Naxos
Esenvalds: Translations / Sperry, Portland State Chamber Choir
$9.99
Details
- Composer
- ESENVALDS, ERIKS
- Artist
- Various
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Naxos
- Released
- Mar 13, 2020
- Catalog #
- 8574124
- UPC
- 747313412471
About
The multi-award-winning Latvian composer Eriks Esenvalds’ 21st-century choral sound is both exquisite and angular, and in this album he explores ideas of ‘translation,’ legend and the divine. With his expanded tonality and employment of shimmering singing hand bells in ‘Translation,’ and the angelic use of the viola and cello in ‘In paradisum’ he creates music of ravishing refinement. In ‘Legend of the Walled-In Woman’ Esenvalds transcribes and employs an authentic Albanian folk song.
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REVIEW:
Ethan Sperry’s immaculate Portland State Chamber Choir clearly relish the luscious choral textures, which often expand into 16 parts. The engineering captures with great clarity both this sense of spaciousness and the extreme dynamic range. All the solo vocal contributions are magnificent...A stunning, timely triumph, therefore, full of ravishing, transformative and deeply touching music.
– Gramophone
Tracklist 7 tracks
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1 O salutaris hostia 03:36
- Track
- 1
- Title
- O salutaris hostia
- Duration
- 03:36
- Composer
- Ēriks Ešenvalds
- Performer
- Kate Ledington, Maeve Stier
- Ensemble
- Portland State Chamber Choir
- Conductor
- Ethan Sperry
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2 The Heavens' Flock 04:29
- Track
- 2
- Title
- The Heavens' Flock
- Duration
- 04:29
- Composer
- Ēriks Ešenvalds
- Ensemble
- Portland State Chamber Choir
- Conductor
- Ethan Sperry
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3 Translation 04:44
- Track
- 3
- Title
- Translation
- Duration
- 04:44
- Composer
- Ēriks Ešenvalds
- Performer
- Maeve Stier, Celine Clark, Juan Castaneda, Jonathan Roberts, David Walters
- Ensemble
- Portland State Chamber Choir
- Conductor
- Ethan Sperry
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4 My Thoughts 09:30
- Track
- 4
- Title
- My Thoughts
- Duration
- 09:30
- Composer
- Ēriks Ešenvalds
- Performer
- Anna Krytenberg, Savannah Panah, Gina Rizk
- Ensemble
- Portland State Chamber Choir
- Conductor
- Ethan Sperry
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5 Vineta 12:02
- Track
- 5
- Title
- Vineta
- Duration
- 12:02
- Composer
- Ēriks Ešenvalds
- Performer
- Joel Bluestone, Florian Conzetti
- Ensemble
- Portland State Chamber Choir
- Conductor
- Ethan Sperry
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6 Legend of the Walled-In Woman 11:45
- Track
- 6
- Title
- Legend of the Walled-In Woman
- Duration
- 11:45
- Composer
- Ēriks Ešenvalds
- Performer
- Rebecca Yakos, Savannah Panah, Bryanna West, Jereme Wilkie, Ulises Zavaleta, Jorden Moss, Rex Bennett
- Ensemble
- Portland State Chamber Choir
- Conductor
- Ethan Sperry
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7 In paradisum 12:52
- Track
- 7
- Title
- In paradisum
- Duration
- 12:52
- Composer
- Ēriks Ešenvalds
- Performer
- Charles Noble, Marilyn de Oliveira
- Ensemble
- Portland State Chamber Choir
- Conductor
- Ethan Sperry