Rautavaara: Vigilia / Schweckendiek, Helsinki Chamber Choir

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Release Date
September 6, 2019
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      RAUTAVAARA, EINOJUHANI
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      Helsinki Chamber Choir
    • PERFORMER
      Schweckendiek
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      September 06, 2019
    • UPC
      7318599924229
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      BIS-2422
    • LABEL
      BIS
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. Vespers: —

      Composer: Einojuhani Rautavaara

      Ensemble: Helsinki Chamber Choir

      Performer: Niall Chorell

      Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek

    2. Vespers: Psalm 103

      Composer: Einojuhani Rautavaara

      Ensemble: Helsinki Chamber Choir

      Performer: Tuukka Haapaniemi

      Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek

    3. Vespers: Katisma No. 1

      Composer: Einojuhani Rautavaara

      Ensemble: Helsinki Chamber Choir

      Performer: Niall Chorell

      Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek

    4. Vespers: Psalm of Invocation

      Composer: Einojuhani Rautavaara

      Ensemble: Helsinki Chamber Choir

      Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek

    5. Vespers: Sticheron of Invocation

      Composer: Einojuhani Rautavaara

      Ensemble: Helsinki Chamber Choir

      Performer: Tuukka Haapaniemi

      Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek

    6. Vespers: Sticheron to the Mother of God

      Composer: Einojuhani Rautavaara

      Ensemble: Helsinki Chamber Choir

      Performer: Niall Chorell

      Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek

    7. Vespers: Evening Hymn

      Composer: Einojuhani Rautavaara

      Ensemble: Helsinki Chamber Choir

      Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek

    8. Vespers: Ekteniya

      Composer: Einojuhani Rautavaara

      Ensemble: Helsinki Chamber Choir

      Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek

    9. Vespers: Sticheron of the Litany

      Composer: Einojuhani Rautavaara

      Ensemble: Helsinki Chamber Choir

      Performer: Tuukka Haapaniemi

      Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek

    10. Vespers: Ekteniya of the Litany

      Composer: Einojuhani Rautavaara

      Ensemble: Helsinki Chamber Choir

      Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek

    11. Vespers: Sticheron

      Composer: Einojuhani Rautavaara

      Ensemble: Helsinki Chamber Choir

      Performer: Tuukka Haapaniemi

      Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek

    12. Vespers: Troparion

      Composer: Einojuhani Rautavaara

      Ensemble: Helsinki Chamber Choir

      Performer: Tuukka Haapaniemi

      Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek

    13. Vespers: Troparion of the Feast

      Composer: Einojuhani Rautavaara

      Ensemble: Helsinki Chamber Choir

      Performer: Niall Chorell

      Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek

    14. Vespers: Final Blessing

      Composer: Einojuhani Rautavaara

      Ensemble: Helsinki Chamber Choir

      Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek

    15. Matins: —

      Composer: Einojuhani Rautavaara

      Ensemble: Helsinki Chamber Choir

      Performer: Niall Chorell

      Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek

    16. Matins: Troparion

      Composer: Einojuhani Rautavaara

      Ensemble: Helsinki Chamber Choir

      Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek

    17. Matins: Troparion No. 2

      Composer: Einojuhani Rautavaara

      Ensemble: Helsinki Chamber Choir

      Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek

    18. Matins: Hymn of Praise

      Composer: Einojuhani Rautavaara

      Ensemble: Helsinki Chamber Choir

      Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek

    19. Matins: Troparion of the Resurrection

      Composer: Einojuhani Rautavaara

      Ensemble: Helsinki Chamber Choir

      Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek

    20. Matins: Antiphon

      Composer: Einojuhani Rautavaara

      Ensemble: Helsinki Chamber Choir

      Performer: Niall Chorell, Tuukka Haapaniemi

      Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek

    21. Matins: Prokeimenon

      Composer: Einojuhani Rautavaara

      Ensemble: Helsinki Chamber Choir

      Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek

    22. Matins: Hymn of Resurrection

      Composer: Einojuhani Rautavaara

      Ensemble: Helsinki Chamber Choir

      Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek

    23. Matins: Canon: Irmos No. 1

      Composer: Einojuhani Rautavaara

      Ensemble: Helsinki Chamber Choir

      Performer: Tuukka Haapaniemi

      Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek

    24. Matins: Canon: Irmos No. 3

      Composer: Einojuhani Rautavaara

      Ensemble: Helsinki Chamber Choir

      Performer: Tuukka Haapaniemi

      Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek

    25. Matins: Canon: Irmos No. 4

      Composer: Einojuhani Rautavaara

      Ensemble: Helsinki Chamber Choir

      Performer: Tuukka Haapaniemi

      Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek

    26. Matins: Canon: Irmos No. 5

      Composer: Einojuhani Rautavaara

      Ensemble: Helsinki Chamber Choir

      Performer: Tuukka Haapaniemi

      Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek

    27. Matins: Canon: Irmos No. 6

      Composer: Einojuhani Rautavaara

      Ensemble: Helsinki Chamber Choir

      Performer: Tuukka Haapaniemi

      Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek

    28. Matins: Canon: Irmos No. 7

      Composer: Einojuhani Rautavaara

      Ensemble: Helsinki Chamber Choir

      Performer: Tuukka Haapaniemi

      Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek

    29. Matins: Canon: Irmos No. 8

      Composer: Einojuhani Rautavaara

      Ensemble: Helsinki Chamber Choir

      Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek

    30. Matins: Katabasis: Hymn of Thanksgiving of the Mother of God

      Composer: Einojuhani Rautavaara

      Ensemble: Helsinki Chamber Choir

      Performer: Niall Chorell, Tuukka Haapaniemi

      Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek

    31. Matins: Canon: Irmos No. 9

      Composer: Einojuhani Rautavaara

      Ensemble: Helsinki Chamber Choir

      Performer: Niall Chorell

      Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek

    32. Matins: Sticheron of Thanksgiving

      Composer: Einojuhani Rautavaara

      Ensemble: Helsinki Chamber Choir

      Performer: Niall Chorell

      Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek

    33. Matins: Troparion of the Resurrection

      Composer: Einojuhani Rautavaara

      Ensemble: Helsinki Chamber Choir

      Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek

    34. Matins: Final Blessing

      Composer: Einojuhani Rautavaara

      Ensemble: Helsinki Chamber Choir

      Conductor: Nils Schweckendiek


In 1971, Einojuhani Rautavaara was asked to compose a Finnish Orthodox church service, an all-night vigil similar to that of Rachmaninov, comprising Vespers as well as Matins. Soon after the first performance he reshaped the music into what we now know as Vigilia, a concert version forming a musical whole. As his inspiration, Rautavaara has himself described a visit to the Valamo monastery in the middle of Lake Ladoga in 1939: ‘The bells began to ring, low-pitched booms and higher, shrill clinks: the world was filled with sounds and colors…’ The music is marked by dark colors, the heady smell of incense and the crepuscular church lit only by small candles. Divided into two parts, Vespers and Matins, the 70-minute work consists of 34 sections, and features prominent parts for a bass and a tenor soloist, as well as a number of solo voices emerging from the mixed choir. The work is enriched by the constantly changing combinations of choir and soloists, the perspective shifting from the personal to the universal.

It is here performed by the 21-strong Helsinki Chamber Choir, under its artistic director Nils Schweckendiek – a team that has made several recordings for BIS in recent years. These include Riemuitkaamme!, a Christmas album (‘Schweckendiek’s immaculately blended singers make a glorious noise’, The Arts Desk), as well as a two-album survey of the choral works of Finnish modernist Erik Bergman (‘The Helsinki choir produces a radiant sound throughout’, Choir & Organ).