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Kevät Kerran On Koittava / Schweckendiek, Helsinki Chamber Choir
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Kevät Kerran On Koittava / Schweckendiek, Helsinki Chamber Choir

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Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Schweckendiek
Format
CD
Label
BIS
Released
Jan 04, 2019
Catalog #
BIS-2442
UPC
7318590024423

About

From a 21st-century perspective, Sibelius may appear to stand more or less alone in the history of Finnish music. It is easy to forget that he could not have fulfilled his artistic potential if his environment had not been conducive to musical creativity. But much of the music that was part of that environment has been almost completely forgotten, often because its aesthetic didn’t accord with the prevailing nationalist trends of the late 19th century. In this programme of choral works, Nils Schweckendiek and his Helsinki Chamber Choir guide us through some 80 years of Finnish music for choir, from the period when the country formed part of the Russian Empire, as the Grand Duchy of Finland. It was during this time that a Finnish nationalist movement began to take form, in opposition towards the political and cultural dominance of Russia and Sweden respectively. This development can be traced in the way the idea of Spring – a staple in the songs of the Nordic countries – changes from a sense of joy at the end to the hardships of winter to a metaphor for liberation from political oppression. Another result was the Fennicization towards the end of the 19th century, during which many popular Swedish and German-language songs were translated into Finnish and the originals in effect suppressed – a case in point being the earliest piece on the disc, F. A. Ehrström’s Svanen (The Swan, 1833), which has had it’s original Swedish text restored for this recording.

