State Choir Latvija & Maris Sirmais – Sempiternam (2022) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

State Choir Latvija & Maris Sirmais – Sempiternam (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:12:35 minutes | 1,19 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Metier

Choral music has always been a constant thread throughout the compositional development of Rhona Clarke (b. 1958). The works on this album range over a thirty year period and demonstrate the increasing individuality of her work, though rooted in the choral tradition of Ireland and Britain. Her chamber and instrumental works, in contrast, can reach out in far more extreme modernist styles. From the darkness of Ave Atque Vale to the sheer breathtaking beauty of Pie Jesu or Lullay, my Liking, Clarke shows herself here to be among the most effective, inspired and communicative choral composers of today. The album contains sacred works; from her Requiem which concentrates on the message of redemption and omits the judgemental sections, to Marian Anthems and three Christmas Carols; and also secular songs of love, loss and black comedy.

The Latvian State Choir is the leading professional choir in the Baltic States, and is in high demand internationally having worked recently with the Concertgebouw and London Philharmonic Orchestras (among many) and has recorded for Naxos, Harmonia Mundi, Warner and other top labels. This is the choir’s debut album for Métier.

This is a program of the most wonderful choral music of today, which will have wide appeal.

Tracklist:
01. State Choir Latvija & Maris Sirmais – Clarke: O Vis Aeterntatis (05:49)
02. State Choir Latvija & Maris Sirmais – Clarke: Two Marian Anthems: I. Regina Caeli (03:17)
03. State Choir Latvija & Maris Sirmais – Clarke: Two Marian Anthems: II. Salve Regina (06:46)
04. State Choir Latvija & Maris Sirmais – Clarke: Ave Atque Vale (05:15)
05. State Choir Latvija & Maris Sirmais – Clarke: Glad & Blithe (02:46)
06. State Choir Latvija & Maris Sirmais – Clarke: Lullay, My Liking (04:59)
07. State Choir Latvija & Maris Sirmais – Clarke: Make We Merry (02:01)
08. State Choir Latvija & Maris Sirmais – Clarke: Requiem: I. Introit (06:58)
09. State Choir Latvija & Maris Sirmais – Clarke: Requiem: II. Lux Aeterna (04:24)
10. State Choir Latvija & Maris Sirmais – Clarke: Requiem: III. Pie Jesu (03:36)
11. State Choir Latvija & Maris Sirmais – Clarke: Requiem: IV. In Paradisum (05:06)
12. State Choir Latvija & Maris Sirmais – Clarke: The Kiss (2020 Version) (04:12)
13. State Choir Latvija & Maris Sirmais – Clarke: A Song for St. Cecilia’s Day 1687 (04:57)
14. State Choir Latvija & Maris Sirmais – Clarke: Do Not Stand by My Grave and Weep (03:34)
15. State Choir Latvija & Maris Sirmais – Clarke: The Old Woman (03:30)
16. State Choir Latvija & Maris Sirmais – Clarke: Rorate Caeli (2020 Version) (05:19)

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