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Riemuitkaamme!: A Finnish Christmas / Schweckendiek, Lehtola, Helsinki Chamber Choir

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Composer
BERLIOZ PRAETORIUS WHITTALL
Artist
Lehtola, Schweckendiek
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Jan 05, 2018
Catalog #
BIS-2322
UPC
7318599923222

About

Riemuitkaamme! is an imaginative and unconventional selection of choral music associated with Christmas as it is celebrated in Finland. Several of the pieces are by Finnish composers – Sibelius, Rautavaara and Madetoja, to name a few – while others have become part of the Christmas traditions of the country despite their international background. Among these Berlioz’ The Shepherds’ Farewell and Tchaikovsky’s Christ, when a Child… are quite late additions compared to the medieval hymns Puer natus in Bethlehem, Ecce novum gaudium and Angelus emittitur. All three of these were included in the collection Piae cantiones from 1582, the oldest Finnish music publication. Here, they are performed in settings by various composers from different countries and eras – forming a kind of soundtrack of Christmases past and present, distant and close. Contemporary music forms an important part of the activities of the Helsinki Chamber Choir and Nils Schweckendiek, and true to form, the team includes a world premiere recording in their celebrations: Aattoilta, by the Canadian-born composer Matthew Whittall.

Tracklist 17 tracks

  1. 1 6 Schübler Chorales: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 - Sleepers Wake! (Sung in Finnish as Synkkä Yö Maan Peitti Aivan) 09:27
    Track
    1
    Title
    6 Schübler Chorales: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645 - Sleepers Wake! (Sung in Finnish as Synkkä Yö Maan Peitti Aivan)
    Duration
    09:27
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach, Philipp Nicolai
    Performer
    Jan Lehtola
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  2. 2 5 Christmas Songs, Op. 1: No. 4. Giv mig ej glans, ej guld, ej prakt (Sung in Finnish as En Etsi Valtaa, Loistoa) (arr. O. Elokas for choir) 02:43
    Track
    2
    Title
    5 Christmas Songs, Op. 1: No. 4. Giv mig ej glans, ej guld, ej prakt (Sung in Finnish as En Etsi Valtaa, Loistoa) (arr. O. Elokas for choir)
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  3. 3 Nuorison lauluja pianon säestyksellä, Op. 20b: No. 5. Arkihuolesi Kaikki Heitä (arr. for choir and organ) 01:38
    Track
    3
    Title
    Nuorison lauluja pianon säestyksellä, Op. 20b: No. 5. Arkihuolesi Kaikki Heitä (arr. for choir and organ)
    Duration
    01:38
    Composer
    Leevi Madetoja
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  4. 4 Puer natus in Bethlehem (Sung in Finnish as Synnytti piltin Bethlehem) (Compiled with 6 settings) 07:04
    Track
    4
    Title
    Puer natus in Bethlehem (Sung in Finnish as Synnytti piltin Bethlehem) (Compiled with 6 settings)
    Duration
    07:04
    Composer
    Anonymous, Michael Praetorius, Samuel Scheidt, Dieterich Buxtehude, Johann Hermann Schein, Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Júlia Heéger, Mirjam Solomon, Susanna Tollet, Susanna Sippola, David Hackston, Juha-Pekka Mitjonen, Jan Lehtola
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  5. 5 Pastorale, Op. 18, No. 2 (arr. for organ) 04:56
    Track
    5
    Title
    Pastorale, Op. 18, No. 2 (arr. for organ)
    Duration
    04:56
    Composer
    Taneli Kuusisto
    Performer
    Jan Lehtola
  6. 6 L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25, Part II, "La fuite en Egypte": L'adieu des bergers a la Sainte Famille (Sung in Finnish as Paimenten Jäähyväiset Pyhälle Perheelle) 04:21
    Track
    6
    Title
    L'enfance du Christ, Op. 25, Part II, "La fuite en Egypte": L'adieu des bergers a la Sainte Famille (Sung in Finnish as Paimenten Jäähyväiset Pyhälle Perheelle)
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Hector Berlioz
    Performer
    Jan Lehtola
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  7. 7 Joulun Kellot (The Bells of Christmas) 03:07
    Track
    7
    Title
    Joulun Kellot (The Bells of Christmas)
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Armas Maasalo
    Performer
    Jan Lehtola
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  8. 8 Piae Cantiones: No. 13. Ecce Novum Gaudium (Compiled with 2 settings) 02:41
    Track
    8
    Title
    Piae Cantiones: No. 13. Ecce Novum Gaudium (Compiled with 2 settings)
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Anonymous, Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Mirjam Solomon, Jan Lehtola
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  9. 9 Piae Cantiones: No. 1. Angelus Emittitur (Sung in Finnish as Enkel' Alas Liihottaa) (Compiled with 3 settings) 04:13
    Track
    9
    Title
    Piae Cantiones: No. 1. Angelus Emittitur (Sung in Finnish as Enkel' Alas Liihottaa) (Compiled with 3 settings)
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    Anonymous, Jean Sibelius, Heikki Klemetti
    Performer
    Júlia Heéger, Jan Lehtola
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  10. 10 On lapsonen syntynyt meille (A Child is Born Unto Us), JS 142 03:07
    Track
    10
    Title
    On lapsonen syntynyt meille (A Child is Born Unto Us), JS 142
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  11. 11 Aattoiltab (Christmas Eve) 03:30
    Track
    11
    Title
    Aattoiltab (Christmas Eve)
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Matthew Whittall
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  12. 12 Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her (Sung in Finnish as Enkeli Taivaan Lausui Näin) (Compiled with 5 settings) 07:10
    Track
    12
    Title
    Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her (Sung in Finnish as Enkeli Taivaan Lausui Näin) (Compiled with 5 settings)
    Duration
    07:10
    Composer
    Anonymous, Johann Sebastian Bach, Michael Praetorius, Hans Leo Hassler, Caspar Othmayr, Max Reger
    Performer
    Jan Lehtola
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  13. 13 Christmas Carol 04:11
    Track
    13
    Title
    Christmas Carol
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Einojuhani Rautavaara
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  14. 14 Jouluhymni (Christmas Hymn) 02:51
    Track
    14
    Title
    Jouluhymni (Christmas Hymn)
    Duration
    02:51
    Composer
    Ahti Sonninen
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  15. 15 Organ Pastorale 04:52
    Track
    15
    Title
    Organ Pastorale
    Duration
    04:52
    Composer
    Arvi Karvonen
    Performer
    Jan Lehtola
  16. 16 16 Songs for Children, Op. 54: No. 5. Legenda (Sung in Finnish as Jeesuslapsen Tarhassa) 03:49
    Track
    16
    Title
    16 Songs for Children, Op. 54: No. 5. Legenda (Sung in Finnish as Jeesuslapsen Tarhassa)
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek
  17. 17 Maa on niin kaunis (The Earth is Beautiful) 02:21
    Track
    17
    Title
    Maa on niin kaunis (The Earth is Beautiful)
    Duration
    02:21
    Composer
    Traditional
    Performer
    Jan Lehtola
    Ensemble
    Helsinki Chamber Choir
    Conductor
    Nils Schweckendiek