Pranav Ranjit | Pēteris Vasks - White Scenery (Winter) - Pranav Ranjit, piano @towardthesea_ | Uploaded October 2023 | Updated October 2024, 7 hours ago.
I think this is the first recording I've ever publicly released. My apologies in advance for the creaky chair and page turning noises - I don't have the production skills to fix them completely.
The sound starts at 16 seconds because there are 16 seconds of rest specified at the beginning of the piece. Also note that I have taken some liberties with the lengths of many rests, as well as with one accent.
Pēteris Vasks (1946-) is a Latvian composer. Originally a devotee of the avant-garde, Vasks later turned to a more lyrical style; his works have been performed by well-known soloists and ensembles worldwide. In his own words, Vasks' music reflects "the battle between the darkness and the light, the reflections of nature in the art of sound, echoes of bird songs beloved by the composer, moments of catharsis, the fate of our nation and all humankind with a stamp of the past, the chaos of the present and hope of the future." His specific inspirations include Latvian folk music themes as well as nature - "especially the voices of birds, the forest, starry skies and the sea."
Written in 1980, "White Scenery" (Latvian: Balta ainava, German: Weiße Landschaft) is the first piece in Vasks' piano cycle "The Seasons", representing winter. Here, the music is accompanied by imagery last winter from my time living in Finland.
If you would like me to post more recordings of simple music, please let me know! I am putting this out because I love this piece very much, but I would also like to know if there's more interest.
I think this is the first recording I've ever publicly released. My apologies in advance for the creaky chair and page turning noises - I don't have the production skills to fix them completely.
The sound starts at 16 seconds because there are 16 seconds of rest specified at the beginning of the piece. Also note that I have taken some liberties with the lengths of many rests, as well as with one accent.
Pēteris Vasks (1946-) is a Latvian composer. Originally a devotee of the avant-garde, Vasks later turned to a more lyrical style; his works have been performed by well-known soloists and ensembles worldwide. In his own words, Vasks' music reflects "the battle between the darkness and the light, the reflections of nature in the art of sound, echoes of bird songs beloved by the composer, moments of catharsis, the fate of our nation and all humankind with a stamp of the past, the chaos of the present and hope of the future." His specific inspirations include Latvian folk music themes as well as nature - "especially the voices of birds, the forest, starry skies and the sea."
Written in 1980, "White Scenery" (Latvian: Balta ainava, German: Weiße Landschaft) is the first piece in Vasks' piano cycle "The Seasons", representing winter. Here, the music is accompanied by imagery last winter from my time living in Finland.
If you would like me to post more recordings of simple music, please let me know! I am putting this out because I love this piece very much, but I would also like to know if there's more interest.
