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The Prologue of "Kalevala" ("Kalevalan" alkusanat)

Homeland's Birthday

1. We Sing to the Sea

2. We Sing to You, Land

3. To the Trees We Sing

4. We Sing to the Firmament

5. Today is Our Homeland's Birthday

Orphans in the Forest

1. What is Soviet Power?

2. The Complete Equality of Peoples

3. The Tomorrow of World History

The Beginning of the Song

Epigraph (joint choir)

1. Song to the Sea (male choir)

2. Song to the Land (female choir)

3. Song to the Trees (children's choir)

4. Song to the Heavens (mixed choir)

5. Today is Our Homeland's Day of Joy (joint choir)

Bulgarian Triptych

1. Summer (female choir)

2. Wheel (male choir)

3. Voice of the Earth (mixed choir)

Go Up to the Hills (Karl August Hermann)

Christmas is Coming

Pužimles vižize logi no

Once We Will Reapper

Double Dedication [Diptych]

1. There's One Song I Want to Sing (Gustav Suits)

2. Stars (Marie Under)

Virumaa and Pandivere

Songs, Do Not Fade Away! (Lõlõd, algid kistõgid)

Reflections with Hando Runnel

1. A Very Ancient People

2. Could Any Consolation Be Found?

3. We Have No Mecca

4. Another Seven Hundred Years

An Aboriginal Song

Reflections with Lenin

Childhood Memories (Herding Calls)

Dialectical Aphorisms

1. Dialogue (1973)

4. A Lone Copse of Birches

5. An Ax and the Woods

7. A Man Stands Taller No Than His Hat (da capo 1.)

Seven Livonian Folk Songs (Seis līvõ ruovloulõ sjegakkūorõn)

1. Waking the Birds

2. The Herdboys' Morning

3. The Herdboys' Day

4. The Herdboys' Evening

6. Wee Winkie Mouse

7. Sang the Father, Sang the Son

Homeland's Birthday

Fanfare for Republic of Estonia's 75. anniversary

Song of a Level Land

Five Estonian Folk Dances

1. Flatfooted Waltz

2. Muhu Crooked Dance

4. Tall Anglaise

1. My Sister, My Little Cricket

2. The Maid Striving to the Boat

3. The Heavenly Suitors

4. I Went to Kikoila

5. Cuckoo and Cuckoo

6. I Went for Water

8. To Sing You a Little Song

9. Where Did You Sleep Last Night?

10. What Are They Doing?

11. The Ox Climbed a Fir Tree

12. Forced to Get Married

14. The Only Son

15. Herdsboy Tootling

Votic Wedding Songs

1. The Ritual Whisking of the Bride

2. Arrival of the Wedding Guests

3. Mocking Song

4. Distributing the Dowry

5. Instructing the Newlyweds

6. Praising the Cook

7. When I, Little Chick, Was Growing Up

Three Italian Folk Songs (Tre canti populare trentinti)

1. E sù, e sù, e sù (Those Mountins Are Directly Ahead)

2. Varda la (Look, See!)

The Tower Bell in My Village

Little Songs of "Stagnation Time"

Sinikka's Song (Sinikan laulu)

