2008
CD
United Kingdom
The album fully dedicated to Veljo Tormis music. The Holst Singers tackle this largely unfamiliar repertoire with refinement, intelligence and clarity.
Holst Singers
Stephen Layton
Hyperion (CDA67601)
Bukletis autorist, tema muusikast, koorist, dirigendist inglise, saksa ja prantsuse keeles
Eesti, liivi ja soomekeelsed laulusõnad ja tõlked inglise keelde
Lauldud eesti keeles
Buklett 28 lk.
Cover artwork: Mystical (detail) (2006) by Lee Campbell (b1951)
Simon Eadonl: Engineer
Benjamin Ealovegal: Photography
David Hinittl: Editing
Tim Parryl: Booklet Editor
Adrian Peacockl: Producer
Simon Perryl: Executive Producer
Renate Maria Wendell: Liner Note Translation
Recorded in All Hallows Church, Gospel Oak, London, on 13–16 July 2007
Veljo Tormis, Ernst Enno
Two Songs to Words by Ernst Enno An Early Summer's Fairytale (dedicated to Ly)ISRC: GBAJY0860101
Veljo Tormis, Ernst Enno
Two Songs to Words by Ernst Enno Soundlessly Somewhere Murmurings Homeward (dedicated to Lea)ISRC: GBAJY0860102
Veljo Tormis, rahvaluule
Three Estonian Game Songs Hand Mill Game (Setu)ISRC: GBAJY0860103
Veljo Tormis, rahvaluule
Three Estonian Game Songs Finger Bandaging Game (Sangaste)ISRC: GBAJY0860104
Veljo Tormis, rahvaluule
Three Estonian Game Songs Boat Game (Jõelähtme)ISRC: GBAJY0860105
Veljo Tormis, "Kalevipoeg"
Three Songs from the Epic "Son of Kalev" Oh, My Gentle Tender MotherISRC: GBAJY0860106
Veljo Tormis, "Kalevipoeg"
Three Songs from the Epic "Son of Kalev" Daughters of the Meadow MatronISRC: GBAJY0860107
Veljo Tormis, "Kalevipoeg"
Three Songs from the Epic "Son of Kalev" The Wave RollsISRC: GBAJY0860108
Veljo Tormis, rahvaluule
Livonian Heritage Waking the BirdsISRC: GBAJY0860109
Veljo Tormis, rahvaluule
Livonian Heritage In the Forest PastureISRC: GBAJY0860110
Veljo Tormis, rahvaluule
Livonian Heritage ShrovetideISRC: GBAJY0860111
Veljo Tormis, rahvaluule
Livonian Heritage Wee Winkie Mouse; version for mezzo soprano, male choir in 2000ISRC: GBAJY0860112
Veljo Tormis, rahvaluule
Livonian Heritage Sang the Father, Sang the SonISRC: GBAJY0860113
Veljo Tormis, rahvaluule
Singing Aboard ShipISRC: GBAJY0860114
Veljo Tormis, Viivi Luik
Autumn Landscapes Late SummerISRC: GBAJY0860115
Veljo Tormis, Viivi Luik
Autumn Landscapes Clouds Racing in the SkyISRC: GBAJY0860116
Veljo Tormis, Viivi Luik
Autumn Landscapes Pale LightISRC: GBAJY0860117
Veljo Tormis, Viivi Luik
Autumn Landscapes Crimson Leaves FallingISRC: GBAJY0860118
Veljo Tormis, Viivi Luik
Autumn Landscapes Wind Over WildernessISRC: GBAJY0860119
Veljo Tormis, Viivi Luik
Autumn Landscapes Cold Autumn NightISRC: GBAJY0860120
Veljo Tormis, Viivi Luik
Autumn Landscapes HeatherISRC: GBAJY0860121
Veljo Tormis, rahvaluule
Four Estonian Lullabies I Sing to My Child (Kuusalu parish)ISRC: GBAJY0860122
Veljo Tormis, rahvaluule
Four Estonian Lullabies It's Time for the Berry to Sleep (Räpina parish)ISRC: GBAJY0860123
Veljo Tormis, rahvaluule
Four Estonian Lullabies Let the Cradle Swing (Kuusalu parish)ISRC: GBAJY0860124
Veljo Tormis, rahvaluule
Katy Cooper (sopran), Nicola Wookey (sopran)
ISRC: GBAJY0860125
Veljo Tormis
Childhood Memories (Herding Calls)ISRC: GBAJY0860126
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Apple Music
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Many of these works demonstrate Tormis’ very clever use of ostinatos and other repetitive devices–for instance the hypnotic effect in the lullaby “Wee winkie mouse” or the scurrying then rolling rush of clouds in “Clouds are racing” and the lilting, dancing “Daughters of the Meadow Matron” as they “go swaying merrily and playing…on blades of bent grass.” (David Vernier, 2008-05-13)
Classics Today
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AllMusic
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The performers meet the quiet challenges of Tormis' music with flexibility and aplomb. This is a fine, fine disc of somewhat neglected choral treasures.(Stephen Graham, 2008-03-27)
Musical Criticism
et_EE
Veljo Tormis - Choral music. Hyperion: CDA67601. Buy CD or download online. Holst Singers, Stephen Layton
Presto Classical
en_US
On Tormis page: Along with Arvo Pärt, Veljo Tormis is Estonia’s most famous living composer, holding an almost mystic status in his home country. He is also the passionate and practical torch-bearer for folk-singing revival, and the integration of an ancient cultural inheritance into thoroughly modern, post-Soviet lives. (Stephen Layton)
Stephen Layton Homepage
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Discogs
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The folk-steeped a cappella choral music of Estonian Veljo Tormis (born 1930) is unlikely to set the world ablaze; but this generous selection from the Holst Singers provides consistently pleasurable listening and proves that there is more to this richly inventive music that merely esoteric agreeableness. (Graham Rogers, June 2008)
Classical Source
en_US
Tormis’s choral specialism marks him out from Bartók, Kodály, Vaughan Williams and Grainger, whose pioneering interest in folksong was ultimately less purist given their use of the tunes alone in instrumental or orchestral works: for Tormis, the words and the music are inseparable.
Hyperion Records
et_EE
Albumi kirjeldus Eesti raamatukogude ühiskataloogis
ester.ee
en_US
Many of these works demonstrate Tormis’ very clever use of ostinatos and other repetitive devices–for instance the hypnotic effect in the lullaby “Wee winkie mouse” or the scurrying then rolling rush of clouds in “Clouds are racing” and the lilting, dancing “Daughters of the Meadow Matron” as they “go swaying merrily and playing…on blades of bent grass.” (David Vernier, 2008-05-13)
Classics Today
en_US
The performers meet the quiet challenges of Tormis' music with flexibility and aplomb. This is a fine, fine disc of somewhat neglected choral treasures.(Stephen Graham, 2008-03-27)
Musical Criticism
en_US
The folk-steeped a cappella choral music of Estonian Veljo Tormis (born 1930) is unlikely to set the world ablaze; but this generous selection from the Holst Singers provides consistently pleasurable listening and proves that there is more to this richly inventive music that merely esoteric agreeableness. (Graham Rogers, June 2008)
Classical Source
en_US
Product info
Apple Music
en_US
Tormis’s choral specialism marks him out from Bartók, Kodály, Vaughan Williams and Grainger, whose pioneering interest in folksong was ultimately less purist given their use of the tunes alone in instrumental or orchestral works: for Tormis, the words and the music are inseparable.
Hyperion Records