Esenvalds - St Luke Passion, Sacred Works
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Label: Ondine
Cat No: ODE12472
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 29th April 2016
Contents
Artists
Ieva Ezeriete (soprano)Ieva Parsa (mezzo-soprano)
Liga Paegle (alto)
Janis Kursevs (tenor)
Daumants Kalnins (baritone)
Aleksandrs Maijers (recorder, jaw harp)
Latvian Radio Choir
Sinfonietta Riga
Conductor
Sigvards KlavaWorks
A Drop in the OceanLitany of the Heavens
St Luke Passion
The First Tears
Artists
Ieva Ezeriete (soprano)Ieva Parsa (mezzo-soprano)
Liga Paegle (alto)
Janis Kursevs (tenor)
Daumants Kalnins (baritone)
Aleksandrs Maijers (recorder, jaw harp)
Latvian Radio Choir
Sinfonietta Riga
Conductor
Sigvards KlavaAbout
The title piece of the recording is a 30-minute Passion according to St Luke, a work in eight movements completed by the composer in 2014. The work holds a special place in the composer’s repertoire as the first Passion by the celebrated composer of several choral works. The music is sumptuous, rich, and powerful, with heroic, picturesque, passionate, and ethereal elements.
A Drop in the Ocean (2006) is an impressive vocal work dedicated to Mother Teresa while The First Tears (2014) is based on an Inuit legend. Litany of the Heavens (2011) is a mysterious and magical work based on a religious poem by Fricis Bārda.
Latvian Radio Choir’s previous releases on Ondine have been highly successful. For instance, the recording of Rachmaninov’s All-Night Vigil (ODE12065) was chosen as the Record of the Month, Editor’s Choice and received a nomination in the Gramophone Awards in 2013. Also their most recent release of choral works by Valentin Silvestrov (ODE12665) received Gramophone Editor’s Choice.
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