Aivars Kalējs - Le jeune fille au cheval couleur de lin (French album, op. 55) LIVE

Le jeune fille au cheval couleur de lin / A Girl on Flax Colored Horseback / Meitene linu krāsas zirgā from the piano cycle “French album“, op. 55 by Aivars Kalējs. This piece is dedicated to the French composer Francis Poulenc. “French album“, op. 55 (1997) - the cycle is dedicated to eleven French composers - J.P. Rameau, E. Satie, G. Fauré, C. Debussy, M. Ravel, F. Poulenc, O. Messiaen, M. Legrand, J. Alain, L. Boulanger and F. Lai, who became close for him already in school years, and was like a protection from the Soviet regime. Aivars Kalējs is a Latvian composer, organist and pianist. Studied with Nikolajs Vanadziņš, Ādolfs Skulte and Lūcija Garūta. He has written about 100 opuses of symphonic, organ, piano, chamber and choir music. His works have been played in concerts around the world, published in editions such as Bärenreiter, Edition Peters and have won several composition awards, e.g. symphonic work “Musica Dolente“ - dedicated to the victims of the tragic events of September 11, 2001. His works are included in many CD’s of the great musicians and collectives such as Iveta Apkalna and Latvian National Symphony Orchestra. Kalējs has given concerts in almost all of the European countries, the USA, Canada, Japan and has participated in dozens of international organ festivals. Six solo CDs and participation in many CD recordings. He has performed with countless national symphony orchestras and collectives such as Kremerata Baltica and State Choir Latvija, as well as collaborations with many great musicians such as conductors Andris Nelsons and Pierre Cao, violinist Gidon Kremer, soprano Inessa Galante, French horn player Arvīds Klišāns, violist Maxim Novikov and cellist Alexander Kniazew. On Facebook - Read on Wikipedia - ējs Listen on Soundcloud - Homepage - Recorded in Riga, House of Blackheads, in April 21, 2001 by the author.