Helsinki Chamber Choir, Nils Schweckendiek – Rautavaara + Aho: Joy & Asymmetry (2024) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Helsinki Chamber Choir, Nils Schweckendiek – Rautavaara + Aho: Joy & Asymmetry (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:08:07 minutes | 1,13 GB | Genre: Classical
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Einojuhani Rautavaara and Kalevi Aho, teacher and pupil, are both key figures in the Finnish music of their respective generations. Rautavaara’s musical language evolved from neoclassicism through dodecaphony and the stylistic freedom of the 1960s before he eventually allowed himself to choose his expressive idiom according to the individual requirements of his works. Towards the end of his career, his works took on a very consistent, softtoned character. For his part, Aho also began his career using a freely applied neoclassical style before gradually progressing to a more varied, at times modernist expressive and incisive approach.The works featured on this disc offer a glimpse into the choral output of these two composers who, in addition to demonstrating their stylistic versatility, also reveal their literary curiosity. While Aho draws on contemporary Finnish literature, Rautavaara has recourse to poets of various origins and periods. They are entrusted to the expert voices of the Helsinki Chamber Choir and its conductor, Nils Schweckendiek, who recently won an American Grammy for their disc devoted to the choral works of the late Kaija Sariaaho.

Tracklist:

01. Helsinki Chamber Choir & Nils Schweckendiek – Rautavaara: Die erste Elegie (The First Elegy) (09:50)
02. Helsinki Chamber Choir & Nils Schweckendiek – Aho: Kolme laulua Mawlana Rumin runoihin: I. Kotiin! (Homewards!) (04:16)
03. Helsinki Chamber Choir & Nils Schweckendiek – Aho: Kolme laulua Mawlana Rumin runoihin: II. Yksin sinä (You alone) (04:41)
04. Helsinki Chamber Choir & Nils Schweckendiek – Aho: Kolme laulua Mawlana Rumin runoihin: III. Kuolkaa! (Die!) (03:44)
05. Helsinki Chamber Choir & Nils Schweckendiek – Rautavaara: Unsere Liebe (Our Love): I. Meine Liebe (My Love) (01:44)
06. Helsinki Chamber Choir & Nils Schweckendiek – Rautavaara: Unsere Liebe (Our Love): II. Dann, in jener Nacht (Then, that Night) (03:31)
07. Helsinki Chamber Choir & Nils Schweckendiek – Rautavaara: Unsere Liebe (Our Love): III. Der Brief (The Letter) (01:58)
08. Helsinki Chamber Choir & Nils Schweckendiek – Rautavaara: Unsere Liebe (Our Love): IV. Flüstern (Whispering) (02:39)
09. Helsinki Chamber Choir & Nils Schweckendiek – Aho: Ilo ja epäsymmetria (Joy and Asymmetry): I. Kuljin nuoralla (I walked a tightrope) (02:10)
10. Helsinki Chamber Choir & Nils Schweckendiek – Aho: Ilo ja epäsymmetria (Joy and Asymmetry): II. Aina olin (I was always) (01:03)
11. Helsinki Chamber Choir & Nils Schweckendiek – Aho: Ilo ja epäsymmetria (Joy and Asymmetry): III. Suupielessä naurun hiljainen aihe (A hint of laughter in the corner of your mouth) (00:49)
12. Helsinki Chamber Choir & Nils Schweckendiek – Aho: Ilo ja epäsymmetria (Joy and Asymmetry): IV. Sateen syksyt (Rainy autumns) (01:49)
13. Helsinki Chamber Choir & Nils Schweckendiek – Aho: Ilo ja epäsymmetria (Joy and Asymmetry): V. Tuoli seisoi (The chair stood) (02:03)
14. Helsinki Chamber Choir & Nils Schweckendiek – Aho: Ilo ja epäsymmetria (Joy and Asymmetry): VI. Kirkkaudessa (Out of the brightness) (01:08)
15. Helsinki Chamber Choir & Nils Schweckendiek – Aho: Ilo ja epäsymmetria (Joy and Asymmetry): VII. Seison tuulessa (I stand in the wind) (02:36)
16. Helsinki Chamber Choir & Nils Schweckendiek – Rautavaara: Ave Maria, gratia plena (03:45)
17. Helsinki Chamber Choir & Nils Schweckendiek – Rautavaara: Elämän kirja (A Book of Life): I. Kindheit (Childhood) (03:47)
18. Helsinki Chamber Choir & Nils Schweckendiek – Rautavaara: Elämän kirja (A Book of Life): II. L’amoureuse (The Woman in Love) (01:05)
19. Helsinki Chamber Choir & Nils Schweckendiek – Rautavaara: Elämän kirja (A Book of Life): III. Ma bohème (My Bohemian Days) (02:05)
20. Helsinki Chamber Choir & Nils Schweckendiek – Rautavaara: Elämän kirja (A Book of Life): IV. Hope is the thing with feathers (01:15)
21. Helsinki Chamber Choir & Nils Schweckendiek – Rautavaara: Elämän kirja (A Book of Life): V. Are you ready? (01:41)
22. Helsinki Chamber Choir & Nils Schweckendiek – Rautavaara: Elämän kirja (A Book of Life): VI. La mort des pauvres (Death of the Poor) (02:06)
23. Helsinki Chamber Choir & Nils Schweckendiek – Rautavaara: Elämän kirja (A Book of Life): VII. Es lacht in dem steigendem Jahr (The Tides of the Year for you Breathe Still) (01:34)
24. Helsinki Chamber Choir & Nils Schweckendiek – Rautavaara: Elämän kirja (A Book of Life): VIII. Song of Myself (06:40)

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