Pēteris Vasks

Organ and choir take turns in appearing: Three passages on the majestic organ in a vigorous D minor are answered by the choir with a meditative part each. A final interlude on the organ is followed by...

Mit Tris skumji skandarbi erweitert Peteris Vasks sein Repertoire für Violine und Klavier um einen rund 16-minütigen Zyklus aus drei kontrastreichen Charakterstücken. Von nachdenklicher Ruhe über erzä...

With "Angele Dei – Gebet an (Deinen) Schutzengel", Schott Musik presents a deeply moving work for mixed choir (SATB). The traditional prayer to the guardian angel is set to music as an atmospheric, in...

It is particularly in his choral music that Peteris Vasks reveals his strong attachment to his Latvian home country. Nature, customs and traditions and the idea of freedom are the central themes of th...

With "Actus caritatis", the renowned publisher Schott Musik presents a deeply moving work for mixed choir (SATB) a cappella, eloquently capturing the profound spiritual message of love and devotion. T...

Taking as his theme the use of traditional birds' names as pet names for women, Vasks has created a very poetic piece of music based on a text in the Latvian language. German and English translations...

Peteris Vasks komponierte dieses Werk auf denText des gleichnamigen Gedichtes des 1936 in Riga geborenen Autors Knuts Skujenieks als liebevolle Hommage an die Landschaft seines Heimatlandes Litauen: W...

Peteris Vasks komponierte dieses Werk auf denText des gleichnamigen Gedichtes des 1936 in Riga geborenen Autors Knuts Skujenieks als liebevolle Hommage an sein Vaterland Litauen. Durch die Aussprachhi...

Choral music has always played a major role in the work of the Latvian composer Peteris Vasks. In this piece, but also in his numerous instrumental works, themes such as home, nature, customs and trad...

Chorpartitur / Chornoten von Liepa (Der Lindenbaum / The Lime Tree) für gemischten Chor (SSAATTBB).

Discover an expressive repertoire for your male choir with this high-quality choral score from the renowned publisher Schott Musik. The collection "3 Lieder für Männerchor" (3 Songs for Male Choir) of...

Streicherstimmensatz

These three folk songs in a charming instrumentation were composed by Vasks 30 years ago. The texts describe nature's flora and fauna, the hard work of mankind and the thoughts of a newlywed woman. Va...

Experience the moving power of vocal artistry: With the '3 Liebeslieder' (3 Love Songs) for soprano and piano, published by the renowned Schott Musik, an expressive cycle full of intimacy and musical...

Taking as his theme the use of traditional birds' names as pet names for women, Vasks has created a very poetic piece of music based on a text in the Latvian language. German and English translations...

Weißes Fragment (1978, rev. 2014) - ein Poem für Männerchor (TTBB) auf ein Gedicht des berühmten lettischen Dichters MarisCaklais. Die Farbe Weiß in poetischen, irrealen Bildern in einer faszinierende...

Mother Teresa liked to surprise people she met by giving them a small card printed with five concise sentences instead of a calling card. The brief text on the card beginning with the line 'The fruit...

Con poco esfuerzo y profundamente arraigado en la sonoridad de su patria letona, Vasks genera una enorme fuerza emocional. Una y otra vez, las voces -acompañadas por cuerdas u órgano- se superponen de...

Experience the festive splendor and spiritual depth of the traditional hymn of praise in an impressive setting for solo organ. The "Te Deum" unfolds its full, majestic power on the Queen of Instrument...

The two pianos introduce the bass motif one after another. Every new entry brings an increase in tempo. Only when they play together, though, is the real 'Vivace unleashed. From then on, it is only in...