Nature and Soul: Latvian Choral Classics
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Label: Skani
Cat No: LMIC054
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 18th August 2017
Contents
Works
Long agoMoonbeams
The broken pines
Night has entered the forest
Latvian Requiem
Nature and the soul
The day is ending
David before Saul
The dwarves and the old man of the forest
The enchanted forest
The goblet on the Isle of the Dead
The king and the mushroom
The moon lied
The sun's revelry
Artists
Latvian Radio ChoirConductor
Kaspars PutninsWorks
Long agoMoonbeams
The broken pines
Night has entered the forest
Latvian Requiem
Nature and the soul
The day is ending
David before Saul
The dwarves and the old man of the forest
The enchanted forest
The goblet on the Isle of the Dead
The king and the mushroom
The moon lied
The sun's revelry
Artists
Latvian Radio ChoirConductor
Kaspars PutninsAbout
‘The majority of Latvia’s choral conductors have likely grown up with these songs whose imagery, sound and colour are deeply encoded in our consciousness, perhaps to a much greater extent than we realise. The subdued northern nature that bursts into a lavish display at the height of summer and the “various emotional states of the soul”, as Emils Darzins described the subjects that interested him in music.’ - Kaspars Putnins
‘Anyone lucky enough to have heard last Sunday’s celebration of the music of Rachmaninov at the BBC Proms couldn’t help but be impressed by the meticulous singing of the Latvian Radio Choir. Now, to mark Latvia’s forthcoming centenary, it has released a recording of compositions from its homeland where once again we can savour its miraculously cohesive sound. Featuring a pure soprano line and sonorously rich basses, the choir charts a path through the development of Latvian choral music, majoring on the works of Jazeps Vitols (1863-1948), whose extended masterwork, David Before Saul is a highlight, rivalled by Emilis Melngailis’s heartbreaking Move Gently and Quietly.’ - Stephen Pritchard, The Observer
‘This is a truly beautiful album of Latvian choral works performed by singers clearly immersed in its musical and cultural foundations.’ - Martin Cullingford, Gramophone (Editor’s Choice)
‘This Latvian programme whisks us away to landscapes of enchanted forests and never-ending sunsets, thanks to a stunning performance by the Latvian Radio Choir.’ - BBC Music Magazine
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