Russell Davies, who really feels his Eastern Europeans, contrasts
Shostakovich's lament for Dresden and humanity with Yuri Bashmet's
sensitive arrangement of Schnittke's elegiac String Trio and introduces
us to a powerfully moving piece by Latvian Vasks Musica dolorosa. It's
a pre-glasnost work whose tonal dramas linger long in the mind.
Benefiting from charismatically brilliant playing, poetic phrasing and
spiritiually involving bass resonances, this is an anthology not to be
missed.' (Alex Orga, BBC Music Magazine)
'The lamenting climaxes of the Vasks make an unforgettable impression
here, and the link with Shostakovich is even more pertinent in the
Schnittke where memories of music of the distant past (Russian chant,
Schubert, Mahler) are paraded before the listener like shadows in the
night. Throughout the three works, the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
deliver highly charged performances, and the recording balances warmth
of tone with admirable clarity of detail.' (Erik Levi, Classic CD)
'Among recent releases from ECM, the stunning label that records the
works of Pärt and others, is Dolorosa, a collection of three works by
20th century dissident composers from the former Soviet Union. These works are profoundly moving testaments to the power of the human spirit
to resist oppression. Vasks' title cut, and the recording's centrepiece,
was written to both express and 'console' the suffering of the Latvian
people. Admittedly bleak, at times very dramatic, it is also gorgeous a
near-perfect expression from a 'saddened optimist' searching for a way
out of the crisis of his time, towards affirmation, towards faith. Music
grounded in the mire of real life that can lift the soul toward the
transcendent.' (Dwight Ozard, Prism)
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