Magi: Complete Songs for Female Voice

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Label
Toccata
Release Date
October 4, 2024
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Ester Magi
    • PERFORMER
      Maarja Purga, Valle-Rasmus Roots, Mari-Liis Vind, Kirill Ogorodnikov, Sten Lassmann
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      October 04, 2024
    • UPC
      5060113447418
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      TOCC0741
    • LABEL
      Toccata
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Chamber Music & Recitals
    Works ⌄

    1. No. 1. Kuis võiksin magada (How Could I Sleep)

      Composer: Ester Mägi

      Performer: Maarja Purga, Sten Lassmann

    2. No. 2. Mälestus (A Memory)

      Composer: Ester Mägi

      Performer: Maarja Purga, Sten Lassmann

    3. No. 3. Rannapääsuke (Beach Swallow)

      Composer: Ester Mägi

      Performer: Maarja Purga, Sten Lassmann

    4. No. 4. Tuul (Wind)

      Composer: Ester Mägi

      Performer: Maarja Purga, Sten Lassmann

    5. No. 5. Õnne algus (The Onset of Happiness)

      Composer: Ester Mägi

      Performer: Maarja Purga, Sten Lassmann

    6. No. 1. Suur ja vaikne (Big and Silent)

      Composer: Ester Mägi

      Performer: Maarja Purga, Sten Lassmann

    7. No. 2. Mul on tare taeva all (I Have a Shelter Under the Sky)

      Composer: Ester Mägi

      Performer: Maarja Purga, Sten Lassmann

    8. Kiigele (To the Swing!)

      Composer: Ester Mägi

      Performer: Maarja Purga, Sten Lassmann

    9. Leidsid sõnad kalli viisi (Words Found a Lovely Melody)

      Composer: Ester Mägi

      Performer: Maarja Purga, Sten Lassmann

    10. Lehed langs'sid (Leaves were Falling)

      Composer: Ester Mägi

      Performer: Maarja Purga, Sten Lassmann

    11. Lumehelbeke (A Snowflake)

      Composer: Ester Mägi

      Performer: Maarja Purga, Sten Lassmann

    12. Vanatühja petmine (Cheating Old Nick)

      Composer: Ester Mägi

      Performer: Maarja Purga, Sten Lassmann

    13. Valge pall (White Ball)

      Composer: Ester Mägi

      Performer: Maarja Purga, Sten Lassmann

    14. No. 1. Sääl kõrgel (Up There)

      Composer: Ester Mägi

      Performer: Maarja Purga, Sten Lassmann

    15. No. 2. Köitke kinni! (Bind the Eyes!)

      Composer: Ester Mägi

      Performer: Maarja Purga, Sten Lassmann

    16. No. 1. Puust palitu (Wooden Overcoat)

      Composer: Ester Mägi

      Performer: Maarja Purga, Sten Lassmann

    17. No. 2. Jälle ja jälle (Again and Again)

      Composer: Ester Mägi

      Performer: Maarja Purga, Sten Lassmann

    18. No. 3. Linnud naersid (The Birds were Laughing)

      Composer: Ester Mägi

      Performer: Maarja Purga, Sten Lassmann

    19. No. 1. Laulev puu (The Singing Tree)

      Composer: Ester Mägi

      Performer: Maarja Purga, Sten Lassmann

    20. No. 2. Uinutamislaul (A Lullaby)

      Composer: Ester Mägi

      Performer: Maarja Purga, Sten Lassmann

    21. No. 3. Vaeslaps käoks (The Orphan of a Cuckoo)

      Composer: Ester Mägi

      Performer: Maarja Purga, Sten Lassmann

    22. Ööhõlmad (Night Shades)

      Composer: Ester Mägi

      Performer: Maarja Purga, Sten Lassmann

    23. No. 1. Öö (Night)

      Composer: Ester Mägi

      Performer: Maarja Purga, Valle-Rasmus Roots, Sten Lassmann

    24. No. 2. Silmil suletuil (With Eyes Closed)

      Composer: Ester Mägi

      Performer: Maarja Purga, Valle-Rasmus Roots, Sten Lassmann

    25. Maarjasõnajalg (The Marian Fern)

      Composer: Ester Mägi

      Performer: Maarja Purga, Mari-Liis Vind, Sten Lassmann

    26. Huiked (Herding Calls)

      Composer: Ester Mägi

      Performer: Maarja Purga, Mari-Liis Vind, Kirill Ogorodnikov

    27. I. Moderato -

      Composer: Ester Mägi

      Performer: Maarja Purga, Sten Lassmann

    28. II. Andante tenuto -

      Composer: Ester Mägi

      Performer: Maarja Purga, Sten Lassmann

    29. III. Largo -

      Composer: Ester Mägi

      Performer: Maarja Purga, Sten Lassmann

    30. IV. Allegro -

      Composer: Ester Mägi

      Performer: Maarja Purga, Sten Lassmann

    31. V. Rubato -

      Composer: Ester Mägi

      Performer: Maarja Purga, Sten Lassmann

    32. VI. Allegro giocoso -

      Composer: Ester Mägi

      Performer: Maarja Purga, Sten Lassmann

    33. 5 Romanssi (5 Romances): No. 5. Õnne algus (The Onset of Happiness) (arr. H. Mätlik for voice and guitar)

      Composer: Ester Mägi

      Performer: Maarja Purga, Kirill Ogorodnikov

    34. Maarjasõnajalg (The Marian Fern) (arr. H. Mätlik for voice, flute and guitar)

      Composer: Ester Mägi

      Performer: Maarja Purga, Mari-Liis Vind, Kirill Ogorodnikov

    35. Põllul laulmine (Songs From the Fields): I. Moderato (arr. H. Mätlik for voice, flute, cello and guitar)

      Composer: Ester Mägi

      Performer: Maarja Purga, Mari-Liis Vind, Valle-Rasmus Roots, Kirill Ogorodnikov


For the latter part of her long life, Ester Magi (1922-2021) was known as 'the First Lady of Estonian music', her modest, charming disposition endearing her to all who met her. But her music reveals the true strength of her personality, and this first complete recording of her songs for female voice - over half a century of compositional activity - covers a striking emotional range, from the ambivalent feelings of falling in love to dramatic ritual invocations of startling force and power. Many of the earlier songs are openly romantic, but Magi soon began to tap into the hypnotic energy of Estonian runic folksong, with it's echoes of village life and it's incantations intended to placate a hostile environment.