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Kodály & Ligeti: Lux Aeterna - Choral Works / Soelberg, Andersen, Nordtorp, Riis, Creed, DR VokalEnsemblet
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Kodály & Ligeti: Lux Aeterna - Choral Works / Soelberg, Andersen, Nordtorp, Riis, Creed, DR VokalEnsemblet

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Composer
Zoltan Kodaly, Gyorgy Ligeti
Artist
Marcus Creed
Format
CD
Label
OUR Recordings
Released
Mar 04, 2022
Catalog #
6220676
UPC
0747313167661

About

For most of the 20th century, the two giants of Hungarian music were Bartok and Kodaly. Following his explosion on the international scene in the mid-60s, Gyorgi Ligeti, a student of Kodaly, was added to that list. Kodaly was one of the most significant early figures in the field of ethnomusicology. He also composed prolifically for choirs. All of the Kodaly works on this program were influenced by folk music and chart the composer’s development from the world of late romanticism to the mini-cantata Matrai kepek (Matra pictures), including a shimmering performance of Esti Dal (Evening Song), his most beloved choral work. Most of music that Ligeti composed for a cappella choir was written in the mid-50s while still in Budapest. Alongside numerous folk song arrangements, like Mátraszentimrei Dalok, were pieces like Éjszaka – Reggel (Night – Morning) which were already pushing the sonic boundaries with clusters and onomatopoeic sounds. Ligeti’s mature style can be heard in the shimmering and justifiably famous Lux Aeterna while the late Drei Phantasien (on texts by Friedrich Holderlin) described by Ligeti himself as “emotional, “onomatopoetic,” overwrought, 16-voiced pieces (not micropolyphonic!)” is an example of his late Post-Modernist style. For this very special and demanding repertoire, both teacher and student are in good hands with the Danish National Vocal Ensemble and conductor Marcus Creed. Audiophiles will also be richly rewarded with the vivid imaging and “as real as it gets” sonic presence thanks to producer Michael Emery and technician Mikkel Nymand. A Dolby Atmos release is being planned.

Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. 1 Lux aeterna 09:11
    Track
    1
    Title
    Lux aeterna
    Duration
    09:11
    Composer
    György Ligeti
    Ensemble
    DR VokalEnsemblet
    Conductor
    Marcus Creed
  2. 2 Éjszaka (Night) 02:21
    Track
    2
    Title
    Éjszaka (Night)
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    György Ligeti
    Performer
    Malene Nordtorp, Adam Riis
    Ensemble
    DR VokalEnsemblet
    Conductor
    Marcus Creed
  3. 3 Reggel (Morning) 01:15
    Track
    3
    Title
    Reggel (Morning)
    Duration
    01:15
    Composer
    György Ligeti
    Performer
    Malene Nordtorp, Adam Riis
    Ensemble
    DR VokalEnsemblet
    Conductor
    Marcus Creed
  4. 4 No. 1. Három hordó (Three Barrels) 01:19
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 1. Három hordó (Three Barrels)
    Duration
    01:19
    Composer
    György Ligeti
    Ensemble
    DR VokalEnsemblet
    Conductor
    Marcus Creed
  5. 5 No. 2. Igaz szerelem (True Love) 01:22
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 2. Igaz szerelem (True Love)
    Duration
    01:22
    Composer
    György Ligeti
    Ensemble
    DR VokalEnsemblet
    Conductor
    Marcus Creed
  6. 6 No. 3. Gomb, gomb (Pom-pom) 01:36
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 3. Gomb, gomb (Pom-pom)
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    György Ligeti
    Ensemble
    DR VokalEnsemblet
    Conductor
    Marcus Creed
  7. 7 No. 4. Erdöbe, Erdöbe (Out in the woods) 00:54
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 4. Erdöbe, Erdöbe (Out in the woods)
    Duration
    00:54
    Composer
    György Ligeti
    Ensemble
    DR VokalEnsemblet
    Conductor
    Marcus Creed
  8. 8 No. 1. Hälfte des Lebens (Halfway through life) 03:46
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 1. Hälfte des Lebens (Halfway through life)
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    György Ligeti
    Ensemble
    DR VokalEnsemblet
    Conductor
    Marcus Creed
  9. 9 No. 2. Wenn aus der Ferne (If from afar) 05:28
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 2. Wenn aus der Ferne (If from afar)
    Duration
    05:28
    Composer
    György Ligeti
    Ensemble
    DR VokalEnsemblet
    Conductor
    Marcus Creed
  10. 10 No. 3. Abendphantasie (Evening Reverie) 03:42
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 3. Abendphantasie (Evening Reverie)
    Duration
    03:42
    Composer
    György Ligeti
    Ensemble
    DR VokalEnsemblet
    Conductor
    Marcus Creed
  11. 11 Esti dal (Evening song) 03:01
    Track
    11
    Title
    Esti dal (Evening song)
    Duration
    03:01
    Composer
    Zoltán Kodály
    Ensemble
    DR VokalEnsemblet
    Conductor
    Marcus Creed
  12. 12 Este (Evening) 04:55
    Track
    12
    Title
    Este (Evening)
    Duration
    04:55
    Composer
    Zoltán Kodály
    Performer
    Christine Nonbo Andersen
    Ensemble
    DR VokalEnsemblet
    Conductor
    Marcus Creed
  13. 13 Mátrai képek (Mátra pictures) 11:03
    Track
    13
    Title
    Mátrai képek (Mátra pictures)
    Duration
    11:03
    Composer
    Zoltán Kodály
    Performer
    Jakob Soelberg
    Ensemble
    DR VokalEnsemblet
    Conductor
    Marcus Creed