Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tonu Kaljuste - Veljo Tormis: Reminiscentiae (2023) [Hi-Res]
Artist: Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Tonu Kaljuste
Title: Veljo Tormis: Reminiscentiae
Year Of Release: 2023
Label: ECM New Series
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / 24bit-96kHz FLAC (tracks+booklet)
Total Time: 01:17:07
Total Size: 288 MB / 1.20 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: Veljo Tormis: Reminiscentiae
Year Of Release: 2023
Label: ECM New Series
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (tracks) / 24bit-96kHz FLAC (tracks+booklet)
Total Time: 01:17:07
Total Size: 288 MB / 1.20 GB
WebSite: Album Preview
1. Tormis: The Tower Bell in My Village (14:05)
2. Tormis: Worry Breaks the Spirit (2:59)
3. Tormis: Melancholy Songs - No. 1, The Singer's Childhood (3:04)
4. Tormis: Melancholy Songs - No. 2, Maidens' Sorrow (4:14)
5. Tormis: Melancholy Songs - No. 3, Orphan's Lament (4:40)
6. Tormis: Reminiscentia / Autumn Landscapes - I. It is Late Summer (1:47)
7. Tormis: Reminiscentia / Autumn Landscapes - II. Clouds Racing Across the Sky (1:34)
8. Tormis: Reminiscentia / Autumn Landscapes - III. Pale Light (1:21)
9. Tormis: Reminiscentia / Autumn Landscapes - IV. Painfully Red Leaves (0:49)
10. Tormis: Reminiscentia / Autumn Landscapes - V. Wind Along the Heath (1:16)
11. Tormis: Reminiscentia / Autumn Landscapes - VI. Cold Autumn Night (1:31)
12. Tormis: Reminiscentia / Autumn Landscapes - VII. Sad Purple Heather (1:46)
13. Tormis: Reminiscentia / Winter Patterns - I. Winter Morning (1:32)
14. Tormis: Reminiscentia / Winter Patterns - II. Cold (1:14)
15. Tormis: Reminiscentia / Winter Patterns - III. Blizzard (0:36)
16. Tormis: Reminiscentia / Winter Patterns - IV. Northern Lights (2:15)
17. Tormis: Reminiscentia / Spring Sketches - I. Spring Wind (0:46)
18. Tormis: Reminiscentia / Spring Sketches - II. Buds Leafing Out (0:50)
19. Tormis: Reminiscentia / Spring Sketches - III. Evening Sky (0:56)
20. Tormis: Reminiscentia / Spring Sketches - IV. Under the Bird-cherry Tree (0:52)
21. Tormis: Reminiscentia / Spring Sketches - V. Yellow Flame (0:33)
22. Tormis: Reminiscentia / Spring Sketches - VI. In Late Spring (0:58)
23. Tormis: Reminiscentia / Summer Motifs - I. Dry Weather (1:48)
24. Tormis: Reminiscentia / Summer Motifs - II. Thunderstorm (2:25)
25. Tormis: Reminiscentia / Summer Motifs - III. Summer Night (2:04)
26. Tormis: Three I Had These Words of Beauty (5:58)
27. Tormis: Hamlet's Songs I (6:06)
28. Tormis: Herding Calls – Childhood Memories (9:25)
The elemental power of ancient folk music is the lifeforce that drives the compositions of Veljo Tormis (1930-2017). As the great Estonian composer famously said, "I do not use folk song. It is folk song that uses me." This sentiment is echoed in definitive performances by the Estonian Philharmonic Choir and the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Tonu Kaljuste, for decades one of Tormis's closest musical associates. Four orchestral cycles celebrate the changing seasons: Autumn Landscapes, Winter Patterns, Spring Sketches, Summer Motifs. And three pieces - Worry Breaks The Spirit, Hamlet's Songs and Herding Calls - feature new arrangements by Tonu Kaljuste, continuing and commemorating Tormis's work. The album opens with The Tower Bell In My Village which Kaljuste commissioned 45 years ago. It sets words by Fernando Pessoa that seem entirely pertinent in the context of this tribute. "Oh death, it's a bend in the road/You can't be seen when you've passed by/But still your steps continue..." Reminiscentiae was recorded at Tallinn's Methodist Church in October and November 2020.