17 Estonian Wedding Songs

1. Waiting for the Wedding (Setu)

2. When Will We Arrive There? (Tõstamaa)

3. Calling for the Bride (Põltsamaa)

4. Eat, My In-laws! (Lihula)

5. Home Weeps for the Bride (Paistu)

6. The Bride Weeps for Home (Kolga-Jaani)

7. Wedding Ride/The Wedding Guest's Cry (Rõngu)

8. Arriving at the Bridegroom's Home (Kuusalu)

9. Does Your Daughter-in-law Measure Up? (Häädemeeste)

10. Don't Hit the New Bride! (Tarvastu)

11. Teaching the Newlywed Diligence (Kuusalu)

12. Deceitful bridegroom (Karuse)

13. Many Gifts from the Bride (Pärnu)

14. Collection Piggin (Kodavere)

15. Song of Thanks for the Money Collection (Hargla)

16. Many Words (Hargla)

17. It's Time to Go Home (Varbla)

Autumn Landscapes

2. Clouds Racing in the Sky

4. Crimson Leaves Falling

5. Wind Over Wilderness

6. Cold Autumn Night

You Are Like a Secret Ladylove

Joy, Wealth to the People

1. Our Childhood Village Lane (Lydia Koidula)

2. When I was Still Young (Märt Mohn)

3. On Your Way, Dear Storks (Friedrich Kuhlbars)

4. Once, sitting Deep in Thought (Karl Ruut)

5. My Quiet, Lovely Home (Martin Körber)

6. Mats Is Always a Resolute Man (Ado Reinvald)

7. Gentle Nigthingale (Gustav Wulff-Õis)

8. Children, Come Indoors! (Eduard Wöhrmann)

Four Game Songs from Sangaste

1. The Horse Game

2. The Courtship Game

3. The Billy Goat Game

4. The City Game

Four Etudes with Juhan Viiding

Four Estonian Lullabies

1. I Sing to My Child (Kuusalu parish)

2. It's Time for the Berry to Sleep (Räpina parish)

3. Let the Cradle Swing (Kuusalu parish)

4. Lulling (Muhu parish)

At the Crossroads (Na rasputye)

Themesong for work veteran's mixed chorus Kungla

My Brother, Like a Proud Tree

The Bride's Farewell

Loyal Little Songs

1. Our Happiness Is Certain

2. We Cannot Do Without Latvia

3. Little Loyal Song

Livonian Heritage

1. Waking the Birds

2. In the Forest Pasture

4. Wee Winkie Mouse; version for mezzo soprano, male choir in 2000

5. Sang the Father, Sang the Son

The Singer's Closing Words (Laulajan loppusanat)

Latvian Bourdon Songs (Latviešu burdona dziesmas)

1. Invitation in Song

3. Wedding Competition Singing

4. Mourning Song

Singing Aboard Ship

Six Estonian Children's Songs

1. The Ride to Aunt's Place (Rõngu)

2. To the Herd, Goat! (Kursi)

3. Titmouse (Halliste)

4. The Mouse Rides into the Forest (Sangaste)

5. Cat's Song (Rannu)

6. The Dog Goes Herding (Tori)

13 Estonian Lyric Folk Songs

1. The Power of Song (Muhu)

2. Looking for Singers (Setu)

3. Songs Learned at Weddings (Kuusalu)

4. The Bad Thresher (Väike-Maarja)

5. Don't Hit an Orphan (Paistu)

6. Oxen Await the Holidays (Jõhvi)

7. Cursing the Squires (Urvaste)

8. Worry Breaks the Spirit (Kolga-Jaani)

9. A Serf's Wages (Kodavere)

10. The Rowan Tree (Helme)

11. Orphans in the Forest (Hargla); 1991 version for boys' choir and male choir

12. Not Alone (Kolga-Jaani)

13. The Beauty of the Evening (Audru)

Three Setu Work Songs

1. Doing the Wash

3. Spreading Dung

Three Songs from the Epic "Son of Kalev"

1. Oh, My Gentle Tender Mother

2. Daughters of the Meadow Matron

3. The Wave Rolls

Three Songs by Hilda Cerbach-Grīva

1. Fishermen's Song

2. On the Sea (Karl Stalte) (1974)

3. Lullaby (Pētõr Damberg)

Three Estonian Game Songs

1. Hand Mill Game (Setu)

2. Finger Bandaging Game (Sangaste)

3. Boat Game (Jõelähtme)

Folk Dance from Kolga

1. Do You Feel It: the Ground is Shaking

2. This Land Awaits Us

3. There is Our Home

Kihnu Wedding Songs

1. You Can't Live Without Happiness

2. Mocking the Groom

3. Beauty Disappears from the Yard

4. Eat, My In-laws!

The Question Is… [stikheron]

