Sibelius: Complete Works for Mixed Choir / Seppänen, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

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Label
Ondine
Release Date
March 10, 2015
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The fourth album on Ondine by the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir is dedicated to the composer’s complete works for mixed choir. The award-winning choir, one of the finest of its kind internationally, is conducted here by leading Finnish choir director Heikki Seppänen. Choral music was a genre in which Sibelius showed interest from his student days to the near close of his life. This double-disc set includes patriotic works, works closely connected to the Finnish national epic Kalevala, student works, Christmas songs, works based on Finnish poetry, works written for school (including Three Songs for American Schools) as well as works written for academic promotions, inauguration ceremonies and different official occasions. It also includes two versions of the famous Finlandia Hymn. The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir’s first Ondine release was given an ‘Editor’s Choice’ by the Gramophone Magazine and ‘Disc of the Year’ by German weekly Die Zeit.

REVIEW:

The Finnish choral tradition was rich and active when Sibelius came of age as a composer in the late 1880s, and he wrote choral works all his life. The pieces on this rewarding recording range from folk songs suffused with Finnish character to enigmatic works with sometimes dark lyrics. There are festival and school songs, patriotic anthems, a cantata for an academic degree ceremony and, inevitably, two versions of “Finlandia.” Most of the pieces are a cappella. Many unfold in clear, block-chord settings of the texts. If you want to stump friends with a guessing game, play the beguiling, slightly strange “Glade of Tuoni” from this recording and ask them to identify the composer. You’ll win, as you will by picking up this album.

– New York Times



Product Description:

  • Release Date: March 10, 2015


  • UPC: 761195126028


  • Catalog Number: ODE 1260-2D


  • Label: Ondine


  • Number of Discs: 2


  • Composer: Jean, Sibelius


  • Orchestra/Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir


  • Performer: Seppanen



Works:

  1. Rakastava (The Lover), Op. 14, JS 160c

    Composer: Jean Sibelius

    Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Conductor: Heikki Seppänen


  2. Partsongs (6), Op. 18 (excerpts)

    Composer: Jean Sibelius

    Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Conductor: Heikki Seppänen


  3. Min rastas raataa (The Thrush's Toiling), JS 129

    Composer: Jean Sibelius

    Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Conductor: Heikki Seppänen


  4. Carminalia, JS 51a-c

    Composer: Jean Sibelius

    Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Conductor: Heikki Seppänen


  5. Kotikaipaus (Nostalgia), JS 111

    Composer: Jean Sibelius

    Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Conductor: Heikki Seppänen


  6. Isanmaalle (To the Fatherland), JS 98a

    Composer: Jean Sibelius

    Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Conductor: Heikki Seppänen


  7. Hur blekt ar allt (How pale it all is), JS 96

    Composer: Jean Sibelius

    Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Conductor: Heikki Seppänen


  8. Nar sig varen ater foder (When spring once more comes to life), JS 139

    Composer: Jean Sibelius

    Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Conductor: Heikki Seppänen


  9. Tanke, se hur fageln svingar (Imagine, see how the bird swoops), JS 191

    Composer: Jean Sibelius

    Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Conductor: Heikki Seppänen


  10. Ensam i dunkla skogarnas famn (Alone in the Depths of the Forests), JS 72

    Composer: Jean Sibelius

    Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Conductor: Heikki Seppänen


  11. Ack, hor du froken Gyllenborg (Oh, do you hear, Miss Gyllenborg), JS 10

    Composer: Jean Sibelius

    Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Conductor: Heikki Seppänen


  12. Tyokansan marssi (Workers' March), JS 212

    Composer: Jean Sibelius

    Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Conductor: Heikki Seppänen


  13. Soitapas sorea neito (Play, pretty maiden), JS 176

    Composer: Jean Sibelius

    Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Conductor: Heikki Seppänen


  14. Juhlamarssi (Festive March), JS 105

    Composer: Jean Sibelius

    Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Conductor: Heikki Seppänen


  15. Aamusumussa (Morning Mist), JS 9a

    Composer: Jean Sibelius

    Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Conductor: Heikki Seppänen


  16. Uusmaalaisten laulu (Song for the People of Uusimaa), JS 214a

    Composer: Jean Sibelius

    Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Conductor: Heikki Seppänen


  17. Kallion kirkon kellosavel (The Bells of Kallio Church), Op. 65b

    Composer: Jean Sibelius

    Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Conductor: Heikki Seppänen


  18. Drommarna (The Dreams), JS 64

    Composer: Jean Sibelius

    Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Conductor: Heikki Seppänen


  19. Man fran slatten och havet (People of Land and Sea), Op. 65a

    Composer: Jean Sibelius

    Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Conductor: Heikki Seppänen


  20. Songs (9), Op. 23

    Composer: Jean Sibelius

    Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Conductor: Heikki Seppänen


  21. Den 25 Oktober 1902: Till Therese Hahl (25 October 1902: To Theresa Hahl) [Two settings]

    Composer: Jean Sibelius

    Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Conductor: Heikki Seppänen


  22. Ej med klagan (Not with lamentation), JS 69

    Composer: Jean Sibelius

    Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Conductor: Heikki Seppänen


  23. Kansakoululaisten marssi (Primary School Children's March), JS 103

    Composer: Jean Sibelius

    Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Conductor: Heikki Seppänen


  24. Kantat till ord av W. Von Konow (Cantata to words by W. Von Konow), JS 107

    Composer: Jean Sibelius

    Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Conductor: Heikki Seppänen


  25. Islossningen i Ulea alv (The Breaking of the Ice on the Oulu River), Op. 30

    Composer: Jean Sibelius

    Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Conductor: Heikki Seppänen


  26. Cantata for the Coronation of Nicholas II, JS 104: Terve ruhtinatar (Hail Princess)

    Composer: Jean Sibelius

    Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Conductor: Heikki Seppänen


  27. Songs (3) for American Schools, JS 199

    Composer: Jean Sibelius

    Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Conductor: Heikki Seppänen


  28. Koulutie (The Way to School), JS 112

    Composer: Jean Sibelius

    Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Conductor: Heikki Seppänen


  29. Skolsang (School Song), JS 172

    Composer: Jean Sibelius

    Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Conductor: Heikki Seppänen


  30. Den hoga himlen (The Lofty Heaven), JS 58a

    Composer: Jean Sibelius

    Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Conductor: Heikki Seppänen


  31. On lapsonen syntynyt meille (A Child is Born Unto Us), JS 142

    Composer: Jean Sibelius

    Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Conductor: Heikki Seppänen


  32. Christmas Songs (5), Op. 1 (excerpts)

    Composer: Jean Sibelius

    Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Conductor: Heikki Seppänen


  33. Finlandia, Op. 26 [Two versions]

    Composer: Jean Sibelius

    Ensemble: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

    Conductor: Heikki Seppänen