Latvians
Programmes
Vasks: Seasons
The most beautiful way to experience a whole year of Latvian seasonal change in an hour, as well as hear echoes of the darker pages of Latvian history and visions for its future.
Dubra: Visions of the Passion. Light
The traditional Stations of the Cross presented for the first time as a solo piano work in a redemptive, theologically rich version.
Ešenvalds: Letters
An immersive experience. Mixed choir and pianist listen to the voices of Latvian female poets and sing with them and play for them.
Pelēcis: Homage to Scarlatti
Twenty four caprices reveal Pelēcis as colourfully as never before. Scarlatti is his great teacher, but this is pure Pelēcis — joyful, kind and spicy.
Panorama of Latvian piano music
The classics - Vītols, Kalniņš, Mediņš; the modern - Grīnblats, Ķeniņš, Mežaraups; the sacred - Vasks, Pelēcis, Selickis; the postmodern - Leimane, Auznieks, Čudars
Contemporary Latvian piano works
A selection of recent works by Ratniece, Auznieks, Čudars, Leimane, Dzenītis, Pelēcis and others. Many of these works have been commissioned by Reinis Zariņš or written for him.