Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Guntis Kuzma – Ivanovs Symphonies Nos. 17 & 18 (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:07:23 minutes | 1,17 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © SKANI
Janis Ivanovs’ (1906-1983) Symphonies Nos. 17 & 18 continue the series by most the prominent Latvian orchestra on SKANI label. These timeless works see their world premiere release in this 2022 studio recording. Available previously only as broadcast copies and ageing LP records from the 70s and 80s, these timeless pieces by perhaps the most talented Latvian symphonic composer are now available to a wider audience.
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Liepāja Symphony Orchestra, Guntis Kuzma – Flowering Jasmine (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:15:46 minutes | 1,25 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © SKANI
One cannot miss the presence of Latvian nature when listening to the nine tracks selected for this album performed by the Liepaja Symphony Orchestra.
All these miniatures are revealed for a wider audience for the first time in this release – truly, a hidden treasure. They draw their inspiration from the summer dawn (Rits / Morning by Porietis), the sky (Varaviksne / Rainbow by Ivanovs) and the intensive sweet smell of flowers (Plaukstosais Jasmins / Flowering Jasmine by Pelecis). Buth they are not merely the illustration of the beauty of the nature, they serve as a bridge that determines our relationship to the world around us.
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Liepāja Symphony Orchestra, Guntis Kuzma – Flowering Jasmine (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:15:46 minutes | 1,25 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © SKANI
One cannot miss the presence of Latvian nature when listening to the nine tracks selected for this album performed by the Liepaja Symphony Orchestra.
All these miniatures are revealed for a wider audience for the first time in this release – truly, a hidden treasure. They draw their inspiration from the summer dawn (Rits / Morning by Porietis), the sky (Varaviksne / Rainbow by Ivanovs) and the intensive sweet smell of flowers (Plaukstosais Jasmins / Flowering Jasmine by Pelecis). Buth they are not merely the illustration of the beauty of the nature, they serve as a bridge that determines our relationship to the world around us.
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Liepāja Symphony Orchestra & Guntis Kuzma – Juris Karlsons: Dances of Life and Death (2023)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:02:38 minutes | 1,00 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © SKANI
This album features world premiere studio recordings of symphonic works by a prominent Latvian composer Juris Karlsons (1948).
The varied pieces on this album share a common characteristic: they are linked with the stage, with theatre, and therefore with another kind of art, namely, narrative art. All of the works are rooted in literary compositions as their original message, as their impulse.
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FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 52:50 minutes | 934 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Ondine
The first album of orchestral works by one of Latvia’s most prominent composers, Tālivaldis Ķeniņš (1919–2008), released in October 2020 has received a warm response from music critics around the world. This second volume by the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra under conductor Guntis Kuzma includes two symphonies from the 1970s alongside another concertante gem, Canzona-Sonata for viola and string orchestra.
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