Sigvards Klava
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the Rachmaninov of Latvia's outstanding professional choir presents a golden mean between the uniquely open-throated but not always pitch-perfect Glinka Choir of the hallowed St Petersburg tradition,... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2013, Disc of the Month
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Gramophone Awards, 2013, Finalist - Choral
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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I prefer them to Cambridge’s King’s College Choir, who sound as if they are trying to be angels, while this Latvian choir resounds from the bottom upwards and does sound much more like an anxious... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, February 2021, Editor's Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Choral
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These utterly fearless unaccompanied singers bring precision to the most complex textures while retaining a palpable grasp of the music’s emotional heart, imbuing it with an engaging sense of... — More…
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2024, Recording of the Month
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Elina Garanča: Meditation
Elina Garanča (mezzo-soprano)
Latvian Radio Choir, Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken, Karel Mark Chichon
The sustained line in the 'Laudate Dominum' by Mozart is amazing, especially given the sedate pace, and her intonation is flawless throoughout...If this collection of titles seems like a bit... — More…
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Tchaikovsky: Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom & Nine Sacred Choruses Latvian Radio Choir, Sigvards Kļava
Klava achieves precise chording and proves sensitive to pacing, with the music’s flow carefully measured. Intonation is close to ideal. In the apt acoustic of St John’s Church, Riga, there’s... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, September 2019, Editor's Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2020, Winner - Choral
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Arturs Maskats: Lacrimosa, Concerto Grosso, 3 Verlaine Poems, Cello Concerto & Salve Regina Latvian Radio Choir, Riga Chamber Players, Sigvards Klava, Normunds Sne
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Ēriks Ešenvalds: St Luke Passion & Sacred Works Ieva Parša (mezzo-soprano), Janis Kurševs (tenor) & Daumants Kalninš (baritone), Ieva Ezeriete (soprano) & Liga Paegle (alto), Aleksandrs Maijers (recorder & jaw harp)
Latvian Radio Choir & Sinfonietta Riga, Sigvards Kļava
It’s an unusual and highly effective beginning, and I can say that it is unlike any other setting of the Passion with which I am familiar...One could hardly ask for better performers in this... — More…
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2016, Editor's Choice
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Pēteris Vasks: Plainscapes Sandis Šteinbergs (violin) & Guna Āboltiņa (cello), Jānis Kokins (percussion)
Latvian Radio Choir, Sigvards Kļava
this, the second volume from Ondine, focuses on superb performances by the Latvian Radio Choir of the secular side of his trance-inducing, largely homophonic four-part compositions, regarded... — More…
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Andrejs Selickis (b.1960) was a pupil of Pärt. His music occupies the same kind of religious territory as that of his great mentor, with lots of references to Byzantine sacred chant, Orthodox... — More…
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