All Vasks articles
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ReviewThe Strad Recommends: Sebastian Bohren: In Evening Light
Masterly musicianship aplenty in a Vasks premiere
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ReviewLive-streamed concert review: Ilze Klava (viola) Bergen Philharmonic/Edward Gardner
Andrew Mellor watches the performance at the Grieghallen Bergen, Norway, on 3 February 2021
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ReviewMaxim Rysanov: Vasks
A notable contemporary viola concerto from an acclaimed Latvian composer
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ReviewBorusan Quartet: Company – works by Pärt, Uçarsu, Glass, Vasks
The Strad Issue: January 2018 Description: Contemporary quartets that are in good… company Musicians: Borusan Quartet Works: PÄRT Summa, UÇARSU String Quartet no.2 ‘The Untold’, GLASS String Quartet no.2 ‘Company’, VASKS String Quartet no.4 Catalogue Number: ONYX 4171 Philip ...
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ReviewVasks: String Quartets nos.1, 3 & 4
THE STRAD RECOMMENDS The Strad Issue: September 2016 Description: The SpÄ«Ä·eru closes the circle of the Latvian composer’s quartets Musicians: SpÄ«Ä·eru Quartet Composer: PÄ“teris Vasks Catalogue number: Wergo WER 7330-2 PÄ“teris Vasks knows ...
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ReviewPresence. Vasks: Cello Concerto no.2 ‘Klatbutne/Presence’; Musique du soir; Gramata cellam
THE STRAD RECOMMENDSThe Strad Issue: March 2016Description: Vasks’s beautiful sound world brought brilliantly to life by Sol GabettaMusicians: Sol Gabetta (cello) Irène Timacheff-Gabetta (organ) Amsterdam Sinfonietta/Candida ThompsonComposer: VasksConviction is everything when performing music by the Latvian composer PÄ“teris Vasks. Without it, his highly emotional works can sound ...
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ReviewThe Sonatas. Brahms: Cello Sonata no.1 in E minor (transc. de Groot). Gubaidulina: Double Bass Sonata. Hindemith: Double Bass Sonata. Vasks: Solo Double Bass Sonata
The Strad Issue: December 2015Description: Brahms on the bass – at pitch! – and three more recent worksMusicians: Niek de Groot (double bass) Catherine Klipfel (piano)Composer: Brahms, Gubaidulina, Hindemith, VasksAs his thoughtful message in the booklet states, Niek de Groot’s career was forged on the idea that ...