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Korvits: Hymns to the Nordic Lights / Joost, Estonian National Symphony
Ondine

Korvits: Hymns to the Nordic Lights / Joost, Estonian National Symphony

$18.99

Details

Composer
KORVITS, TONU
Artist
Vind, Joost
Format
CD
Label
Ondine
Released
Jan 03, 2020
Catalog #
ODE 1349-2
UPC
761195134924

About

Tõnu Kõrvits (b. 1969) is together with Arvo Pärt and Erkki-Sven Tüür among the most interesting Estonian composers of our time. This album by the Estonian NSO and Risto Joost consists of orchestral works written between a period of ten years, from 2007 to 2018. These works have been inspired by a variety of themes and are rich with delicate atmosphere possessing a particularly Northern feel combined with a romantic and Impressionistic touch. Azure and Leaving Capriare the most recent pieces of this album. First of the pieces is a transcription of a work which was originally written for the male choir. Leaving Capriis a homage to Estonian painter Konrad Mägi who is well-known for his colorful and sunny paintings of Italy’s landscape. Orchestral work Hymns to the Nordic Lights (2011) was premiered by Britten Sinfonia conducted by James MacMillan. This 5-movement suite evokes the magic of the Northern landscape with Nordic Lights. Silent Songs (2015) is a work of three pieces for bass-clarinet and orchestra where the soloist’s part is improvisatory, lyrical and meditative. Tears Fantasy (2011) is an orchestral fantasy dedicated to conductor Risto Joostand inspired by the work of English Renaissance composer John Dowland. Elegies of Thule (2007) is the earliest piece of the album, a suite for strings which is based on different folk tunes from Estonia. The result isa fascination combination of romanticism influenced by folk elements.

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REVIEWS:

Performed and recorded to impeccable high standards, this is the kind of release that can restore your faith in the power of contemporary music. Tõnu Kõrvits’ voice is very much one that invites rather than repels the listener, creating gorgeous sounds to go along with imaginatively conceived and expressively grounded material. There’s plenty of depth and poetic emotion to get your teeth into, so sharpen your senses and dive in.

– MusicWeb International

The Estonian National SO play throughout with the greatest of conviction and the glossiest tone, driven on by Risto Joost’s unique understanding of Kõrvits’s work, and the recording is everything one would expect from Ondine.

– Gramophone

Tracklist 14 tracks

  1. 1 Azure (version for string orchestra) 02:46
    Track
    1
    Title
    Azure (version for string orchestra)
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Tõnu Kõrvits
    Ensemble
    string section Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Risto Joost
  2. 2 I. — 02:28
    Track
    2
    Title
    I. —
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Tõnu Kõrvits
    Ensemble
    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Risto Joost
  3. 3 II. — 02:48
    Track
    3
    Title
    II. —
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Tõnu Kõrvits
    Ensemble
    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Risto Joost
  4. 4 III. — 01:35
    Track
    4
    Title
    III. —
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Tõnu Kõrvits
    Ensemble
    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Risto Joost
  5. 5 IV. — 01:00
    Track
    5
    Title
    IV. —
    Duration
    01:00
    Composer
    Tõnu Kõrvits
    Ensemble
    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Risto Joost
  6. 6 V. — 05:20
    Track
    6
    Title
    V. —
    Duration
    05:20
    Composer
    Tõnu Kõrvits
    Ensemble
    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Risto Joost
  7. 7 I. Flower 05:14
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Flower
    Duration
    05:14
    Composer
    Tõnu Kõrvits
    Performer
    Meelis Vind
    Ensemble
    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Risto Joost
  8. 8 II. Sacred River 03:45
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Sacred River
    Duration
    03:45
    Composer
    Tõnu Kõrvits
    Performer
    Meelis Vind
    Ensemble
    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Risto Joost
  9. 9 III. Farewell Farewell 05:59
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Farewell Farewell
    Duration
    05:59
    Composer
    Tõnu Kõrvits
    Performer
    Meelis Vind
    Ensemble
    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Risto Joost
  10. 10 Leaving Capri 04:35
    Track
    10
    Title
    Leaving Capri
    Duration
    04:35
    Composer
    Tõnu Kõrvits
    Ensemble
    string section Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Risto Joost
  11. 11 Tears-Fantasy 07:37
    Track
    11
    Title
    Tears-Fantasy
    Duration
    07:37
    Composer
    Tõnu Kõrvits
    Ensemble
    Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Risto Joost
  12. 12 I. The Night is Darkening 04:49
    Track
    12
    Title
    I. The Night is Darkening
    Duration
    04:49
    Composer
    Tõnu Kõrvits
    Ensemble
    string section Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Risto Joost
  13. 13 II. Kellä' (Bells) 03:44
    Track
    13
    Title
    II. Kellä' (Bells)
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Tõnu Kõrvits
    Ensemble
    string section Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Risto Joost
  14. 14 III. I Look Up to the Hill 05:23
    Track
    14
    Title
    III. I Look Up to the Hill
    Duration
    05:23
    Composer
    Tõnu Kõrvits
    Ensemble
    string section Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Risto Joost