Kaspars Putniņš
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Even by their standards, the choir are on blindingly good form in Schnittke’s monumental Choir Concerto. —
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Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, Critics' Choice 2021
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Diapason d’Or, October 2021, Nouveauté
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Choral
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Grammy Awards, 64th Awards (2022), Nominee - Best Choral Performance
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Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2021, Musique chorale
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BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2022, Shortlisted - Choral
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Alfred Schnittke & Arvo Pärt: Choral Works
RecommendedRaul Mikson (tenor), Maria Melaha (soprano), Karolina Kriis (soprano), Marianne Pärna (alto), Ave Hännikäinen (alto), Toomas Tohert (tenor), Kaia Urb (soprano)
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Kaspars Putniņš
The performance by the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir under Kaspars Putiniņš is really impressive with a particularly rich and sonorous bass sound that is absolutely tailor- made for this... —
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Gramophone Magazine, March 2018, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2018, Winner - Choral
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2018
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Mendelssohn & Bruch: Violin Concertos
Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending
Johan Dalene (soloist), Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Swedish Radio Choir, Malin Broman, Gemma New, Kaspars Putniņš
Dalene has emerged as one of the most exciting young violinists of recent years, and this album of concerto standards is anything but ordinary. His Mendelssohn may be lightning-quick, but has... —
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Rachmaninoff: Liturgy of St John Chrysostom, Op. 31
RecommendedFlemish Radio Choir, Kaspars Putninsh
Rachmaninov's Liturgy is less well known than his Vigil ('Vespers'), but has nevertheless gained in popularity with western choirs as a concert item in recent years, though the double-choir... —
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Gramophone Magazine, January 2007, Editor's Choice
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Santa Ratniece - Vigilia Del Mattino
Jekaterina Suvorova, Dārta Paldiņa, Laura Štoma, Gilbert Nouno, Ēriks Kiršfelds, Ilze Konovalova, Ieva Ezeriete, Guna Šnē, Sarband (early music ensemble), Latvian Radio Choir, Sigvards Klava, Kaspars Putniņš
Never does her music lack the spiritual and emotional charge we have come to expect from composers from her country. —
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Dzenītis: E(GO)
Agate Burkina (soprano), Gundrars Dziļums (bass), Arvydas Kazlauskas (saxophone)
Silesian String Quartet, Latvian Radio Choir, Karel Mark Chichon, Kaspars Putniņš, Normunds Šnē
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The Latvian Radio Choir are featured on four pieces, bracketing the disc with the glorious Suvine Vihm (‘Summer Rain’) and the long, closing Magnificat, which restores something of the giddy... —
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…a Riveder Le Stelle (swedish Choral Music)
Lisa Carlioth, Sofia Niklasson, Theo Hillborg, Filip Graden, Mats Carlsson, Anna Graca, Joakim Schuster, Johan Pejler, Tove Nilsson, Fredrik Mattsson, Karl Söderström, Swedish Radio Choir, Kaspars Putniņš
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The miracle – beyond the choir’s combination of technical expertise and human soul – is that we hear once again from composers with contrasting experiences, outlooks and technical habits who... —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2024, Editor's Choice
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