Songs for Male Voice Choir 2

On this CD:

1. Iltatunnelma (Evening Mood), for male chorus, Op 33/1
Composed by Leevi Madetoja

2. Kaunehin Maa (Most beautiful of lands), for male chorus, Op 33/3
Composed by Leevi Madetoja

3. Syysilta (Autumn evening), for male chorus, Op 33/3
Composed by Leevi Madetoja

4. Ilkävyys (Melancholy), for male chorus, Op 33/4
Composed by Leevi Madetoja

5. Soita Somer, Helkä Kiekka (Play, gravel, sing, sand) , for male chorus, Op 33/5
Composed by Leevi Madetoja

6. Unetar (Unetar, the Bringer of Sleep), for male chorus, Op 33/6
Composed by Leevi Madetoja

7. Viipurin Marssi (Viipuri March), for male chorus, Op 33/8
Composed by Leevi Madetoja

8. Hän Veitikka on pieno (My wife's a winsome wee thing), for male chorus, Op 39/1
Composed by Leevi Madetoja

9. Elli Dunbar (Tibbie Dunbar), for male chorus, Op 39/2
Composed by Leevi Madetoja

10. Tallinna Meestelauluseltsi Lipulau, for male chorus, Op 39/3
Composed by Leevi Madetoja

11. Savon Kyntäjän Marssi (March of the Savo ploughman), for male chorus, Op 39/4
Composed by Leevi Madetoja

12. Väinölän Lapset (Väinölä's children), for male chorus, Op 39/5
Composed by Leevi Madetoja

13. De Profundis for male chorus, Op 56
Composed by Leevi Madetoja

14. Läksin Minä Kesäyönä Käymään (As I set off one summer's night), for male chorus, Op 57/1
Composed by Leevi Madetoja

15. Elegia, Op 62/1
Composed by Leevi Madetoja

Customer Reviews:

Uneven quality but great value.......2007-04-30

Brilliant Classics has found a niche with their extremely low-price multi-disc collections of the work of a single composer or performer. The Bach, Mozart and Chopin Complete Editions are legitimately considered to be artistic and economical triumphs. But the Masterworks series are more uneven. Currently available from Amazon France at about a buck per CD, they're still a bargain for those interested in quickly building a music library. But it's worth keeping a few things in mind. Unlike the Bach and Mozart Editions, these are not always historically informed performances. In this Mendelssohn set, the Hanover Band puts in a cameo (in Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage), but most of the ensembles use modern instruments, techniques and proportions. This doesn't always work out, as in the case of the ponderously heavy recordings of the String Symphonies by an apparently full complement of Gewandhausorchester Leipzig strings (Mendelssohn likely wrote these early works for a much smaller group). The caliber of the performances varies too, ranging from good to poor, and from marquis musicians such as Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau to a few Dutch who-dats. The chamber musicians generally acquit themselves well (though the Octet recording is marred by an engineering flaw in the last movement, distortion, at least on my copy). But the symphonies suffer from some substandard performances, such as the Italian Symphony's live recording with not only audience noise but also ensemble flaws such as a distracting clarinet squeak in the first movement's recapitulation. Another strike is the lack of program notes. Brilliant's Complete Editions provide a booklet or CD-ROM with program notes, but here you'll need to do your own research.

Despite these shortcomings, this set is still good value (at least at Amazon France's current price of 31 Euros). And it's a fine way to become acquainted with Mendelssohn's music.

A superb collection of Mendelssohn.......2007-03-24

Let me preface this by saying that most of these works were not new to me - I own many other Mendelssohn CDs and have enjoyed his compositions for some time now. Also, this set is available much cheaper elsewhere, particularly from European retailers.
The symphonies are well-performed. 'Reformation' is an inspired live recording. The 12 string symphonies, written in Mendelssohn's youth, are also included. The concertos are exceptional - the violin concerto is as good as you'll find anywhere. The oratorios Elijah and Paulus are included, as well as the complete chamber works and a diverse assortment of choral works. The last few discs include the Lied ohne worte, the epic organ sonatas, and excellent renditions of A Midsummer Night's Dream and Fingal's Cave. While there are a few sketchy performances in the choral and chamber works, the performances and recordings are generally very solid, and the body of work couldn't be better.