Tracklist 26 tracks

  1. 1 Sekaäänisiä lauluja, Op. 61b: No. 3. Aamulla (In the Morning) 00:58
    Track
    1
    Title
    Sekaäänisiä lauluja, Op. 61b: No. 3. Aamulla (In the Morning)
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Erkki Melartin
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  2. 2 Morgenlied (Morning Song) (reconstructed by N. Schweckendiek) 01:38
    Track
    2
    Title
    Morgenlied (Morning Song) (reconstructed by N. Schweckendiek)
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Karl Collan
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  3. 3 Laulajaparille (To the Singing Couple) (arr. for mixed choir) 01:32
    Track
    3
    Title
    Laulajaparille (To the Singing Couple) (arr. for mixed choir)
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Henrik Borenius
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  4. 4 Den Väntande (He Who Waits) 01:58
    Track
    4
    Title
    Den Väntande (He Who Waits)
    Duration
    01:58
    Composer
    Karl Johan Moring
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  5. 5 Hämnden (Revenge) 01:17
    Track
    5
    Title
    Hämnden (Revenge)
    Duration
    01:17
    Composer
    Karl Johan Moring
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  6. 6 Hell dig, du höga Nord! (Hail, Lofty Northland!) (version for male choir) 01:48
    Track
    6
    Title
    Hell dig, du höga Nord! (Hail, Lofty Northland!) (version for male choir)
    Duration
    01:48
    Composer
    Bernhard Henrik Crusell
    Performer
    David Hackston, Jukka Jokitalo, Juha-Pekka Mitjonen, Jussi Linnanmäki
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  7. 7 Piae Cantiones: In vernali tempore - Tullos kevät armahin (arr. H. Klemetti for mixed choir) 02:51
    Track
    7
    Title
    Piae Cantiones: In vernali tempore - Tullos kevät armahin (arr. H. Klemetti for mixed choir)
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Anonymous
    Performer
    David Hackston
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  8. 8 Vårmorgonen (Spring Morning) 03:59
    Track
    8
    Title
    Vårmorgonen (Spring Morning)
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Fredrik Pacius
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  9. 9 Iltalaulu (Evening Song) 01:38
    Track
    9
    Title
    Iltalaulu (Evening Song)
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Rafael Laethén
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  10. 10 Svanen (The Swan) (reconstructed by N. Schweckendiek) 02:25
    Track
    10
    Title
    Svanen (The Swan) (reconstructed by N. Schweckendiek)
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Fredrik August Ehrström
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  11. 11 Serenad (Serenade) (version for mixed choir) 01:25
    Track
    11
    Title
    Serenad (Serenade) (version for mixed choir)
    Duration
    01:25
    Composer
    Robert Kajanus
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  12. 12 Iloa ja surua (Joy and Sorrow) (arr. E. Sivori for mixed choir) 02:20
    Track
    12
    Title
    Iloa ja surua (Joy and Sorrow) (arr. E. Sivori for mixed choir)
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Meri Metsomäki, Iris Roost
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  13. 13 Metsässä (In the Forest) 01:46
    Track
    13
    Title
    Metsässä (In the Forest)
    Duration
    01:46
    Composer
    Ludvig Kiljander
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  14. 14 Punkaharjun laulutyttö (The Singing Girl from Punkaharju) 02:01
    Track
    14
    Title
    Punkaharjun laulutyttö (The Singing Girl from Punkaharju)
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Pekka Juhani Hannikainen
    Performer
    Viivi Tulkki
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  15. 15 Kevätyhtiön Polska (Spring Polska) 02:00
    Track
    15
    Title
    Kevätyhtiön Polska (Spring Polska)
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    Erik August Hagfors
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  16. 16 Och jungfrun hon går i dansen (And the Maiden Goes in a Ring) (arr. M. Wegelius for mixed choir) 00:43
    Track
    16
    Title
    Och jungfrun hon går i dansen (And the Maiden Goes in a Ring) (arr. M. Wegelius for mixed choir)
    Duration
    00:43
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  17. 17 Hiljaa! (Quiet!) 01:50
    Track
    17
    Title
    Hiljaa! (Quiet!)
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Ludvig Kiljander
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  18. 18 Näin unta kesästä kerran (Once in a Dream I Saw Summer) 01:56
    Track
    18
    Title
    Näin unta kesästä kerran (Once in a Dream I Saw Summer)
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    Primus Leppänen
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  19. 19 Ins stille land (Into the Silent Land) 01:24
    Track
    19
    Title
    Ins stille land (Into the Silent Land)
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Emil Genetz
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  20. 20 Orpo ja lintu (The Orphan and the Bird) 03:43
    Track
    20
    Title
    Orpo ja lintu (The Orphan and the Bird)
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Armas Järnefelt
    Performer
    Meri Metsomäki, Jussi Salonen
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  21. 21 Armahan kulku (The Path of the Beloved) 01:41
    Track
    21
    Title
    Armahan kulku (The Path of the Beloved)
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Armas Järnefelt
    Performer
    Júlia Heéger, Jussi Salonen
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  22. 22 Sekaäänisiä lauluja, Op. 61b: No. 5. Darthulan hautauslaulu (Darthula's Funeral Song) 04:09
    Track
    22
    Title
    Sekaäänisiä lauluja, Op. 61b: No. 5. Darthulan hautauslaulu (Darthula's Funeral Song)
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Erkki Melartin
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  23. 23 Itätuulessa (In the East Wind) 04:04
    Track
    23
    Title
    Itätuulessa (In the East Wind)
    Duration
    04:04
    Composer
    Oskar Merikanto
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  24. 24 Sekaäänisiä lauluja, Op. 61b: No. 7. Piirilaulu (Round Song) 00:45
    Track
    24
    Title
    Sekaäänisiä lauluja, Op. 61b: No. 7. Piirilaulu (Round Song)
    Duration
    00:45
    Composer
    Erkki Melartin
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  25. 25 Piiritanssilaulu (Round Dance Song) (arr. R. Faltin for mixed choir) 01:45
    Track
    25
    Title
    Piiritanssilaulu (Round Dance Song) (arr. R. Faltin for mixed choir)
    Duration
    01:45
    Composer
    Traditional
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  26. 26 Skördefolkets visa (Song of the Harvesters) 01:25
    Track
    26
    Title
    Skördefolkets visa (Song of the Harvesters)
    Duration
    01:25
    Composer
    Gabriel Linsén
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek