Imants Kalnins: Klusas Dziesmas / Quiet Songs

The music of Imants Kalnins is absolutely unique and individual. His style is equally recognisable in the classical as well as the non-academic genres, and it is just as brilliant in symphonic music as it is in popular music. Ostinati figures and detailed ornamentation of melodies or principal themes abound, and there is no lack of characteristic harmonic progressions and cadences. While works from his early period tend to have an expressionistic character, his later works are characterised by crystal-clear texture and classical thinking.