Pēteris Barisons

Pēteris Barisons (Sēlpils, 18 April 1904 — 13 July 1947) was a Latvian late romantic composer noted specially for his vocal output, which remain his most performed works. A disciple of Ernests Vīgners and Jānis Mediņš, in 1945 he was appointed a professor at the Latvian Conservatory, but he died just two years later, leaving a third symphony uncompleted. He was also active in conducting, which he studied under Jāzeps Vītols, briefly taking charge of the Latvian National Symphony for the 1936–37 season, and he premiered his Symphony No. 1 himself. Works Orchestral * Andante cantabile (1933) *Scherzo (1933) *Symphony No. 1 (1935) *Three Preludes (1935) *Tragic Poem (1936) *Līgo (1936) *Flower Wind (or Wreath of Flowers) (symphonic suite) (1937) *Symphony No. 2 Romantic (1939) *Latvian Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra (1945) *Childhood Morning (symphonic suite) (1946) *Formal Overture (unfinished) *Symphony No. 3 (unfinished) Chamber *Cradle Song for violin and piano (1929) *Scherzo for violin and piano (1929) *Evening Song for cello and piano (1931) *String Quartet (1932) *Sunset song for violin and piano (1933) *Melody for violin and piano (1933) *Toy for violin and piano (1933) Pia