Arturs Maskats: Accordion Concerto, Tango, Cantus diatonicus & My River Runs to Thee

Featuring

Andris Poga
Artūrs Noviks
Ksenija Sidorova
Latvian National Symphony Orchestra
Arturs Maskats

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Maskats' music is characterized by its tonal, harmonically traditional nature, with expressively subjective moods and large interval leaps in melodies.

Performer Biography

Andris Poga, the conductor, was the First Prize winner of the Evgeny Svetlanov International Conducting Competition in 2010, which launched his international career.

Recording & Production

The recordings for this album were made in the Great Guild Hall, Riga, across two sessions in March and September 2022.

Composer Biography

Arturs Maskats was the music director at the Daile Theatre for 15 years and later served as the artistic director of the Latvian National Opera from 1996 to 2013.

Performer Biography

Ksenija Sidorova, the accordionist, is praised as a 'revelatory' performer with 'breathtaking virtuosity' and is a leading ambassador for the classical accordion.

Composer's Artistic Vision

Maskats is particularly fascinated by Latin Southern European culture, especially French and Italian poetry, and his music often reflects a dark color and sharpened sorrows, like an Italian summer night.