Schnittke: PSALMS OF REPENTANCE / Arvo Part: MAGNIFICAT, NUNC DIMITTIS
ESTONIAN PHILHARMONIC CHAMBER CHOIR / KASPARS PUTNINS
Componist: Schnittke / Arvo Part
SACD
1 disc(s) 01-12-2017
Vocaal / Koren
Verwachte levertijd (in NL): 1 - 3 werkdagen
| Staat: | Nieuw |
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| Extra info: | Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir/Kaspars Putnins |
| Maatschappij: | Outhere |
| Label: | BIS |
| Barcode: | 7318599922928 |
| Suffix - prefix: | 2292 BIS |
| Orkest: | ESTONIAN PHILHARMONIC CHAMBER CHOIR |
Raul Mikson (tenor), Maria Melaha (soprano), Karolina Kriis (soprano), Marianne Pärna (alto), Ave Hännikäinen (alto), Toomas Tohert (tenor), Kaia Urb (soprano) & Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Kaspars Putnins
Beide componisten beleefden tijden van grote omwentelingen in de laatste decennia van de Sovjet-Unie. Sinds de jaren zeventig werden de beperkingen van de staat op de godsdienstuitoefening in kleine stapjes versoepeld, wat weerklank vond in de kunsten, vooral in de muziek. Zowel Pärt als Schnittke begonnen religieuze thema's in hun werken te integreren en verwijderden zich steeds verder van de modernistische abstractie die hun vroegere composities kenmerkte.
Pärt:
Magnificat
Nunc dimittis
Schnittke:
Psalms of Repentance (Stikhi Pokayanniye)
"The Estonians have always rejoiced in a warm, rich sound and perfect blend, and guided by the utterly precise and dynamic Kaspars Putninš they give here a truly outstanding rendition that picks up every emotional and spiritual nuance with no sacrifice of technical perfection...This work has been waiting for choirs able to do this, because the technical challenges are not the most important thing about this music."
Gramophone Magazine March 2018
"At first blush, Schnittke and Pärt make for improbable bedfellows, but these magnificent performances bring out an often overlooked spiritual depth in the one and a sinewy toughness of conception in the other. It’s rare that a single performance prompts a wholesale reconsideration of a composer’s entire oeuvre, but Schnittke scholars will listen to this one very carefully indeed."
BBC Music Magazine - November 2018 *****
"The performance by the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir under Kaspars Putini?š is really impressive with a particularly rich and sonorous bass sound that is absolutely tailor- made for this music. The warmly resonant acoustic of St Nicholas Church in Tallinn provides a spellbinding aural backcloth to both this and the more contemplative Arvo P?rt settings."
BBC Music MagazineNovember 2018 *****
