Veljo Tormis: Reminiscentiae

Współczesna Muzyka Klasyczna / Muzyka Wokalna
premiera polska: 2023-09-08
kontynent: Europa
kraj: Estonia
opakowanie: Jewelcaseowe etui
opis:
Editor's Info:
The elemental power of ancient folk music is the lifeforce that drives the compositions of Veljo Tormis (1930-2017). As the great Estonian composer famously said, "I do not use folk song. It is folk song that uses me." This sentiment is echoed in definitive performances by the Estonian Philharmonic Choir and the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Tonu Kaljuste, for decades one of Tormis's closest musical associates. Four orchestral cycles celebrate the changing seasons: Autumn Landscapes, Winter Patterns, Spring Sketches, Summer Motifs. And three pieces - Worry Breaks The Spirit, Hamlet's Songs and Herding Calls - feature new arrangements by Tonu Kaljuste, continuing and commemorating Tormis's work. The album opens with The Tower Bell In My Village which Kaljuste commissioned 45 years ago. It sets words by Fernando Pessoa that seem entirely pertinent in the context of this tribute. "Oh death, it's a bend in the road/You can't be seen when you've passed by/But still your steps continue…" Reminiscentiae was recorded at Tallinn's Methodist Church in October and November 2020.

muzycy:
Veiko Tubin: Reciter
Annika Lõhmus: Soprano
Triin Sakermaa: Soprano
Madis Metsamart: Bell, Percussion
Iris Oja: Mezzo Soprano
Indrek Vau: Trumpet
Linda Vood: Flute
Maria Valdmaa: Soprano

Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Tallinn Chamber Orchestra
Tõnu Kaljuste: Conductor

utwory:
1. The Tower Bell in My Village (Fernando Pessoa, Veljo Tormis) 14:04
2. Worry Breaks the Spirit (Traditional, Veljo Tormis) 02:59
3. Melancholy Songs (Traditional, Veljo Tormis) - I. The Singer's Childhood 03:04
4. Melancholy Songs (Traditional, Veljo Tormis) - Maidens' Sorrow 04:13
5. Melancholy Songs (Traditional, Veljo Tormis) - III. Orphan's Lament 04:39
6. Reminiscentia - Autumn Landscapes (Veljo Tormis) - I. It is Late Summer 01:46
7. Reminiscentia - Autumn Landscapes (Veljo Tormis) - II. Clouds Racing Across the Sky 01:34
8. Reminiscentia - Autumn Landscapes (Veljo Tormis) - III. Pale Light 01:20
9. Reminiscentia - Autumn Landscapes (Veljo Tormis) - IV. Painfully Red Leaves 00:48
10. Reminiscentia - Autumn Landscapes (Veljo Tormis) - V. Wind Along the Heath 01:16
11. Reminiscentia - Autumn Landscapes (Veljo Tormis) - VI. Cold Autumn Night 01:30
12. Reminiscentia - Autumn Landscapes (Veljo Tormis) - VII. Sad Purple Heather 01:45
13. Reminiscentia - Winter Patterns (Veljo Tormis) - I. Winter Morning 01:32
14. Reminiscentia - Winter Patterns (Veljo Tormis) - II. Cold 01:14
15. Reminiscentia - Winter Patterns (Veljo Tormis) - III. Blizzard 00:35
16. Reminiscentia - Winter Patterns (Veljo Tormis) - IV. Northern Lights 02:15
17. Reminiscentia - Spring Sketches (Veljo Tormis) - I. Spring Wind 00:46
18. Reminiscentia - Spring Sketches (Veljo Tormis) - II. Buds Leafing Out 00:50
19. Reminiscentia - Spring Sketches (Veljo Tormis) - III. Evening Sky 00:56
20. Reminiscentia - Spring Sketches (Veljo Tormis) - IV. Under the Bird Cherry Tree 00:51
21. Reminiscentia - Spring Sketches (Veljo Tormis) - V. Yellow Flame 00:32
22. Reminiscentia - Spring Sketches (Veljo Tormis) - VI. In Late Spring 00:57
23. Reminiscentia - Summer Motifs (Veljo Tormis) - I. Dry Weather 01:47
24. Reminiscentia - Summer Motifs (Veljo Tormis) - II. Thunderstorm 02:25
25. Reminiscentia - Summer Motifs (Veljo Tormis) - III. Summer Night 02:03
26. Reminiscentia (Veljo Tormis) - Three I Had These Words of Beauty 05:57
27. Reminiscentia (Veljo Tormis) - Hamlet's Songs I (Paul-Eerik Rummo, Veljo Tormis) 06:05
28. Reminiscentia (Veljo Tormis) - Herding Calls - Childhood Memories (Veljo Tormis) 09:24

wydano: 15th Sep 2023
nagrano: October & November 2020, Methodist Church, Tallinn

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