Ķeniņš: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 6 & Canzona sonata Santa Vižine, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra & Guntis Kuzma

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Album-Release:
2021

HRA-Release:
07.05.2021

Label: Ondine

Genre: Classical

Subgenre: Orchestral

Artist: Santa Vižine, Latvian National Symphony Orchestra & Guntis Kuzma

Composer: Talivaldis Kenins (1919-2008)

Album including Album cover Booklet (PDF)

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  • Talivaldis Kenins (1919 - 2008):
  • 1Kenins: Symphony No. 4: I. —12:52
  • 2Kenins: Symphony No. 4: II. —10:24
  • 3Kenins: Symphony No. 6 "Sinfonia ad fugam"18:02
  • 4Kenins: Canzona sonata for Viola & String Orchestra11:22
  • Total Runtime52:40

Info for Ķeniņš: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 6 & Canzona sonata



The first album of orchestral works by one of Latvia’s most prominent composers, Tālivaldis Ķeniņš (1919–2008), released in October 2020 has received a warm response from music critics around the world. This second volume by the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra under conductor Guntis Kuzma includes two symphonies from the 1970s alongside another concertante gem, Canzona Sonata for viola and string orchestra.

Although born in Latvia, Ķeniņš lived most of his life as an exile. He was educated in Paris, where he studied under Tony Aubin and Olivier Messiaen, and won several awards. Ķeniņš emigrated to Canada in 1951 and became a respected pedagogue and a very influential figure in Canada’s music life. Alongside his pedagogic work he wrote a sizeable catalogue of works, including several symphonies and concertos. At first Ķeniņš focused on writing works of chamber music and completed his first symphony relatively late, in 1959. During the 1970s and 80s, Ķeniņš wrote several symphonies more becoming a major symphonist. The two symphonies included in this volume are compact orchestral scores from the 1970s. Symphony No. 4 is rich with its fine French orchestral textures, while Symphony No. 6 is an impressive symphonic work based on a fugue theme. The expressive Canzona Sonata for viola and string orchestra written in 1986 is a relatively late work and a wonderful example of the composer’s skills in writing concertante music.

Santa Vižine, viola
Latvian National Symphony Orchestra
Guntis Kuzma, conductor

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Booklet for Ķeniņš: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 6 & Canzona sonata

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