DESCRIPTION:
Peteris Vasks (1946- ), Violin Concerto 'Distant Light' (1996/97)

Andréa Tyniec, violin http://www.andreatyniec.ca
Nurhan Arman, conductor
Sinfonia Toronto, http://www.sinfoniatoronto.com
Recorded live at the Glenn Gould Studio in Toronto, April 7th 2017

Vasks Describes Distant Light as "nostalgia with a touch of tragedy - childhood memories, but also the glittering stars millions of years away." This piece was composed for Gidon Kremer.

Clip from the first movement.