You Wonder At My Song
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A disc of songs offers an introduction to one of Latvia's best young composers of vocal music.

Peteris Plakidis is one of the Latvian composers who from his very first compositions successfully created lyrical vocal works based on the intellectual poetry of the day. His compositions for voice and piano or other instruments do not seem to warrant the description of solo songs in the traditional meaning of the word. They could more accurately be described as "musical poems" and certainly deserve this title. Now a professor at the Latvian State Conservatory, Plakidis' music is performed extensively in Latvia and to some extent in Europe and the U.S. Plakidis was a visiting professor at Southern Illinois University in the early 1990s, founding a chamber ensemble called The Transatlantic Trio that combined musicians from both sides of the Atlantic. The soloist on this recording, Maija Krigena, who is married to Plakidis, appears with the Latvian State Opera.
Contents:
Peteris Plakidis, composer
Sorrowful Song
Maija Krigena, mezzo-soprano; Peteris Plakidis, piano

Peteris Plakidis, composer
Lyrical Cycle
Maija Krigena, mezzo-soprano; Arturs Grinups, double bass; Imants Sneibis, flute; Andrejs Krauze, clarinet; Vilnis Pelnens, oboe

Peteris Plakidis, composer
Three Poems by Ojars Vacietis
Maija Krigena, mezzo-soprano; Peteris Plakidis, piano

Peteris Plakidis, composer
Two Songs with Lyrics by Rainis
Maija Krigena, mezzo-soprano; Vilnis Pelnens, oboe; Peteris Plakidis, piano

Peteris Plakidis, composer
Trident
Maija Krigena, mezzo-soprano; Peteris Plakidis, piano

Peteris Plakidis, composer
What is the Noise, What is the Clatter?
Maija Krigena, mezzo-soprano; Peteris Plakidis, piano

Peteris Plakidis, composer
Waltz
Maija Krigena, mezzo-soprano; cello ensemble; Peteris Plakidis, piano

Peteris Plakidis, composer
Three Poems by Maris Caklais
Maija Krigena, mezzo-soprano; Peteris Plakidis, piano

Peteris Plakidis, composer
A Last Farewell
Maija Krigena, mezzo-soprano; Juris Lacis, clarinet; Peteris Plakidis, piano

Peteris Plakidis, composer
The Red Candle
Maija Krigena, mezzo-soprano; Brigita Mieze, organ

Peteris Plakidis, composer
A Small Diptych
Maija Krigena, mezzo-soprano; Peteris Plakidis, piano

Peteris Plakidis, composer
Lake, Chamber Cantata
Maija Krigena, mezzo-soprano; Vilnis Pelnens, oboe; Uldis Urbans, English horn; Riga String Quartet

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