Arturs Maskats (b. 1957) is an award-winning Latvian composer who has been at the center of Latvian cultural life for decades, especially in the field of theater and opera. Besides operas, incidental music and film music, his catalogue of works includes several orchestral works and concertos, songs and choral works. Maskats’ compositions are tonal, often romantic and cinematic, and marked by deep atmosphere. One of Maskats’ latest creations in the field orchestral music is his Accordion Concerto (2021) here performed by his fellow Latvian, star-accordionist Ksenija Sidorova, one of the brightest names in classical music today. His Tango (2002) for symphony orchestra is Maskats’ internationally most well-known and one of the most often performed orchestral pieces of Latvian music.
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Reviews
“… The big piece is the 19-minute Accordian Concerto (‘What the Wind Told Over the Sea’, 2021), givrn a superb reading by Latvian accordion virtuoso Ksenija Sidorova…”
Barry Kilpatrick – American Record Guide – July/August 2023
“… The two substantial pieces may be the most beautiful here, but there is much to enjoy in the other two. The performance and the quality of recording are up to Ondine’s best standards, and I do not think they might be readily bettered. Those who have already heard Maskats’s work will need no further recommendation. I am sure that others will find much to enjoy in this composer’s music. It is clearly from its time but accessible and strongly expressive. More than well worth hearing.”
Hubert Culot – MusicWeb-International.com – 28 March 2023
“… It [My River runs to thee] is a wonderful, evocative work, by a distance the finest work on the album, which it concludes. The Latvian National Symphony Orchestra perform it beautifully, too, conducted by Andris Poga, who directs with authority throughout. Marvellous, warm sound, of course, as one expects from Ondine.”
Guy Rickards – Gramophone magazine – March 2023
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