Pēteris Vasks

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Born
16 April 1946 (age 79)
Born In
Aizputes novads, Latvia
Pēteris Vasks (born April 16, 1946) is a Latvian composer. Vasks was born in Aizpute, Latvia, to a family of a Baptist pastor. He trained as a double-bass player, and played in several Latvian orchestras before entering the State Conservatory in Vilnius in the neighboring Lithuania to study composition, as he was prevented from doing this in Latvia due to Soviet repressive policy toward Baptists. He started to become known outside Latvia in the 1990s. Initially, Vasks' style owed much to the aleatoric experiments of Witold Lutosławski, Krzysztof Penderecki and George Crumb. Lat… read more
Pēteris Vasks (born April 16, 1946) is a Latvian composer. Vasks was born in Aizpute, Latvia, to a family of a Baptist pastor. He trained as a double-bass player, and played in several Latvian orchestras before entering the State Conservatory in Vilnius in the neighboring Lithuania to study c… read more
Pēteris Vasks (born April 16, 1946) is a Latvian composer. Vasks was born in Aizpute, Latvia, to a family of a Baptist pastor. He trained as a double-bass player, and played in several Latvian orchestras before entering the State Conservatory in Vilnius in the neighboring Lithuania to study composition, as he was prevented from doing this in Latvia due to Soviet … read more

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1 Play track Distant Light Violin Concerto "Distant Light": Cadenza III
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2 Play track The Fruit of Silence The Fruit of Silence
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3 Concerto No. 2 for Cello & String Orchestra "Klatbutne / Presence": II. Andante cantabile Concerto No. 2 for Cello & String Orchestra "Klatbutne / Presence": II. Andante cantabile
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4 Vientulais Engelis: Meditation For Violin And String Orchestra Vientulais Engelis: Meditation For Violin And String Orchestra
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5 Concerto No. 2 for Cello & String Orchestra "Klatbutne / Presence": I. Cadenza Concerto No. 2 for Cello & String Orchestra "Klatbutne / Presence": I. Cadenza
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6 Play track Klusas dziemas (silent songs): I. Nosapi parsapi Klusas dziemas (silent songs): I. Nosapi parsapi
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7 Play track Vasara (Summer) Vasara (Summer)
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8 Plainscapes: II. Plainscapes: II.
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9 Play track Klusas dziemas (silent songs): II. Dusi dusi Klusas dziemas (silent songs): II. Dusi dusi
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10 Violin Concerto “Distant light” (1996/7): Cadenza III Violin Concerto “Distant light” (1996/7): Cadenza III
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  1. 2,776 listeners

    3 Jan 2012 · 10 tracks

    Vasks: Plainscapes
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  2. 1,412 listeners

    1 Jan 2007 · 7 tracks

    Vasks, P.: Pater Noster / Dona Nobis Pacem / Mass
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  3. 879 listeners

    28 Jun 2004 · 3 tracks

    VASKS: Violin Concerto / Musica Dolorosa / Viatore
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  4. 671 listeners

    10 Nov 2017 · 5 tracks

    Vasks: Laudate Dominum
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