Pēteris Vasks
Symphony No. 2
Violin Concerto "Distant Light"
Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra
Juha Kangas, conductor
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
John Storgårds, conductor
Orchestral
Booklet with liner notes in English, German and French
CD
Released:
January 2003
Catalogue No.:
ODE 1005-2
EAN/UPC Code:
0761195100523
Cannes Classical Awards 2004: Disc of the Year + Orchestral 20th Century Award
(...) the formidable interpretative skills of conductor John Storgårds, who secures exemplary results from the Tampere Philharmonic. The sound is splendidly ample and detailed to match. (...) This enterprising release deserves every success.
Andrew Achenbach, Gramophone, April 2003, Editor's Choice
If you enjoy Kancheli, or Rautavaara, or what you might call the "new tonal school" of modern composers, then you're going to love this. It's also marvelously played and conducted (...), and the sonics are drop-dead gorgeous. An event not to be missed!
David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com, March 2003, Artistic Quality 10 / Sound Quality 10
This award-winning CD contains music by the celebrated Latvian composer Pēteris Vasks. John Storgårds is featured as conductor of the Tampere Philharmonic in the Second Symphony, and as soloist in the Violin Concerto, where he is accompanied by the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Juha Kangas.