Vasks/ Mayer/ Poga - Orchestral WorksLatvian composer Peteris Vasks (b. 1946) is one of the most prominent names among living composers today. This album by the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andris Poga includes the first recording of Vasks' atmospheric and pastoral Oboe Concerto written for the centenary celebrations of Latvia's independence in 2018 and performed by one of today's leading oboists, Albrecht Mayer. The new concerto is coupled with two early orchestral

Paul Lafleur on washboard

Includes printed inner sleeve

who were capably backed by Steve Ross (guitar)

a martial artist afflicted with the bizarre condition known as Zonapha syndrome

there are the Gunfighter ballads a genre that he virtually made his own

Tony Joe White

Jeffrey Gray Somers latest effort as Steep Leans

Happy but melancholic simultaneously

This beautiful tale has a particularly special meaning to an older gentleman (James Garner) who regularly reads the timeless love story to his aging companion (Gena Rowlands)

Parker's improvisational style

The National honed most of this material in live performances on tour

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