PĒTERIS VASKS - Concerto for Viola and String Orchestra

Most people today no longer possess beliefs, love and ideals. The spiritual dimension has been lost. My intention is to provide food for the soul and this is what I preach in my works. [Pēteris Vasks] The music of Pēteris Vasks is rooted in his own and fellow Latvians’ suffering under successive external oppressors. Glowingly dark-hued and intensely emotional, it’s a cry of resistance against all forces undermining what he’s described as the ‘spiritual dimension’, embracing ‘beliefs, love and ideals’ and the beauty of nature. This searing release confirms Vasks’s international stature and, specifically, his affinity for string writing in two works: from 1991 – when Latvia gained independence from the disintegrating USSR – and 2015, a time of renewed challenge and uncertainty. The latter Concerto for Viola and String Orchestra was composed for soloist/conductor Maxim Rysanov who with the exceptional Sinfonietta Rīga wrings every drop of melancholic yearning from lines of increasing, melody-driven passion. Tonal with chromatic-modal touches – think Gorécki, Shostakovich, even Vaughan Williams – the idiom is nonetheless indubitably Vasks’s and typical in contrasting slow-moving harmonies with dancing Baltic rhythms. [] 0:00 I. Andante 8:07 II. Allegro moderato 15:22 III. Andante 26:08 IV. Adagio Artwork Used: 朝と夜の扉 by monono Violist: Maxim Rysanov Orchestra: Sinfonietta Rīga Composer: Pēteris Vasks The music published in our channel is exclusively dedicated to divulgation purposes and not commercial. This within a program shared to study classic educational music of the 1900’s (mostly Italian) which involves thousands of people around the world. If someone, for any reason, would deem that a video appearing in this channel violates the copyright, please inform us immediately before you submit a claim to Youtube, and it will be our care to remove immediately the video accordingly. Your collaboration will be appreciated. Original Album on Youtube & Spotify: Youtube: Spotify: