Tormis - Reminiscentiae
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Label: ECM New Series
Cat No: 4858891
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 15th September 2023
Contents
Works
Melancholy Songs (3)Reminiscentia: Autumn Landscapes
Reminiscentia: Spring Sketches
Reminiscentia: Summer Motifs
Reminiscentia: Winter Patterns
Reminiscentia
Worry Breaks the Spirit (arr. Tonu Kaljuste)
Artists
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber ChoirTallinn Chamber Orchestra
Conductor
Tonu KaljusteWorks
Melancholy Songs (3)Reminiscentia: Autumn Landscapes
Reminiscentia: Spring Sketches
Reminiscentia: Summer Motifs
Reminiscentia: Winter Patterns
Reminiscentia
Worry Breaks the Spirit (arr. Tonu Kaljuste)
Artists
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber ChoirTallinn Chamber Orchestra
Conductor
Tonu KaljusteAbout
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 Tõnu 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 Tõnu 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.
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