The Work

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ANDREJS JURJANS – Latvian Dances
1) Jandals
2) Tudalin-Tagadin
3) Beggars’ Dance
4) Achkups

Latvian Radio & TV Symphony
Leonids Vigners, conductor

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JAZEPS VITOLS – Fantasy on Popular Latvian Folk Songs
1) Allegro Non Troppo
2) Molto Moderato, Mesto
3) Allegro

Valdis Zarins, violin
Latvian National Sym Orch
Dmitry Yablonsky, conductor
(Marco Polo)
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JAZEPS VITOLS – Rudens Dziesma (Autumn Song)

Latvian National Sym Orch
Dmitry Yablonsky, conductor
(Marco Polo)
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YAZEP MEDYNS – Symphony No. 2 “Spring”
1) First (Moderato) and second (Andante Tranquillo) movements
2) Third (Intermezzo. Moderato Con Moto) and fourth (Andante Sostenuto) movements

Latvian Radio (and TV) Symphony Orch.
Leonids Vigners, conductor
(Melodyia)

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JANIS MEDYNS – Victory of Love

Latvian Radio (and TV) Symphony Orch.
Leonids Vigners, conductor
(Melodyia)

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ALFREDS KALNINS – Introduction to the Ballet “Staburags”

Latvian Television & Radio Sym Orch
Alexandrs Vilumanis, conductor

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ALFREDS KALNINS – Suite from the Opera “Banuta”
1) Introduction
2) Excerpts

Latvian Television & Radio Sym Orch
Alexandrs Vilumanis, conductor

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BRUNO SKULTE – “Daugava” (Parts I through VIII)

Lelde Vikmane, narrator; Dita Kalnina, soprano
Antra Bigača, mezzo-soprano; Viesturs Jansons, tenor
Samsons Izjumovs, baritone
New York Latvian Concert Choir
Chamber Choir “Balsis”; Choir Class of the Riga 4th Music School
Latvian National Symphony Orchestra
Andrejs Jansons, conductor
(Riga 800 cd)
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BRUNO SKULTE – “Ballade for the Soldier Who Did Not Return”

Latvian National Symphony Orchestra
Andrejs Jansons, conductor
(Riga 800 cd)
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BRUNO SKULTE – Excerpts from “The Heiress of Vilkaci”
1) Introduction
2) Chorus of Guests
3) Ieva’s Betrothal Song
4) Chorus of Guests
5) Midsummer Night’s Chorus
6) Raits’ Aria
7) Ieva’s Aria

Inga Sjubovska, Ieva; Guntars Rungis, Raits
Chorus & Orchestra of Latvian National Opera
Andrejs Jansons, conductor
(2-Albany TROY 944/45 cd)
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ADOLFS SKULTE – Symphony No. 3 “Cosmos”
1) First and second movements
2) Third and fourth movements

Leningrad Philharmonic
Arvid Jansons, conductor
(Melodyia 17089 90a)

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JANIS IVANOVS – “Lataglian Landscapes”
1) Introduction, Allegro moderato
2) The Blue Lakes, Andante
3) Dance, Allegro moderato

Latvian National Symphony Orch.
Janis Zirnis, conductor
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JANIS IVANOVS – Symphony No. 4 “Atlantida”
1) Mvt. 1 Ira Dei. Legenda
2) Mvt. 2 Posseidonia
3) Mvt. 3 Aedes Sacra
4) Mvt. 4 Finis

“Dzintars” Women’s Choir
Latvian National Symphony Orch.
Vassily Sinaisky, conductor

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JANIS IVANOVS – Piano Concerto
1) I. Moderato. Maestoso. Rubato.
2) II. Andante moderato
3) III. Allegro con Brio

Igor Zhukov, piano
Latvian National Symphony Orch.
Vassily Sinaisky, conductor
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JANIS IVANOVS – Symphony No. 11
1) First and second movements
2) Third and fourth movements

Latvian Radio Symphony
Edgars Tons, conductor

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JANIS IVANOVS – Symphony No. 15 “Sinfonia Ipsa”
1) First, second and third movements
2) Fourth movement

Latvian TV & Radio Symphony
Eri Klass, conductor

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VIKTORS BASTIKS – Latvian Folk Songs
1) Whose Are the Hills?
2) The Soldier’s Bride
3) The Sun Departs in a Golden Boat
4) O Little Green Pike!
5) Keep on Calling My Cuckoo
6) The Long Night
7) Clitter Clatters Riga’s Castle

Laila Liepina, soprano
Youth Choir “Balsis”
Latvian Academy of Music Mixed Choir
New York Latvian Concert Choir
Latvian National Opera Chamber Orchestra
Andrejs Jansons, conductor
(Albany TROY 1197 cd)
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TALIVALDIS KENINS – Sonata for Two Pianos
1) Animato assai
2) Largo alla ballata
3) Presto

Antra & Normunds Viksne, piano duo
(Angelok CD7701)

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GEDERTS RAMANS – Symphony No. 4 for Chamber Orchestra
1) First, second and third movements
2) Fourth movement

Latvian State Philharmonic Society Chamber Orch.
Tovi Lifsics, conductor

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ARTURS GRINUPS – Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano
1) Andante mosso; Quasi moderato
2) Allegro molto
3) Andante con moto

Janis Bulavs, violin
Leons Veldre, cello
Aldis Liepins, piano
(Angelok vol. II)
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ARTURS GRINUPS – Symphony No. 6

Latvian Television and Radio Sym Orch
Leonids Reiters, conductor

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ROMUALDS KALSONS – Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
1) Allegro ma non troppo
2) Allegro con brio
3) Andante con moto
4) Allegro non troppo

Valdis Zariņš, violin
Latvian National Symphony
Terje Mikkelsen, conductor
(Simax PSC 1213 cd)
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ROMUALDS JERMAKS – Five Latvian Folk Songs
1) “I Was Thrashing Grain in the Master’s Barn”
2) “When Will You Return, Brother?”
3) “What Resounds, What Rattles?”
4) “Silver Rain Was Falling”
5) “I Was My Mother’s Only Daughter”

Antra & Normunds Viksne, piano duo
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IMANTS KALNINS – Symphony No. 4
1) First and second movements
2) Third and fourth movements

Vadim Boldirev, percussion
Latvian TV & Radio Sym Orch
Leonids Vigners, conductor
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PETERIS VASKS – “Botschaft”

Latvian National Symphony
Pauls Megi, conductor
[WERGO]: WITH FIRST SYM “STIMMEN” (1991)

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PETERIS VASKS – Symphony No. 2

Tampere Philharmonic
John Storgårds, conductor
(Ondine with VC “Distant Light”)
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PETERIS PLAKIDIS – Music for Piano, Strings & Timbrels

Peteris Plakidis, piano
E. Joffe, timbrels
Strings of the Latvian Television & Radio Sym Orch
Romualds Kalsons, conductor

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IMANTS ZEMZARIS – “Three Sisters” Fantasy for Two Pianos

Antra & Normunds Viksne, piano duo
(Angelok CD7701)

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IMANTS ZEMZARIS – Marvel Pieces
1) “Crazy Love”
2) “Floridian Beaches”
3) “Melancholic Waltz”
4) “Love’s Craziness”

Janis Bulvas, violin; Olafs Stals, viola
Leons Veldre, cello & Aldis Liepins, piano
(Angelok)
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