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Bergman: Choral Works / Schweckendiek, Helsinki Chamber Choir
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Bergman: Choral Works / Schweckendiek, Helsinki Chamber Choir

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Composer
BERGMAN, ERIK
Artist
Schweckendiek
Format
CD
Discs
2
Label
BIS
Released
May 05, 2017
Catalog #
BIS-2252
UPC
7318590022528

About

In his later years often described as the grand old man of Finnish modernism, Erik Bergman (1911-2006) was among the first in Finland to use compositional methods such as twelve-tone technique, serial music, choral Sprechgesang and aleatory counterpoint. His specialty was choral music, and a large part of his huge production involves a choir in some form. This recording focuses primarily on his works for mixed choir that have not appeared on disc before, and gives a broad picture of his production for the medium over a period of more than 60 years. Born to a Swedish-speaking family, many of Bergman's settings were of poems in Swedish, but he was a true internationalist and this two-disc set also includes works with texts in Italian, Norwegian, English, German, and naturally, Finnish. These are here performed by the Helsinki Chamber Choir, Finland's only professional chamber choir, under its artistic director Nils Schweckendiek.

Tracklist 34 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. S'amor non è 03:09
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. S'amor non è
    Duration
    03:09
    Composer
    Erik Bergman
    Performer
    Herman Wallén
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  3. 2 II. Benedetto sia'l giorno 03:17
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Benedetto sia'l giorno
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Erik Bergman
    Performer
    Herman Wallén
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  4. 3 III. Stiamo, Amor! 03:27
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Stiamo, Amor!
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Erik Bergman
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  5. 4 IV. I'vo piangendo 05:11
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. I'vo piangendo
    Duration
    05:11
    Composer
    Erik Bergman
    Performer
    Herman Wallén
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  6. 5 I. Vi äro alla hemlösa vandrare 03:22
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Vi äro alla hemlösa vandrare
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Erik Bergman
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  7. 6 II. Ack, att fönster se och väggar minnas 03:07
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Ack, att fönster se och väggar minnas
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Erik Bergman
    Performer
    Sirkku Rintamäki
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  8. 7 III. Gudarna gå genom livet 03:44
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Gudarna gå genom livet
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Erik Bergman
    Performer
    Herman Wallén
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  9. 8 Vestenvinden, Op. 73a 02:36
    Track
    8
    Title
    Vestenvinden, Op. 73a
    Duration
    02:36
    Composer
    Erik Bergman
    Performer
    Riko Eklundh
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  10. 9 I. Lamento 02:43
    Track
    9
    Title
    I. Lamento
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Erik Bergman
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  11. 10 II. Burletta 02:00
    Track
    10
    Title
    II. Burletta
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    Erik Bergman
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  12. 11 No. 2, Barnet travar 01:16
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 2, Barnet travar
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Erik Bergman
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  13. 12 No. 3, Filmmanuskript 01:03
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 3, Filmmanuskript
    Duration
    01:03
    Composer
    Erik Bergman
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  14. 13 No. 4, En vårvisa 00:59
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 4, En vårvisa
    Duration
    00:59
    Composer
    Erik Bergman
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  15. 14 No. 5, Mitt träd är pinjen 01:46
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 5, Mitt träd är pinjen
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Erik Bergman
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  16. 15 No. 1, Akvarell 01:17
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 1, Akvarell
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Erik Bergman
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  17. 16 No. 2, Opera comique 00:48
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 2, Opera comique
    Duration
    00:48
    Composer
    Erik Bergman
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  18. 17 No. 3, En visa 01:14
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 3, En visa
    Duration
    01:14
    Composer
    Erik Bergman
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  19. 18 No. 4, Barnvers 01:33
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 4, Barnvers
    Duration
    01:33
    Composer
    Erik Bergman
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  20. 19 Psalm, Op. 50a 01:51
    Track
    19
    Title
    Psalm, Op. 50a
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Erik Bergman
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  21. 20 Springtime, Op. 60 03:43
    Track
    20
    Title
    Springtime, Op. 60
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Erik Bergman
    Performer
    Herman Wallén
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  22. 21 Vårt land, Op. 146 06:02
    Track
    21
    Title
    Vårt land, Op. 146
    Duration
    06:02
    Composer
    Erik Bergman
    Performer
    Riko Eklundh
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  23. Disc 2
  24. 1 I. Allein aber nicht isoliert 01:52
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allein aber nicht isoliert
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Erik Bergman
    Performer
    Herman Wallén
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  25. 2 II. Gefühlsausdruck statt Gefühlspanzerung 03:53
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Gefühlsausdruck statt Gefühlspanzerung
    Duration
    03:53
    Composer
    Erik Bergman
    Performer
    Herman Wallén
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  26. 3 III. Vergeben statt beschuldigen 02:05
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Vergeben statt beschuldigen
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Erik Bergman
    Performer
    Herman Wallén
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  27. 4 Hommage à Béla Bartók, Op. 132 06:00
    Track
    4
    Title
    Hommage à Béla Bartók, Op. 132
    Duration
    06:00
    Composer
    Erik Bergman
    Performer
    Iida Antola, Susanna Tollet, Jarno Lehtola, Valter Maasalo
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  28. 5 Sommarnatt 02:31
    Track
    5
    Title
    Sommarnatt
    Duration
    02:31
    Composer
    Erik Bergman
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  29. 6 Nu är sommarn här 01:25
    Track
    6
    Title
    Nu är sommarn här
    Duration
    01:25
    Composer
    Erik Bergman
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  30. 7 Skärgårdsgossens visa (Arr. E. Bergman for Mixed Choir) 01:50
    Track
    7
    Title
    Skärgårdsgossens visa (Arr. E. Bergman for Mixed Choir)
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Fredrik Vilhelm Illberg
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  31. 8 Den vän jag älskat haver jag nu mist (Arr. E. Bergman for Mixed Choir) 02:15
    Track
    8
    Title
    Den vän jag älskat haver jag nu mist (Arr. E. Bergman for Mixed Choir)
    Duration
    02:15
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Tuomas Katajala
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  32. 9 Och gossen gick sig ut i morgonstund (Arr. E. Bergman for Mixed Choir) 01:42
    Track
    9
    Title
    Och gossen gick sig ut i morgonstund (Arr. E. Bergman for Mixed Choir)
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Fredrik August Dahlgren
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  33. 10 No. 1, Läksin minä kesäyönä käymään 04:29
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 1, Läksin minä kesäyönä käymään
    Duration
    04:29
    Composer
    Erik Bergman
    Performer
    Tuula Paavola, Markus Nieminen
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  34. 11 No. 2, Karjankutsu 01:49
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 2, Karjankutsu
    Duration
    01:49
    Composer
    Erik Bergman
    Performer
    Piia Komsi
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  35. 12 No. 3, Heippatiralla 01:16
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 3, Heippatiralla
    Duration
    01:16
    Composer
    Erik Bergman
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  36. 13 Väinämöinen, Op. 147 23:14
    Track
    13
    Title
    Väinämöinen, Op. 147
    Duration
    23:14
    Composer
    Erik Bergman
    Performer
    Piia Komsi, Tuula Paavola, Tuomas Katajala, Markus Nieminen, Sampo Haapaniemi
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek