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A voyage to the Baltic
Paul Hillier was one of the pioneers in exploring the music of the Baltic Countries in the last years of the twentieth century, and has always paid particular attention to their repertory, both sacred and secular. Supported by the grace and fervour of the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, he is a passionate advocate for the choral heritage of these northern lands in this special edition assembling the three excellent volumes of the Baltic Voices series. A tempting invitation to discover this music for yourself!
Baltic Voices vol. 1 Total Time 74'26
CYRILLUS KREEK (1889-1962)
Psalms of David (1923)
1 Psalm 104 Bless the Lord, o my soul 2'41
2 Happy is the Man (from psalms 1, 2 & 3) 3'08
3 Psalm 141 O Lord, I call to Thee 2'14
4 Psalm 121 The sun will not strike you by day 2'46
5 SVEN-DAVID SANDSTROM (b.1942)
Hear my prayer, o Lord (1986)
6'29
EINOJUHANI RAUTAVAARA (1928-2016)
Lorca Suite, op.72 (1973)
6 The Rider (Cancion de jinete) 1'19
7 The Scream (El Grito) 1'49
8 The Moon (La luna asoma) 2'05
9 Malaguena 1'20
VELJO TORMIS (1930-2017)
Latvian Bourdon Songs* (1982)
10 Song of meeting (Garais sauciens) 2'20
11 Spring song (Rota dziesma) 3'09
12 Wedding song contest (Kazu apdziedāšanǎs) 3'26
13 Funeral song (Seru dziesma) 2'42
14 The Flax field (Linu druva) 3'10
15 Midsummer song (Ligo dziesma) 2'24
16 SVEN-DAVID SANDSTROM
Es ist genug (It is enough) (1986) 10'34
17 ARVO PART (b.1935)
… which was the son of... (2000)* 7'36
18 PETERIS VASKS (b.1946)
Dona nobis pacem (grant us peace) (1996) 15'16
Baltic Voices vol. 2 Total Time 67'59
URMAS SISASK (b.1960)
Five songs from Gloria Patri (1988)
1 I. Surrexit Christus 1'16
2 II. Omnis una 3'27
3 IV. Benedicamus 1'11
4 XXIII. Oremus 8'12
5 XIX. Confitemini Domino 2'13
6 TOIVO TULEV (b.1958)
And then in silence there with me be only You (2002) 13'34
7 PER NORGARD (b.1932)
Winter Hymn (1976/84) 9'01
GALINA GRIGORJEVA (b.1962)
On Leaving (1999)
8 Lord, have mercy 4'43
9 Ode 1 4'47
10 Odes 7-8 4'52
11 Kondakion 2'19
12 Ikos 5'10
ALFRED SCHNITTKE (1934-1998)
Three Sacred Hymns (1983/4)
13 I. O Holy Virgin, rejoice 1'54
14 II. O Lord, Jesus Christ 1'21
15 III. Our Father in heaven 3'35
Baltic Voices vol. 3 Total time 78'27
1 VACLOVAS AUGUSTINAS (b.1959)
Trepute Martela (The Stomping Bride) (1994) 4'19
2 PELLE GUDMUNDSEN-HOLMGREEN (1932-2016)
Statements (1969) 5'50
3 KAIJA SAARIAHO (b.1952)
Nuits, adieux (1991, 1996) 11'29
4 RYTIS MAZULIS (b.1961)
Apstulbusi akis prarado ama (The dazzled eye lost its speech) (1992) 4'44
ERIK BERGMAN (1911-2006)
Vier Galgenlieder, op.51b (1960)
(Four Gallows' Songs)
5 I. Das grosse Lalula 1'20
6 III. Tapetenblume 1'04
7 II. Igel und Agel 2'07
8 IV. Unter Zeiten 1'43
9 ALGIRDAS MARTINAITIS (b.1950)
Alleluia (1996) 3'56
10 ERKKI-SVEN TUUR (b.1959)
Meditatio (2003)* 17'49
HENRYK MIKOLAJ GÓRECKI (1933-2010)
Five Kurpian Songs, op.75 (1999)
11 Hej, z gory, z gory! 3'54
12 Ciamna nocka, ciamna 3'08
13 Wcoraj, dziwcyno, nie dzisiaj 4'51
14 Z Torunia ja parobecek 2'25
15 Wysla burzycka, bandzie desc 9'08
* with Rascher Saxophone Quartet
Christine Rall, Elliot Riley, Bruce Weinberger, Kenneth Coon
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir (Eesti Filharmoonia Kammerkoor)
Paul Hillier,conducting. |
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