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More primeval and minimalist than "Forgotten Peoples"
Estonian Music
fell beauty
To put it simply - Beautiful
Unbelievable 'Curse upon iron'

Veljo Tormis: Litany to Thunder
Tonu Kaljuste , and Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Manufacturer: Ecm Records
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Arvo Pärt: Da pacem

ASIN: B00002DEH5
Release Date: 2000-02-01

Tracks:

Litany To Thunder: How Can I Recognize My Home
Litany To Thunder: Singing Aboard Ship
Litany To Thunder: Curse Upon Iron
Litany To Thunder: The Singer's Childhood
Litany To Thunder: Songs Of The Ancient Sea
Litany To Thunder: The Bishop And The Pagan
Litany To Thunder
Litany To Thunder: The Lost Geese

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This startling record begins with two sopranos and a gentle piano sounding for all the world like Enya singing Satie; two tracks later we have a hair-raising chorus and drum hurling curses upon iron (which makes the tools of work and war). It's all the work of Estonian composer Veljo Tormis, who uses simple, even primitive melodies and ancient folk poetry (perhaps too simple for some listeners, especially those who understand no Finnish or Estonian) with exciting, sometimes atonal but always accessible accompaniment for chorus and/or instruments. The results can be plaintive and calm or vigorous, even feral. The effect is rather like Orff's Carmina Burana with less symphonic glamour but more musical substance. The most entertaining piece on the disc is "The Bishop and the Pagan," which retells (in a way) the story of St. Henry, who was martyred on a frozen lake in 1158 by an angry peasant with an ax. An alto and two tenors sing a medieval Latin poem in praise of Henry to a very chantlike melody in parallel fifths; meanwhile, baritones and basses pound out (softly at first) an ancient Finnish lyric told from the peasant's point of view. (You can guess how things end up.) The highlight is when the Henry trio is reduced to a wordless on-pitch howling while the peasant's chant is at its strongest--followed by a surprisingly witty ending. Not coincidentally, the next piece on the record, "Litany to Thunder," depicts the sacrifice of an ox to the god of thunder and rain. Frankly, it's terrifying. --Matthew Westphal

Customer Reviews:

More primeval and minimalist than "Forgotten Peoples".......2007-05-20

Partly based upon previous experience with "Forgotten Peoples," and under the influence of other reviewers' enthusiasm, I purchsed "Litany to Thunder."

Portions of the work are rather like "Carmina Burana" as a previous reviewer indicated, and I also found some of it akin to another Orff work, namely the opera "Antigonae" or perhaps even Stravinsky's "Les Noces."

Nonetheless, although "Forgotten Peoples" was truly a major musical discovery for me (with very few drawbacks), I cannot say the same for "Litany to Thunder."

It's a fascinating work, but the first and last pieces on this disc are irritatingly repetitious. In spite of this, the novelties of the combined vocal/instrumental combinations in all of the music are very expressive of austere power, a constantly-shifting runic starkness with raw percussiveness, from near-lullabies to full-throttle timpani.

I'd say overall that it's worth buying, but it would not be my first choice for a Veljo Tormis disc. That would be "Forgotten Peoples."

Estonian Music.......2004-09-22

Why anyone would expect Tormis to sound like Arvo Part just because they are both Estonian is beyond me. No one is surprised that Steve Reich sounds nothing like Aaron Copland. If anything, Tormis' music is more "ethnically" Estonian than Part's, whose music is structured more after the Eastern Orthodox Church and his own unique "tintinnabuli" style. Tormis works in the area somewhere between the faithful recordings of an enthomusicologist like Alan Lomax, and a composer like Zoltan Kodaly (or Aaron Copland!) who took his inspiration from the native music of his country and added his own interpretation to it.

It would be unfortunate if anyone avoided this music out of a discomfort with so-called "Paganism" or "Shamanism." This music is valuable and needs to be heard. "Curse Upon Iron" especially is brilliantly imaginative. "The Lost Geese" achieves an almost hypnotic effect through the simple, repeated melodic line. I have had both songs running through my head since I heard them and it has not been unpleasant. The other works on the CD are memorable as well. This music is the real thing -- authentic and powerful.

fell beauty.......2003-07-25

One of the best classical CDs I have heard, ever! haunting and beautiful!

To put it simply - Beautiful.......2003-02-07

I heard the song "How Can I Recognize my Home?" as I was flipping through different radio stations driving home last night. I've always loved the type of music that has a choir singing in Latin, especially the sopranos. It was so beautiful, I had to pull my car over and wait until the piece ended so I could write down the name and buy it as as soon as possible. I'm a filmmaker, and I could see this vision for my next movie accompanied by this piece. It was so beautifully sad; the emotion in this music is simply beyond words. I highly recommend that everyone listen to this music.

