Composer: Arvydas Malcys, Peteris Vasks
Performer: Ippolitov-Ivanov Piano Quartet
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Release: 2019
Size: 617 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Arvydas Malcys:
01. Blackthorn Eyes
02. Hyacinth of the Snowfields
03. Milky Way
Peteris Vasks:
Piano Quartet
04.I. Preludio
05.II. Danze
06.III. Canti drammatici
07.IV. Quasi una passacaglia
08.V. Canto principale
09.VI. Postludio
The ‘Piano Quartet’ by much-admired Latvian composer Peteris Vasks is one of his longest and most imposing chamber works. Unfolding with inexorable expressive force, it utilises dancelike motifs and folk-inflected themes throughout. The pieces by Lithuanian composer Arvydas Malcys form a cohesive sequence akin to a three-movement piano quartet in which specific sound effects, emotional power and colourful textures are in perfect alignment.