℗ 2013 Hyperion Records Limited
Released | February 16, 2024 |
Originated | June 30, 2013 |
Duration | 1h 01m 15s |
Record Label | Hyperion |
Genre | Classical |
Kõrvits: Kreek's Notebook
The Choir of Royal Holloway
Available in MQA and 88.2 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
Kreek's Notebook
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1.1
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I. Nüüd ole, Jeesus, kiidetud
Tõnu Kõrvits; Anonymous; The Choir of Royal Holloway |
4:26 | |||
1.2
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II. Nüüd on See päev ju lõppenud –
Tõnu Kõrvits; Anonymous; Britten Sinfonia |
4:21 | |||
1.3
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III. Ma kiitlen ükspäinis neist verisist haavust
Tõnu Kõrvits; Anonymous; Britten Sinfonia |
1:36 | |||
1.4
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IV. Oh võta, armas Jeesus, vastu mult –
Tõnu Kõrvits; Anonymous; Britten Sinfonia |
4:11 | |||
1.5
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V. Su hooleks ennast annan ma
Tõnu Kõrvits; Anonymous; Britten Sinfonia |
3:20 | |||
1.6
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VI. Lenda üles kurbtusest
Tõnu Kõrvits; Anonymous; The Choir of Royal Holloway |
3:31 | |||
1.7
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VII. Minu hing, oh ole rõõmus
Tõnu Kõrvits; Anonymous; The Choir of Royal Holloway |
3:17 | |||
1.8
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VIII. Ma vaatan üles mäele
Tõnu Kõrvits; Anonymous; Britten Sinfonia |
6:21 | |||
1.9
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The Night Is Darkening Round Me
Tõnu Kõrvits; Emily Brontë; Kate Telfer |
6:21 | |||
1.10
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Lacrimosa
Arturs Maskats; Anonymous; Britten Sinfonia |
7:44 | |||
1.11
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In memoriam
Pēteris Plakidis; Bronislava Martuzeva; The Choir of Royal Holloway |
5:53 | |||
Fatamorgana "Mirage"
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1.12
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I. Tuksnešu karstos puteklos
Pēteris Plakidis; Jānis Rainis; Rupert Gough |
2:51 | |||
1.13
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II. Kas kaiteja Man dziedat? –
Pēteris Plakidis; Jānis Rainis; Rupert Gough |
1:14 | |||
1.14
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III. Meza virinš
Pēteris Plakidis; Jānis Rainis; The Choir of Royal Holloway |
3:10 | |||
1.15
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Lugums naktij "Prayer to the Night"
Arturs Maskats; Juris Helds; The Choir of Royal Holloway |
2:59 | |||
Digital Booklet
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"The Choir of Royal Holloway's championship of the music of the Baltic countries is a true feather in their cap, as this recording proves once again … these simple, memorable melodies are couched in Kõrvits's lush (but never too lush) arrangements … performances and recording are outstanding."
- Gramophone
The Choir of Royal Holloway have proved themselves as inspirational performers of contemporary Baltic music through their previous recordings.
The main work on this fascinating album is based on Estonian folk hymns, an unusual variant of folk melodies, collected in the early twentieth century for the first time by Cyrillus Kreek, who was the Estonian equivalent of Bartók or Grainger. Most of these religious folk songs were originally eighteenth-century Lutheran hymns which have been passed across generations and embellished with elements of secular folk-singing. During the Soviet regime, the singing of these religious songs was forbidden and this cultural genre was all but forgotten. By the end of the twentieth century fresh light could be shone on these folk collections, and Tõnu Kõrvits (born 1969) was particularly struck by the fresh possibilities and newly discovered meanings of folk hymns. In writing Kreek’s Notebook Kõrvits pays homage to Cyrillus Kreek while presenting a contemporary view of folk hymns. Although there is a dramatic unity to this eight-movement work, there is much diversity in timbre and scoring. The effect is improvisatory in the creative ornamentation of the vocal lines, and suffused with dreamy textures that bring to mind the great tradition of Eastern European choral writing.
88.2 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Hyperion Studio Masters
Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -4.67 -11.03 to -0.26 | -28.05 -34.10 to -22.17 | -24.22 -29.80 to -17.10 | 14 11 to 17 | |
1 | I. Nüüd ole, Jeesus, kiidetud | -1.90 | -24.33 | -20.8 | 13 |
2 | II. Nüüd on See päev ju lõppenud – | -3.80 | -28.65 | -25.3 | 14 |
3 | III. Ma kiitlen ükspäinis neist verisist haavust | -11.03 | -34.10 | -29.8 | 13 |
4 | IV. Oh võta, armas Jeesus, vastu mult – | -0.39 | -23.40 | -19.7 | 14 |
5 | V. Su hooleks ennast annan ma | -9.94 | -29.95 | -27.3 | 11 |
6 | VI. Lenda üles kurbtusest | -3.59 | -25.15 | -21.5 | 13 |
7 | VII. Minu hing, oh ole rõõmus | -2.10 | -30.99 | -26.9 | 17 |
8 | VIII. Ma vaatan üles mäele | -0.26 | -25.04 | -20.1 | 15 |
9 | The Night Is Darkening Round Me | -8.71 | -32.26 | -29.3 | 15 |
10 | Lacrimosa | -0.30 | -22.17 | -17.1 | 13 |
11 | In memoriam | -1.70 | -27.02 | -23.4 | 16 |
12 | I. Tuksnešu karstos puteklos | -5.69 | -30.19 | -26.8 | 15 |
13 | II. Kas kaiteja Man dziedat? – | -7.72 | -29.11 | -24.5 | 11 |
14 | III. Meza virinš | -5.87 | -27.57 | -23.9 | 13 |
15 | Lugums naktij "Prayer to the Night" | -7.11 | -30.85 | -26.9 | 12 |