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Rhona Clarke: Sempiternam / Sirmais, State Choir Latvija
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Rhona Clarke: Sempiternam / Sirmais, State Choir Latvija

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Composer
Rhona Clarke
Artist
Maris Sirmais
Format
CD
Label
Metier
Released
Feb 11, 2022
Catalog #
MSV28614
UPC
809730861420

About

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.

Tracklist 16 tracks

  1. 1 O vis aeterntatis 05:49
    Track
    1
    Title
    O vis aeterntatis
    Duration
    05:49
    Composer
    Rhona Clarke
    Ensemble
    State Choir Latvija
    Conductor
    Māris Sirmais
  2. 2 No. 1. Regina Caeli 03:17
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 1. Regina Caeli
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Rhona Clarke
    Ensemble
    State Choir Latvija
    Conductor
    Māris Sirmais
  3. 3 No. 2. Salve Regina 06:47
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 2. Salve Regina
    Duration
    06:47
    Composer
    Rhona Clarke
    Ensemble
    State Choir Latvija
    Conductor
    Māris Sirmais
  4. 4 Ave atque vale 05:15
    Track
    4
    Title
    Ave atque vale
    Duration
    05:15
    Composer
    Rhona Clarke
    Ensemble
    State Choir Latvija
    Conductor
    Māris Sirmais
  5. 5 Glad and Blithe 02:46
    Track
    5
    Title
    Glad and Blithe
    Duration
    02:46
    Composer
    Rhona Clarke
    Ensemble
    State Choir Latvija
    Conductor
    Māris Sirmais
  6. 6 Lullay, My Liking 04:59
    Track
    6
    Title
    Lullay, My Liking
    Duration
    04:59
    Composer
    Rhona Clarke
    Ensemble
    State Choir Latvija
    Conductor
    Māris Sirmais
  7. 7 Make We Merry 02:01
    Track
    7
    Title
    Make We Merry
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Rhona Clarke
    Ensemble
    State Choir Latvija
    Conductor
    Māris Sirmais
  8. 8 I. Introit 06:58
    Track
    8
    Title
    I. Introit
    Duration
    06:58
    Composer
    Rhona Clarke
    Ensemble
    State Choir Latvija
    Conductor
    Māris Sirmais
  9. 9 II. Lux aeterna 04:24
    Track
    9
    Title
    II. Lux aeterna
    Duration
    04:24
    Composer
    Rhona Clarke
    Ensemble
    State Choir Latvija
    Conductor
    Māris Sirmais
  10. 10 III. Pie Jesu 03:36
    Track
    10
    Title
    III. Pie Jesu
    Duration
    03:36
    Composer
    Rhona Clarke
    Ensemble
    State Choir Latvija
    Conductor
    Māris Sirmais
  11. 11 IV. In paradisum 05:06
    Track
    11
    Title
    IV. In paradisum
    Duration
    05:06
    Composer
    Rhona Clarke
    Ensemble
    State Choir Latvija
    Conductor
    Māris Sirmais
  12. 12 The Kiss 04:12
    Track
    12
    Title
    The Kiss
    Duration
    04:12
    Composer
    Rhona Clarke
    Ensemble
    State Choir Latvija
    Conductor
    Māris Sirmais
  13. 13 A Song for St. Cecilia's Day 04:57
    Track
    13
    Title
    A Song for St. Cecilia's Day
    Duration
    04:57
    Composer
    Rhona Clarke
    Ensemble
    State Choir Latvija
    Conductor
    Māris Sirmais
  14. 14 Do Not Stand at My Grave 03:34
    Track
    14
    Title
    Do Not Stand at My Grave
    Duration
    03:34
    Composer
    Rhona Clarke
    Ensemble
    State Choir Latvija
    Conductor
    Māris Sirmais
  15. 15 The Old Woman 03:30
    Track
    15
    Title
    The Old Woman
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Rhona Clarke
    Ensemble
    State Choir Latvija
    Conductor
    Māris Sirmais
  16. 16 Rorate caeli 05:19
    Track
    16
    Title
    Rorate caeli
    Duration
    05:19
    Composer
    Rhona Clarke
    Ensemble
    State Choir Latvija
    Conductor
    Māris Sirmais