Sheet music: http://www.notenpost.de/en/Eres-Edition/Music-from-Latvia/Music-Sheets/Via-Dolorosa-organ-111.html?listtype=search&searchparam=kalejs
Via Dolorosa / Way of Suffering / Ciešanu ceļš (1992) for organ, op. 49 by Aivars Kalējs is dedicated to the victims of the Soviet regime in Latvia (1919, 1940-41, 1944-91), and in particular to these Latvian families who are deported to Siberia and who perished there. Via Dolorosa through its simplicity and diatonicality starts the new period of the composer's oeuvre - away from bright virtuosity. Music with growing power, intense and each saturated note.
Performed in a concert, in 6 November 2005, in the Notre Dame de Paris by the author.


''Via Dolorosa'' for organ / LIVE Notre-Dame de Paris

Sheet music - http://www.formblitz.de/downloads/vorlagen/festliche-anlaesse/toccata-von-aivars-kalejs-noten-28667.html
Aivars Kalejs performed his Toccata on a theme of the Chorale "Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr" / "Gloria in excelcis Deo" / "All Glory be to God on High", op. 56 on the magnificent Riga Dom Cathedral organ. This chorale Kalejs played at the European Festival of Sacral Music at Nuremberg as an improvisation. Members of the audience asked that it be written down. It's included in repertoire of many organists such as Iveta Apkalna, who successfully performes it in many countries of the world.

Toccata on the Chorale "Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr" for organ / Riga Dom Cathedral, author

Lux aeterna (/ Eternal Light / Mūžīgā gaisma) for organ, op. 50 performed by organist Vita Kalnciema on the Walcker's organ of the Riga Dom Cathedral.

''Lux Aeterna'' for organ / Riga Dom, Vita Kalnciema

Lux aeterna II (/ Eternal Light II / Mūžīgā gaisma II) for organ (2005) by Aivars Kalejs performed live by author in the Notre Dame De Paris. Using human voice or Vox humana register (5:25 - 6:50). In this version soprano part performs Martina Doehring.

''Lux Aeterna II'' for organ / Notre-Dame de Paris, author

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Aivars Kalejs - concert organist, composer, pianist and improviser.

Kalejs has given concerts throughout Europe, USA, Canada, Middle-East and Japan and has participated in dozens of international organ festivals. He has recorded 6 solo CDs and participated in over than 50 CDs recordings. He has collaborated with many orchestras and choirs such as Kremerata Baltica and Latvian Radio Choir and conductors as Andris Nelsons, Pierre Cao, Maris Sirmais, Andres Mustonen, Sigvards Klava and Imants Kokars. For many years he is playing duo with soprano opera singer Inessa Galante, also regular concerts with one of the greatest French horn players Arvids Klisans.

As a composer, Aivars Kalejs has about 100 opuses of organ, piano, chamber, symphonic and choir music. His pieces have been played in organ concerts around the world and have won several composition awards (for example, symphonic work "Musica Dolente"). Some of his compositions have been published by "Edition Peters".


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