Helsinki Chamber Choir & Nils Schweckendiek - Erik Bergman: Choral Works (1936-2000) (2017) [Hi-Res]

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CD1
01. Petrarca Suite, Op. 118: I. S'amor non è
02. Petrarca Suite, Op. 118: II. Benedetto sia'l giorno
03. Petrarca Suite, Op. 118: III. Stiamo, Amor!
04. Petrarca Suite, Op. 118: IV. I'vo piangendo
05. Gudarnas spår, Op. 88: I. Vi äro alla hemlösa vandrare
06. Gudarnas spår, Op. 88: II. Ack, att fönster se och väggar minnas
07. Gudarnas spår, Op. 88: III. Gudarna gå genom livet
08. Vestenvinden, Op. 73a
09. Lamento & Burletta: I. Lamento
10. Lamento & Burletta: II. Burletta
11. 4 Songs for Mixed Chorus, Op. 38a: No. 2, Barnet travar
12. 4 Songs for Mixed Chorus, Op. 38a: No. 3, Filmmanuskript
13. 4 Songs for Mixed Chorus, Op. 38a: No. 4, En vårvisa
14. 5 Songs for Mixed Chorus, Op. 12: No. 5, Mitt träd är pinjen
15. 4 Songs for Mixed Chorus, Op. 44b: No. 1, Akvarell
16. 4 Songs for Mixed Chorus, Op. 44b: No. 2, Opera comique
17. 4 Songs for Mixed Chorus, Op. 44b: No. 3, En visa
18. 4 Songs for Mixed Chorus, Op. 44b: No. 4, Barnvers
19. Psalm, Op. 50a
20. Springtime, Op. 60
21. Vårt land, Op. 146

CD2
01. Nein zur Lebensangst, Op. 120: I. Allein aber nicht isoliert
02. Nein zur Lebensangst, Op. 120: II. Gefühlsausdruck statt Gefühlspanzerung
03. Nein zur Lebensangst, Op. 120: III. Vergeben statt beschuldigen
04. Hommage à Béla Bartók, Op. 132
05. Sommarnatt
06. Nu är sommarn här
07. Skärgårdsgossens visa (Arr. E. Bergman for Mixed Choir)
08. Den vän jag älskat haver jag nu mist (Arr. E. Bergman for Mixed Choir)
09. Och gossen gick sig ut i morgonstund (Arr. E. Bergman for Mixed Choir)
10. Tyttöset, Op. 73b: No. 1, Läksin minä kesäyönä käymään
11. Tyttöset, Op. 73b: No. 2, Karjankutsu
12. Tyttöset, Op. 73b: No. 3, Heippatiralla
13. Väinämöinen, Op. 147

In his later years often described as the grand old man of Finnish modernism, Erik Bergman (1911-2006) was among the first in Finland to use compositional methods such as twelve-tone technique, serial music, choral Sprechgesang and aleatory counterpoint. His specialty was choral music, and a large part of his huge production involves a choir in some form. This recording focuses primarily on his works for mixed choir that have not appeared on disc before, and gives a broad picture of his production for the medium over a period of more than 60 years. Born to a Swedish-speaking family, many of Bergman's settings were of poems in Swedish, but he was a true internationalist and this two-disc set also includes works with texts in Italian, Norwegian, English, German, and naturally, Finnish. These are here performed by the Helsinki Chamber Choir, Finland's only professional chamber choir, under its artistic director Nils Schweckendiek.

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