1. In the City of Paris-London (Karula)

2. Once on a Sunday Evening (Pöide)

3. When I Was Young and Played (Põlva)

4. The Kõnnu Manor Overseer Had (Kadrina)

5. Down in the Valley, on a Green Bench (Kihnu)

6. Here We Are Together (Kihnu)

Rumours Are Flying

Karelian Destiny (Karjalan kohtalo)

1. The Weeping Maiden (Itkevä neito) (1986)

2. The Suitors fork the Sea (Meren kosijat) (1986)

3. As the Serf in Viru (Orjana Virossa) (1987)

4. Oak-feller (Tammen kaataja) (1987)

5. Lullaby (Kehtolaulu) (1989)

Two Songs to Words by Ernst Enno

1. An Early Summer's Fairytale (dedicated to Ly)

2. Soundlessly Somewhere Murmurings Homeward (dedicated to Lea)

Two Estonian Folk Songs

1. Äia-tuia (Lullaby)

2. Äm-piu-piu pilli (Flatfooted Waltz)

Eight Revolutionary Songs

1. Marseillaise

2. Bravely, Brothers, Now to Work

5. Now Bravely Into Battle (in Russian)

6. The Young Guards (text by Aleksandr Bezõmenski)

7. You Who Are Troubled (Lenin's favorite song, translated by Hardi Tiidus)

8. Funeral March

St. John's Day Songs

1. Call to the Midsummer Bonfire I

2. Call to the Midsummer Bonfire II

3. Can't be Caught by a Gun

4. Why St. John is Awaited

5. St. John's Steed

7. St. John's Song

1. The Creation

2. The Call of Three Cuckoos

3. Wedding Song

4. A Son or a Daughter

5. The Conscription

6. Oh, I Am a Luckless Lad

7. My Mouth Was Singing, My Heart Was Worrying

8. The Sword from the Sea

9. The Spell Against the Snake-bite

10. Undarmo and Kalervo

Ingrian Evenings (Inkerin Illat)

1. Röntyshkä (A Dance Song) I

2. Röntyshkä (A Dance Song) II

3. Röntyshkä (A Dance Song) III

4. Chastushka (Swing Song) I

5. Chastushka (Swing Song) II

6. Circle Game Song

7. Röntyshkä (Dance Song) IV

8. Röntyshkä (Dance Song) V

9. Ending and Going Home

Happy New Year!

An Estonian's Little Songs

1. An Estonian's Life

2. An Estonian's Grief

3. An Estonian's Advantage

4. An Estonian's Mind

Estonian Evening Prayer

Bulgarian Triptych

2. Allegro noderato

3. Andante con moto

Songs Gliding into One

Nine Estonian Harvest Songs

1. End, End, Little Field (Ambla)

2. The Bad Sickle (Kadrina)

3. The Good Crop (Kadrina)

4. The Gleaner (Peetri)

5. Fields for the Herd (Kolga-Jaani)

6. Let's Start a New Swath! (Paistu)

7. The Stack Maker (Pilistvere)

8. End of the Harvest (Otepää)

9. Leaving at Nightfall (Saarde)

Step Out Front!

The Prologue of "Kalevala" ("Kalevalan" alkusanat)

Prologue for Song Celebration in 1980

How I Know Where's Home

Curse Upon Iron

Incantation for Peace

Cloud Over the Moon (Pilvi yli kuun)

Homeland's Birthday

1. We Sing to the Sea

2. We Sing to You, Land

3. To the Trees We Sing

4. We Sing to the Firmament

5. Today is Our Homeland's Birthday

1. Allegro moderato

4. Allegro moderato

Sun, Earth and Sea

1. Invitation and Arrival

2. The Great Word

3. Sun, Earth, Sea

4. Departing Dance

1. Song About Slavery

2. Song About Struggle

3. Song About Justice

1. Entrance of the Dancers

2. Ceremonial Poem

The Son of Kalev

2. Kalevipoeg's Plowing

3. Kalevipoeg at his Father’s Grave

4. Journeying to Battle

5. Kalevipoeg Chained to a Boulder

6. Far off I See Home Grow Larger