Music from Estonia (Tobias; Lemba; Eller; Raid; Tormis; Part)

Music from Estonia

CD 1 

Rudolf TOBIAS (1873-1918)

Julius Caesar Overture (1896) 

Artur LEMBA (1885-1963)

Symphony in C sharp minor (1908) 

Heino ELLER (1887-1970)

Videvik (Twilight) Tone Poem  (1917); Koit (Dawn) Tone Poem (1918); Elegia for Harp and Strings (1931) 

CD 2 

Kaljo RAID (1922-2005)

Symphony No. 1 in C minor (1944) 

Heino ELLER

Five Pieces for String Orchestra  (1953) 

Veljo TORMIS (1930-2017)

Overture No. 2 (1959)

Arvo PART (b. 1935)

Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten for String Orchestra and Bell (1977) 

John Digney (solo oboe) (Dawn); Eluned Pierce (solo harp) (Elegia) 

Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Neeme Järvi 

rec. SNO Centre, Glasgow, August 1986 (Koit, Elegia, Symphony No. 1, Five Pieces) 

Henry Wood Hall, Glasgow; 8 August 1987 (Julius Caesar) and 13 May 1988 (Symphony in C sharp minor), Caird Hall, Dundee, 23-24 August (Videvik, Overture No. 2, Cantus in memoriam Benjamin Britten)

Veljo Tormis - Curse upon Iron (Works for Male Choir)

Veljo TORMIS (1930-2017)

Curse upon Iron - Works for male choir

1. Incantatio maris aestuosi (Incantation for a stormy sea) (1996) [5:48]

2. Kord me tulemi tagasi {Meie varjud}(Once we will reappear {Our shadows}) (1969/1991) [3:17]

3. Kolm mul oli kaunist sõna (I had three beautiful words) (1962) [5:58]

Vastlalaulud (Shrovetide songs) (1967) [5:18]

4. I. Vistel-vastel [1:21]

5. II. Lina loitsimine (Spell upon flax) [2:05]

6. III. Liulaskmise-laul (Sledding song) [1:45]

7. Pikse litaania (Litany to thunder for male chorus, soloists and bass drum) (1974) [5:15]

8. Viru vanne (The viru oath) (1980) [4:10]

9. Helletused (Childhood memory – Herding calls) (1982) [8:10]

10. Raua needmine (Curse upon iron) (1972/1991) [10:34]

11. Muistse mere laulud (Songs of the ancient sea) (1979) [9:35]

Hamleti laulud (Hamlet’s songs) (1964) [8:22]

12. I. Meri tõmbus endasse ... (The sea has retreated ...) [5:33]

13. II. Jah, olla, olla, tingimata olla ... (Yea, to be, to be, unconditionally ...) [2:43]

Kaksipühendus {Diptühhon} (Double dedication (Diptych) (1983) [3:55]

14. I. Ühte laulu tahaks laulda (I’d like to sing a song) [1:35]

15. Tähed (Stars) [2:18]

Orphei Drängar

Cecilia Rydinger Alin 

Andreas Alin (flute) (tr. 3);

Gunnar Sundberg (tenor), 

Henrik Stolare (baritone), 

Magnus Einarsson (bass drum) (tr. 7); 

Elin Rombo (soprano) (tr. 9); 

Gunnar Sundberg (tenor), 

Henrik Stolare (baritone), 

Folke Alin (shaman drum) (tr. 10); M

agnus Sjögren (tenor) (tr. 11)

rec. February 2012, Uppsala University Hall, Sweden