of The Protecting Veil] at first feels a touch too restrained, but as the piece progresses [his] restraint proves perfectly judged and a performance of great tenderness and... —
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2019, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Magazine, December 2019, Critics' Choice
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Special offer. Pēteris Vasks: Laudate Dominum
Ilze Reine (organ)
Latvian Radio Choir & Sinfonietta Riga, Sigvards Kļava
At times impassioned, at times hauntingly still, Vasks’s atmospheric choral world is brilliantly showcased in performances that are as exquisitely balanced as they are perfectly paced. A stunning... —
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All through this collection, the playing of Sinfonietta Riga under founder-director Normunds Šnē confirms why it ranks among the leading such ensembles in Europe in the 17 years of its existence.... —
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Special offer. Pēteris Vasks: 80th Anniversary Edition
Marko Ylönen (cello), Sinfonietta Riga (chamber ensemble), Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, John Storgårds, Juha Kangas, Sigvards Klava
a mesmerising 80th Anniversary Edition for the compelling composer. —
Purchase product
3 CDs
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Cello Cesis Festival Highlights
Normunds Šne, Sinfonietta Riga (chamber ensemble), Marko Yllonen, Kristine Blaumane (cello), Boris Brovtsin, Artūrs Gails, Mario Brunello (cello), Kārlis Klotiņš, Gunta Ābele, Artūrs Gailis, Ēriks Kiršfelds
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Special offer. Vasks: Pater noster, Dona nobis pacem & Missa
Latvian Radio Choir & Sinfonietta Riga, Sigvards Klava
…the beauty of the music is hardly disputable. Some commentators find his current style too simplistic, neo-Romantic and sentimental… but even they must acknowledge the superb performances... —