Unbelievable 'Curse upon iron'.......2001-09-29

I heard (and saw) one piece from this CD performed live under direction of Kaljuste (but not with the same choir). It was just unbelievable and though I've heard many amazing choral performances before, this was just so different than anything else. 'Curse upon iron' by Veljo Tormis is obscure and brilliant at the same time, so one should listen to it without prejudice. Then it can be pure joy.

Kiri Te Kanawa - Songs of Inspiration / Julius Rudel, Mormon Tabernacle Choir

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The golden voice of song
One of Her Best
Why forcing?
One of My Favorite Kiri Recordings

Kiri Te Kanawa - Songs of Inspiration / Julius Rudel, Mormon Tabernacle Choir
Giuseppe Verdi , Ludwig van Beethoven , Charles Gounod , Felix Mendelssohn , Johann Strauss II , Pietro Mascagni , Cesar Franck , Anonymous , Richard Rodgers , Sir Henry Rowley Bishop , Julius Rudel , Kiri Te Kanawa , Utah Symphony Orchestra , and Mormon Tabernacle Choir
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ASIN: B0000041VM
Release Date: 1989-10-23

Tracks:

Casanova: Nonnenchor (Nuns' Chorus)
Redemption: O Divine Redeemer
Nabucco: Va, pensiero (Chorus of the Hebrew slaves)
Responsorium et Hymnus: Hear My Prayer
Christ On The Mount Of Olives: Hallelujah
Ave Maria
Cavalleria Rusticana: Regina coeli (Easter Hymn)
Psalm 150
Auf Flugeln des Gesanges (On Wings of Song)
Come, Come, Ye Saints
Carousel: You'll Never Walk Alone
Home Sweet Home (Sung in Maori)
The Sound Of Music: Climb Every Mountain

Customer Reviews:

The golden voice of song.......2007-01-09

A wonderful recording which I purchased years ago in cassette form, and wore out! So happy to be able to buy in CD form, and well worth listening to. Kiri Te Kanawa has a glorious soprano voice, full of warmth and colour, and her interpretation of song is in my opinion second to none."Songs of inspiration"
really does inspire and feed the soul. As a music lover, and singer myself I love all of the pieces on this album with a passion.

One of Her Best.......2002-05-06

This is one of the best performances of an operatic artist with the Morman Tabernacle choir in existance. Kiri's poise, music selections, and execution are flawless. The ending of "You'll Never Walk Alone" which would be forced for other artists is effortless for Kiri.

For anyone who enjoys choir music with guest artists, this recording is a "must buy".

Why forcing?.......2002-03-21

I bought the cassette (not the CD), and found one of my favorite songs there: You'll Never Walk Alone. This song was one that once encouraged me to walk with 'my head up high' during the (most) difficult time of my life.

What I don't understand from Dame Tekanawa is that at the end of the song, she forced a "show-off" ending with the unnecessary high note. I don't know what that had given impact to when doing it in front of an audience, but in the recording, it sure was not beautiful.

Other numbers were marvellous. I've always liked Dame Tekanawa.

One of My Favorite Kiri Recordings.......2000-02-27

I brought this after watching (And taping) her 1989 Mormon Tabernacle Temple concert on PBS in 1992, and I have to said, this is one of my favorite Kiri recordings ever. It's still is!

There's some great selections on there that Kiri fans will enjoy, such as the Cavalleria Easter Hymn, Auf Flugeln Des Gesanges, Home Sweet Home sung in her native Maori (Dame Kiri herself is half-Maori), as well as some that doesn't appear on PBS (Such as the rarely-heard Nuns' Chorus, the Nabucco Va Pensiero, and Hear My Prayer sung in English).

Althrough the CD is recorded live, as the booklet notes stated, portions are topped and tailed in a separated studio session, to give the CD a studio-like recording.

