Vasks: Oboe Concerto - Vestijums - Lauda / Mayer, Poga, Latvian National Symphony

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Latvian composer Pēteris Vasks (b. 1946) is one of the most prominent names among living composers today. This album by the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andris Poga includes the first recording of Vasks’ atmospheric and pastoral Oboe Concerto written for the centenary celebrations of Latvia’s independence in 2018 and performed by one of today’s leading oboists, Albrecht Mayer. The new concerto is coupled with two early orchestral works from the 1980s, Vestijums and Lauda – both musical manifestations from the final years of the Soviet Union when occupied Latvia started its peaceful fight to regain the country’s independence.

REVIEW:

Although he was a septuagenarian when he composed this Oboe Concerto in 2018, on a commission from oboist Albrecht Mayer, the music of composer Pēteris Vasks has continued to evolve. The inclusion here of two of Vasks’ 1980s orchestral works is to the point, for they are clearly works of the same composer as the Oboe Concerto, showing a characteristic departure from Baltic minimalism in a Romantic direction. Yet Vasks’ weaving of Romantic and minimalist has deepened over the years. One feels that the performances here by are unusually committed; the effect is hypnotic. The detailed notes, providing a good deal of context relevant to the development of Vasks’ increasingly influential music, form another attraction.

-- AllMusic.com (James Manheim)



Product Description:


  • Release Date: September 03, 2021


  • Catalog Number: ODE 1355-2


  • UPC: 761195135525


  • Label: Ondine


  • Number of Discs: 1


  • Period: 20th Century, Contemporary


  • Composer: Pēteris Vasks


  • Conductor: Andris Poga


  • Orchestra/Ensemble: Latvian National Symphony Orchestra


  • Performer: Albrecht Mayer



Works:


  1. Oboe Concerto

    Composer: Pēteris Vasks

    Ensemble: Latvian National Symphony Orchestra

    Performer: Albrecht Mayer (Oboe)

    Conductor: Andris Poga


  2. Message (Vēstījums)

    Composer: Pēteris Vasks

    Ensemble: Latvian National Symphony Orchestra

    Conductor: Andris Poga


  3. Lauda

    Composer: Pēteris Vasks

    Ensemble: Latvian National Symphony Orchestra

    Conductor: Andris Poga