Tonu Kaliyuste,Tallinn Chamber Orchestra - Herbie Nichols Trio - Import CD

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Tonu Kaliyuste,Tallinn Chamber Orchestra

Description:

Estonian conductor's latest ambitious work with chorus and strings depicting the world of his country's national composer Estonian conductor Tonu Kariyuste's new album "Tractus" featuring works by Arvo Pärt, another national composer from Estonia, will be released on the "ECM New Series" label. Tractus" will be released from "ECM New Series". The album features works that combine string orchestra and chorus. Many of the new versions are new, and the ambitious performances by the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Pärt's longtime friend Tonu Karijuste, are captivating. The opening piece, "Littlemore Tractus," takes as its point of departure the thoughts on consolation from a sermon by the 19th century English theologian John Henry Newman, from which the entire atmosphere of the recording is created. To summarize its characteristics, it is about introspection and reconciliation with the past. German musicologist and critic Wolfgang Zandner wrote in his liner notes about the album's widely appealing repertoire, "Sound and silence, music and words, are in continuous dialogue in Arvo Pärt's works. But vocal and instrumental, secular and pagan, also complement each other. Rituals of worship take the place of religious concerts, creating a stream of common origin." The works included are based on or inspired by biblical, worship, or other Christian texts. Vater Unser for chorus, strings, and piano, movingly arranged by Calyuste, closes the album.Tractus is an extension of Tabula rasa, the album that first popularized Arvo Pärt's music in 1984. The collaboration between Pärt and producer Manfred Eicher has been going on for 40 years. Our collaboration on a new record is always festive," says Pärt. It's very lively, and something is always in the making," Pelto said. Music and words - clearly they are at the core of Arvo Pärt's work. Even when the words are not heard, even when the music has no text, the power of language is its subject." (Wolfgang Zandner) Includes a booklet with all lyrics and liner notes by Wolfgang Zandner (in German) and Kai Kutman (in English). Universal Music/IMS

Tracklisting:

1.Littlemore Tractus for mixed choir and orchestra
2.Greater Antiphons I-VII for string orchestra~O Wisdom
3.Greater Antiphons I-VII for string orchestra~O Adonai
4.Greater Antiphons I-VII for string orchestra~O Root of Jesse
5.Greater Antiphons I-VII for string orchestra~O Key of David
6.Greater Antiphons I-VII for string orchestra~O Morning Star
7.Greater Antiphons I-VII for string orchestra~O King of all People
8.Greater Antiphons I-VII for string orchestra~O Emmanuel
9.Cantique des degres for mixed choir and orchestra
10.Sequentia for string orchestra and percussion
11.L abbe Agathon for soprano and string orchestra
12.These Words... for string orchestra and percussion
13.Veni creator for mixed choir and orchestra
14.Vater unser for mixed choir, piano and string orchestra