Brittide koor Holst Singers esitab Stephen Laytoni kindlakäelisel juhtimisel Tormise loomingut nüansirikkalt, targalt ja selgekõlaliselt. Plaat, millega helilooja ise väga rahule jäi.
Stephen Layton
Hyperion (CDA67601)
Salvestatud 13.-16. juulil 2007 All Hallows kirikus Londonis
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
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Apple MusicMany 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 TodayCD info
AllMusicThe 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 CriticismVeljo Tormis - Choral music. Hyperion: CDA67601. Buy CD or download online. Holst Singers, Stephen Layton
Presto ClassicalOn 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 HomepageCD info
DiscogsThe 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 SourceTormis’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 RecordsAlbumi kirjeldus Eesti raamatukogude ühiskataloogis
ester.eeMany 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 TodayThe 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 CriticismThe 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 SourceProduct info
Apple MusicTormis’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.
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