Wergo: WER67122

This CD is the first to be devoted exclusively to the organ music of the Latvian composer, Peteris Vasks.With the exception of the Te Deum, recorded in St. Gertrude in Riga, all of the works were recorded on the magnificent organ of the cathedral in Riga. Talivaldis Deksnis, one of the principal organists of this venerable house of worship, since 1984, has performed all of Vasks's works for organ, many of them for the first time. Besides original compositions for organ, this CD also includes two adaptations of works for string orchestra: Viatore and Canto di forza, both dedicated to Talivaldis Deksnis, with whom Vasks has maintained a lifelong friendship.