The arrangements of Johann Sebastian Bach's Aria BWV 590 and Chorale Prelude BWV 721 for cello and string orchestra are world premiere recordings.
Performer Biography
Sinfonietta Rı ¯ga, the State Chamber Orchestra, has received the Grand Latvian Music Award four times and a Grammy Award for its participation in the recording of Arvo Pärt's 'Adam's Lament'.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Composer Pe ¯teris Vasks aims for his music to touch all people and seeks a direct access to the soul, wanting to "give the soul nourishment."
Album & Artwork
The album title "Humanity" reflects the relationship between the two composers Pehr Henrik Nordgren and Pe ¯teris Vasks, who held each other in high esteem.
Instruments
Cellist Simone Drescher recorded this album on a violoncello made by Giovanni Battista Grancino (Milan, around 1700), provided by the Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben.
Composer Biography
Pehr Henrik Nordgren, a Finnish composer, and Pe ¯teris Vasks, a Latvian composer, were friends and held each other in high regard.
Interpretation
Cellist Simone Drescher was inspired by Pe ¯teris Vasks's instruction to use one's own voice in his Cello Concerto, leading her to vocalize in her adaptation of Bach's 'Erbarm' dich mein'.
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