Earquake: The Loudest Classical Music of All Time / Segerstam, Helsinki Philharmonic

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Label
Ondine
Release Date
February 17, 2017
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      VARIOUS
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
    • PERFORMER
      Segerstam
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      February 17, 2017
    • UPC
      761195121023
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      ODE 1210-2
    • LABEL
      Ondine
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Orchestral & Symphonic
    Works ⌄

    1. Symphony No. 6: VI. Allegro

      Composer: Howard Hanson

      Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Leif Segerstam

    2. Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, "Invocatio": II. Alla toccata

      Composer: テューレ・ラングストレム

      Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Leif Segerstam

    3. Gayane Suite No. 2: III. Dance of the Boys

      Composer: Aram Khachaturian

      Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Leif Segerstam

    4. Scythian Suite, Op. 20: I. Invocation to Veles and Ala (excerpt)

      Composer: Sergei Prokofiev

      Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Leif Segerstam

    5. Prism

      Composer: Jacob Druckman

      Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Leif Segerstam

    6. Noche de los Mayas (Night of the Maya)

      Composer: Silvestre Revueltas

      Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Leif Segerstam

    7. Aladdin Suite, Op. 34, FS 89: VII. Negro Dance

      Composer: Carl Nielsen

      Ensemble: Finnish Philharmonic Choir, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Leif Segerstam

    8. Estancia Suite, Op. 8a: IV. Malambo: Allegro - Tempo di malambo

      Composer: Alberto Ginastera

      Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Leif Segerstam

    9. Ogelala: XII. Waffentanz

      Composer: Erwin Schulhoff

      Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Leif Segerstam

    10. Nostalgic Thoughts

      Composer: Leif Segerstam

      Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Leif Segerstam

    11. Symphony No. 5: IV. Machine

      Composer: William Bolcom

      Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Leif Segerstam

    12. Bacchanale (excerpt)

      Composer: Jacques Ibert

      Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Leif Segerstam

    13. Belkis, Queen of Sheba Suite, P. 177: II. War Dance

      Composer: Ottorino Respighi

      Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Leif Segerstam

    14. Zolotoy vek (The Golden Age), Op. 22, Act III, Music Hall: Can-can

      Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich

      Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Leif Segerstam

    15. Symphony No. 7, "Angel of Light": III. Come un sogno (excerpt)

      Composer: Einojuhani Rautavaara

      Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Leif Segerstam

    16. Hekla, Op. 52

      Composer: Jón Leifs

      Ensemble: Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Leif Segerstam


This album brings together some of the loudest, most exciting music ever written - neither music, nor your hearing, will ever be the same! The music has been arranged for continuous listening. With that in mind, three quiet "valleys" have been programmed to provide contrast with the very loud music that follows them. You may find that the contrast actually adds to the excitement. The 140-piece Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra under Leif Segerstram includes, among others, a 22-person percussion section, four sets of rocks hit with hammers, two heavy metal chains, anvils, steel plates, sirens, and several dozen cannon shots. The final track, Hekla, is probably the loudest single piece of music ever written. It describes, in very graphic terms, the eruption of Hekla, Iceland's largest active volcano.