Rhona Clarke: Sempiternam / Sirmais, State Choir Latvija

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Label
Metier
Release Date
February 11, 2022
Format
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Rhona Clarke
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      State Choir Latvia
    • PERFORMER
      Maris Sirmais
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      February 11, 2022
    • UPC
      809730861420
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      MSV28614
    • LABEL
      Metier
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      1
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. O vis aeterntatis

      Composer: Rhona Clarke

      Ensemble: State Choir Latvija

      Conductor: Māris Sirmais

    2. No. 1. Regina Caeli

      Composer: Rhona Clarke

      Ensemble: State Choir Latvija

      Conductor: Māris Sirmais

    3. No. 2. Salve Regina

      Composer: Rhona Clarke

      Ensemble: State Choir Latvija

      Conductor: Māris Sirmais

    4. Ave atque vale

      Composer: Rhona Clarke

      Ensemble: State Choir Latvija

      Conductor: Māris Sirmais

    5. Glad and Blithe

      Composer: Rhona Clarke

      Ensemble: State Choir Latvija

      Conductor: Māris Sirmais

    6. Lullay, My Liking

      Composer: Rhona Clarke

      Ensemble: State Choir Latvija

      Conductor: Māris Sirmais

    7. Make We Merry

      Composer: Rhona Clarke

      Ensemble: State Choir Latvija

      Conductor: Māris Sirmais

    8. I. Introit

      Composer: Rhona Clarke

      Ensemble: State Choir Latvija

      Conductor: Māris Sirmais

    9. II. Lux aeterna

      Composer: Rhona Clarke

      Ensemble: State Choir Latvija

      Conductor: Māris Sirmais

    10. III. Pie Jesu

      Composer: Rhona Clarke

      Ensemble: State Choir Latvija

      Conductor: Māris Sirmais

    11. IV. In paradisum

      Composer: Rhona Clarke

      Ensemble: State Choir Latvija

      Conductor: Māris Sirmais

    12. The Kiss

      Composer: Rhona Clarke

      Ensemble: State Choir Latvija

      Conductor: Māris Sirmais

    13. A Song for St. Cecilia's Day

      Composer: Rhona Clarke

      Ensemble: State Choir Latvija

      Conductor: Māris Sirmais

    14. Do Not Stand at My Grave

      Composer: Rhona Clarke

      Ensemble: State Choir Latvija

      Conductor: Māris Sirmais

    15. The Old Woman

      Composer: Rhona Clarke

      Ensemble: State Choir Latvija

      Conductor: Māris Sirmais

    16. Rorate caeli

      Composer: Rhona Clarke

      Ensemble: State Choir Latvija

      Conductor: Māris Sirmais


Choral music has always been a constant thread throughout the compositional development of Rhona Clarke (b. 1958). The works on this album range over a thirty-year period and demonstrate the increasing individuality of her work, though rooted in the choral tradition of Ireland and Britain. Her chamber and instrumental works can reach out in far more extreme modernist styles. From the darkness of Ave Atque Vale to the sheer breathtaking beauty of Pie Jesu or Lullay, my Liking, Clarke shows herself here to be among the most effective, inspired and communicative choral composers of today. The album contains sacred works; from her Requiem which concentrates on the message of redemption and omits the judgmental sections, to Marian Anthems and three Christmas Carols; and also secular songs of love, loss and black comedy. The Latvian State Choir is the leading professional choir in the Baltic States, and is in high demand internationally having worked recently with the Concertgebouw and London Philharmonic Orchestras (among many) and has recorded for Naxos, Harmonia Mundi, Warner and other top labels. This is the choir’s debut album for Métier.