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

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Details

Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Segerstam
Format
CD
Label
Ondine
Released
Feb 17, 2017
Catalog #
ODE 1210-2
UPC
761195121023

About

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.

Tracklist 16 tracks

  1. 1 Symphony No. 6: VI. Allegro 01:55
    Track
    1
    Title
    Symphony No. 6: VI. Allegro
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Howard Hanson
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leif Segerstam
  2. 2 Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, "Invocatio": II. Alla toccata 02:58
    Track
    2
    Title
    Symphony No. 4 in D Minor, "Invocatio": II. Alla toccata
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    テューレ・ラングストレム
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leif Segerstam
  3. 3 Gayane Suite No. 2: III. Dance of the Boys 01:54
    Track
    3
    Title
    Gayane Suite No. 2: III. Dance of the Boys
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Aram Khachaturian
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leif Segerstam
  4. 4 Scythian Suite, Op. 20: I. Invocation to Veles and Ala (excerpt) 02:22
    Track
    4
    Title
    Scythian Suite, Op. 20: I. Invocation to Veles and Ala (excerpt)
    Duration
    02:22
    Composer
    Sergei Prokofiev
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leif Segerstam
  5. 5 Prism 02:49
    Track
    5
    Title
    Prism
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Jacob Druckman
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leif Segerstam
  6. 6 Noche de los Mayas (Night of the Maya) 03:47
    Track
    6
    Title
    Noche de los Mayas (Night of the Maya)
    Duration
    03:47
    Composer
    Silvestre Revueltas
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leif Segerstam
  7. 7 Aladdin Suite, Op. 34, FS 89: VII. Negro Dance 04:30
    Track
    7
    Title
    Aladdin Suite, Op. 34, FS 89: VII. Negro Dance
    Duration
    04:30
    Composer
    Carl Nielsen
    Ensemble
    Finnish Philharmonic Choir, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leif Segerstam
  8. 8 Estancia Suite, Op. 8a: IV. Malambo: Allegro - Tempo di malambo 03:45
    Track
    8
    Title
    Estancia Suite, Op. 8a: IV. Malambo: Allegro - Tempo di malambo
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Alberto Ginastera
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leif Segerstam
  9. 9 Ogelala: XII. Waffentanz 03:52
    Track
    9
    Title
    Ogelala: XII. Waffentanz
    Duration
    03:52
    Composer
    Erwin Schulhoff
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leif Segerstam
  10. 10 Nostalgic Thoughts 02:17
    Track
    10
    Title
    Nostalgic Thoughts
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Leif Segerstam
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leif Segerstam
  11. 11 Symphony No. 5: IV. Machine 03:42
    Track
    11
    Title
    Symphony No. 5: IV. Machine
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    William Bolcom
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leif Segerstam
  12. 12 Bacchanale (excerpt) 03:22
    Track
    12
    Title
    Bacchanale (excerpt)
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Jacques Ibert
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leif Segerstam
  13. 13 Belkis, Queen of Sheba Suite, P. 177: II. War Dance 02:44
    Track
    13
    Title
    Belkis, Queen of Sheba Suite, P. 177: II. War Dance
    Duration
    02:44
    Composer
    Ottorino Respighi
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leif Segerstam
  14. 14 Zolotoy vek (The Golden Age), Op. 22, Act III, Music Hall: Can-can 06:21
    Track
    14
    Title
    Zolotoy vek (The Golden Age), Op. 22, Act III, Music Hall: Can-can
    Duration
    06:21
    Composer
    Dmitri Shostakovich
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leif Segerstam
  15. 15 Symphony No. 7, "Angel of Light": III. Come un sogno (excerpt) 03:00
    Track
    15
    Title
    Symphony No. 7, "Angel of Light": III. Come un sogno (excerpt)
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Einojuhani Rautavaara
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leif Segerstam
  16. 16 Hekla, Op. 52 09:18
    Track
    16
    Title
    Hekla, Op. 52
    Duration
    09:18
    Composer
    Jón Leifs
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Leif Segerstam