Composer: Jānis Mediņš
Performer: Jonathan Powell
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Toccata
Catalogue: TOCC0097
Release: 2012
Size: 258 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Daina No. 1
02. Daina No. 2
03. Daina No. 3
04. Daina No. 4
05. Daina No. 5
06. Daina No. 6
07. Daina No. 7
08. Daina No. 8
09. Daina No. 9
10. Daina No. 10
11. Daina No. 11
12. Daina No. 12
13. Daina No. 13
14. Daina No. 14
15. Daina No. 15
16. Daina No. 16
17. Daina No. 17
18. Daina No. 18
19. Daina No. 19
20. Daina No. 20
21. Daina No. 21
22. Daina No. 22
23. Daina No. 23
24. Danis No. 24
Jānis Mediņš (1890–1966) was one of the pioneers of Latvian music: his works include the first Latvian opera, and he was also an important conductor and teacher. His 24 Dainas for piano – he took the title from Latvian folk-poetry – show the influence of Rachmaninov, Grieg and Scriabin and have a modal colour inherited from Latvian folk-music. Although their composition was spread over four decades – interrupted by the Second World War and Mediņš’s exile in Sweden – the Dainas are unified by their passionate lyricism and epic sweep. This is the first complete recording of the Dainas on CD.