Tracks:

Four Songs For Male Chor: A Moment Of Pleasure, An Age Of Pain
Four Songs For Male Chor: Of A' The Airts The Wind Can Blaw
Four Songs For Male Chor: To Anthea, Who May Command Him Anything
Four Songs For Male Chor: Earlier I Dreamt Every Single Night
The Grasshopper
Aladdin: The Spider's Song
Song For The May Festival Of Kolding Grammar School
Morten Borup's May Song
Song Of The Siskin
Serenade
Come, Angel Of God, Tranquil Death!
Evening Mood
Where Life Itself Won't Carry
From The Ringing Of The Bells
Song For The Snaps At The 'Bel Canto'
The Daffodil
Song For Children's Relief Day
Protect Your Land, Oh Danish Man!
Oh, Christmas Snow From Bethlehem
Hail To Thee, Our Banner!
There Is A Lovely Land
Hymn To Life
Spring Song
Two School Songs: Pollen From The Calyx
Two School Songs: Now For A Brief Time It's Over
Three Motets Op.55: Afflictus Sum
Three Motets Op.55: Dominus Regit Me
Three Motets Op.55: Benedictus Dominus
To The Isle Of My Birth
Six Canons: The Boxers
Six Canons: The Tread Snaps, The Spinning Wheel Stops
Six Canons: Watchman, I Beg You, Please Stop
Six Canons: It Isn't Always The Case
Six Canons: At Destruction And Famine Thou Shalt Laugh
Six Canons: Silence And Dark
The Singers Of Sjolund
Cant For The Danish Cremation Union's 50th Anniversary
The Poem Of The Harp Of The North

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Bruch: Songs for Mixed Choir Vol. 2

Manufacturer: Christophorus
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Binding: Audio CD

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Bruch: Songs for Mixed Choir

ASIN: B00000AFG1
Release Date: 1998-11-01

Tracks:

Marion
Johnie Und Jenny
O Sahst Du Den Vater
Lord Gregory
Der Hochzeittag
Bei Den Roten Rosen
Ruhelos, Rastlos
Die Glocken Von Aberdovey
Tanzlied
Der Sterbende Barde
Walisisches Kriegslied
Die Nachtigall
Heimweh
Liebeslied
Abschied Von Der Heimat
Kriegslied Der Manner Von Glamorgan
Taliesins Weissagung
Kriegsgesang
Abendstandchen
Ackeley
Kleine Maria. Legende
Deutscher Fruhling
Geh, Wo Der Ruhm Dir Winket
Im Moseltal
Weit Uber Dem Meere

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OD Sings Alfvén

Manufacturer: Bis
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ASIN: B000025USZ
Release Date: 1994-04-25

Tracks:

Hor I Orphei Drangar
Gryning Vid Havet
Papillon
Gustaf Frodings Jordafard
Berceuse
Roslagsvar
Sverges Flagga
Min Kara
Serenad (Lindagull)
Natt
Aftonen
Vaggvisa
Saa Tag Mit Hjerte
I Stilla Timmar
Sommardofter, Op.8 No.2
Du Ar Stilla Ro
Jag Langtar Dig
Skogen Sofver
I Manans Skimmer
Provningen
Gladjens Blomster
Varmlandsvisan
Oxbergsmarschen
Kulldansen
Trindskallarna
Vallgossens Visa
Anders, Han Var En Hurtiger Drang
Och Jungfrun Hon Gar I Ringen
Uti Var Hage
Stemning

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Nuits: Weiß wie Lilien

Manufacturer: Bis
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ASIN: B00005Q44V
Release Date: 2001-09-25

Tracks:

Ave Maria
I. Angelus Domini Nuntiavit Mariae. Dolcissimo, Trasparente
II. Requiem Aeternam Dona Eis Domine. Mesto
III. Gloria In Excelsis Deo. Con Esaltazione Serena
De Profundis (Psalm 130)
I. TKRDG
II. TKRDG
III. TKRDG
I. The Sick Rose. Adagio
II. Never Seek To Tell Thy Love. Andantino, Quasi Allegretto
I. Sehr Ruhig
II. Erlosung. Sehr Bewegt
III. Langsam
Deutsche Tanze
I. Lebhaft Und Leicht
II. Sehr Gemachlich
Nuits
Lux Aeterna. Sostenuto, Molto Calmo, 'Wie Aus Der Ferne'

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Lieder & Arias

Manufacturer: EMI Records [All429]
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ASIN: B00005N9NZ
Release Date: 2002-01-08

