Sergejs Jēgers, Ave Maria

Through the course of the centuries, the Roman Catholic prayer Ave Maria has been of interest to composers of various eras and nationalities.  Along with the most famous one by Bach/Gounod, other composers who have composed versions of the prayer include Schubert, Saint-Saëns, Mascangi, Maskats and others.  Along with this prayer in sound, Christmas will also be rung in with the help of arias and music by Arvo Pärt and Richard Dubra.  The warm and gentle voice of countertenor Sergejs Jēgers interweaves perfectly with the mighty pipes of the Rīga Dome Cathedral organ, as played by Diāna Jaunzeme-Portnaja, the violin of Agnese Kanniņa-Liepiņa, and the double bass of Jānis Stafeckis.

Programme

Johann Sebastian Bach, César Franck, Georg Friedrich Händel, Giulio Caccini, Henry Purcell, Camille Saint-Saëns, Vladimir Vavilov

Participants

Sergejs Jēgers, countertenor
Agnese Kanniņa – Liepiņa, violin
Jānis Stafeckis, double bass
Diāna Jaunzeme-Portnaja, organ