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Talivaldis Kenins: Violin Concerto, Concerto For 5 Percussionists and Orchestra, Beatae Voces Tenebrae
Andris Poga, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Eva Bindere, Mikus Bāliņš, Elvijs Endelis, Ernests Mediņš, Elīna Endzele, Guntars Freibergs
excellent performances and the extra Beatae voces tenebrae is no mere filler – an unsettling monolith that’s worth hearing alone, perhaps first. This disc is unmissable. —
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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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There’s a lot to enjoy here, as the Latvian composer Pēteris Barisons (1904-47) ranges in style from a Mendelssohn-like lightness in the Three Preludes to the rich, redblooded Romanticism of... —
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That said, there are some truly beautiful textures to be relished, immaculately sung by this estimable choir. —