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Rosalinda: Meco Verrai - Nicolai Gedda/Gerald Moore
Notte - Nicolai Gedda/Gerald Moore
Stornellatrice - Nicolai Gedda/Gerald Moore
La Strada Bianca - Nicolai Gedda/Gerald Moore
La Giara, Op.41: La Storia Della Fanciulla Rapita - Nicolai Gedda/Gerald Moore
Stornelli Capricciosi - Nicolai Gedda/Gerald Moore
Poemas En Forma De Canciones, Op.19: Dedicatoria - Nicolai Gedda/Gerald Moore
Nunca Olvida - Nicolai Gedda/Gerald Moore
Cantares - Nicolai Gedda/Gerald Moore
Los Dos Miedos - Nicolai Gedda/Gerald Moore
Las Locas Por Amor - Nicolai Gedda/Gerald Moore
O Singe Nicht, Du Schones Madchen, Op.4,4 - Nicolai Gedda/Gerald Moore
Fruhlingsfluten, Op.14,11 - Nicolai Gedda/Gerald Moore
Hier Ist Es Schon, Op.21,7 - Nicolai Gedda/Gerald Moore
Aleko: Lied Des Jungen Zigeuners - Nicolai Gedda/Gerald Moore
Andenken WoO 136 - Nicolai Gedda/Jan Eyron
Zartliche Liebe WoO 123 - Nicolai Gedda/Jan Eyron
An Die Geliebte WoO 140 - Nicolai Gedda/Jan Eyron
Der Liebende WoO 139 - Nicolai Gedda/Jan Eyron
Lied Aus Der Ferne WoO 137 - Nicolai Gedda/Jan Eyron
Der Kuss, Op.128 - Nicolai Gedda/Jan Eyron
Drei Gesange Von Goethe, Op.83: No.1 Wonne Der Wehmut - Nicolai Gedda/Jan Eyron
Drei Gesange Von Goethe, Op.83: No.2 Sehnsucht - Nicolai Gedda/Jan Eyron
Drei Gesange Von Goethe, Op.83: No.3 Mit Einem Gemalten Bande - Nicolai Gedda/Jan Eyron
Mailied, Op.52,4 - Nicolai Gedda/Jan Eyron
Neue Liebe, Neues Leben, Op.75,2 - Nicolai Gedda/Jan Eyron
Der Zufriedene, Op.75,6 - Nicolai Gedda/Jan Eyron
Der Floh, Op.75,3 - Nicolai Gedda/Jan Eyron/Chor Der Bayerischen Staatsoper Munchen/Wolfgang Baumgart
Trinklied D 148 - NIcolai Gedda/Chor Der Bayerischen Staatsoper Munchen/Wolfgang Baumgart
Nachthelle D 892 - Nicolai Gedda/Erika Werba/Chor Der Bayerischen Staatsoper Munchen/Wolfgang Baumgart

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Le Postillon De Lonjumeau, Act I: Mes Amis, Ecoutez L'histoire - Nicolai Gedda
L'Africaine, Act 4: Pays Merveilleux! - Oh Paradis! - Nicolai Gedda
Werther, Act 3: Pourquoi Me Reveiller - Nicolai Gedda
Furst Igor, Act 2: Medlenno Den' Ugasal - Ach! Gde Ty, Gde? - Nicolai Gedda
Sadko, Bild 4: Ni Sh'est' Almazaf F Kamennyh Pisherah 'Hindulied' - Nicolai Gedda
Eugen Onegin, Act 2: Kuda, Kuda, Kuda Vi Udalilis - Nicolai Gedda
Aleko: Vzglyani: Pod Oldalyonnim Svodom - Nicolai Gedda
Aida, Act 1: Se Quel Guerriero Io Fossi - Celeste Aida - Nicolai Gedda
La Gioconda, Act 2: Cielo E Mar - Nicolai Gedda
La Boheme, Act 1: Che Gelida Manina - Nicolai Gedda
Turandot, Act 3: Nessun Dorma - Nicolai Gedda
L'infedelta Delusa: Chi S'impaccia Di Moglie Citadina - Nicolai Gedda
Con Ossequio, Con Rispetto KV 210 - Nicolai Gedda
Clarice Cara Mia Sposa KV 25 - Nicolai Gedda/Heinz Schmidtpeter
Musst Ich Auch Durch Tausend Drachen KV 435 - Nicolai Gedda
Fidelio, Act 2: Gott! Welch' Dunkel Hier! - In Des Lebens Fruhlingstagen - Nicolai Gedda
Die Schone Schusterin: O Welch Ein Leben! WoO 91 - Nicolai Gedda
Sie Ist's! - Er Ist's! - Nicolai Gedda/Edda Moser
Martha, Act 3: Ach, So Fromm, Ach, So Traut - Nicolai Gedda