Latvian composer Pēteris Vasks(b. 1946) has earned much international acclaim through his deeply spiritual works of choral music, symphonies and concertos. Vasks' list of works also includes several pieces of chamber music. This album by Trio Palladio from Latvia includes Vasks' works for the piano trio. Trio Palladio is a chamber music ensemble of three established Latvian soloists, avid chamber musicians and acclaimed recording artists Eva Bindere, Kristīna Blaumane and Reinis Zariņš. Each of them is the laureate of the Grand Music Award of Latvia, and in 2019 they were nominated for this prestigious award as a trio. Recently the trio had it's debut recital at the London Wigmore Hall and the trio's interpretations have been broadcast live on the BBC Radio 3, as well as the Polish and Latvian radio. Trio Palladio creates conceptual programmes with rich variety of classical, romantic and contemporary chamber music, with particular focus on works by Latvian and Baltic composers.
1 Vientuļais Eņģelis (Lonely Angel) (Version for Piano Trio)
2 Episodi E Canto Perpetuo
3 I. Crescendo
4 II. Misterioso
5 III. Unisono
6 IV. Burlesca I: Allegro Assai
7 V. Monologhi: Espressivo
8 VI. Burlesca II
9 VII. Canto Perpetuo: Dolcissimo Ma Molto Espressivo
10 VIII. Apogeo E Coda
11 Līdzenuma Ainavas (Plainscapes) (Version for Piano Trio)
Latvian composer Pēteris Vasks(b. 1946) has earned much international acclaim through his deeply spiritual works of choral music, symphonies and concertos. Vasks' list of works also includes several pieces of chamber music. This album by Trio Palladio from Latvia includes Vasks' works for the piano trio. Trio Palladio is a chamber music ensemble of three established Latvian soloists, avid chamber musicians and acclaimed recording artists Eva Bindere, Kristīna Blaumane and Reinis Zariņš. Each of them is the laureate of the Grand Music Award of Latvia, and in 2019 they were nominated for this prestigious award as a trio. Recently the trio had it's debut recital at the London Wigmore Hall and the trio's interpretations have been broadcast live on the BBC Radio 3, as well as the Polish and Latvian radio. Trio Palladio creates conceptual programmes with rich variety of classical, romantic and contemporary chamber music, with particular focus on works by Latvian and Baltic composers.