Special offer. Ēriks Ešenvalds: St Luke Passion & Sacred Works
Ieva Parša (mezzo-soprano), Janis Kurševs (tenor) & Daumants Kalninš (baritone), Ieva Ezeriete (soprano) & Liga Paegle (alto), Aleksandrs Maijers (recorder & jaw harp)
Latvian Radio Choir & Sinfonietta Riga, Sigvards Kļava
Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2016, Editor's Choice
It’s an unusual and highly effective beginning, and I can say that it is unlike any other setting of the Passion with which I am familiar...One could hardly ask for better performers in this...
Special offer. Ēriks Ešenvalds: St Luke Passion & Sacred Works
Ieva Parša (mezzo-soprano), Janis Kurševs (tenor) & Daumants Kalninš (baritone), Ieva Ezeriete (soprano) & Liga Paegle (alto), Aleksandrs Maijers (recorder & jaw harp)
Latvian Radio Choir & Sinfonietta Riga, Sigvards Kļava
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Awards:
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Gramophone Magazine, August 2016, Editor's Choice
It’s an unusual and highly effective beginning, and I can say that it is unlike any other setting of the Passion with which I am familiar...One could hardly ask for better performers in this...
About
Ēriks Ešenvalds (b. 1977) is one the leading Latvian composers of vocal music and one of the leading Latvian composers of his generation. This recording features new works by the composer with the prestigious Latvian Radio Choir conducted by Sigvards Kļava.
The title piece of the recording is a 30-minute Passion according to St Luke, a work in eight movements completed by the composer in 2014. The work holds a special place in the composer’s repertoire as the first Passion by the celebrated composer of several choral works. The music is sumptuous, rich, and powerful, with heroic, picturesque, passionate, and ethereal elements.
A Drop in The Ocean (2006) is an impressive vocal work dedicated to Mother Teresa while The First Tears (2014) is based on an Inuit legend. Litany of the Heavens (2011) is a mysterious and magical work based on a religious poem by Fricis Bārda.
Latvian Radio Choir’s previous releases on Ondine have been highly successful. For instance, the recording of Rachmaninov’s All-Night Vigil (ODE12065) was chosen as the Record of the Month, Editor’s Choice and received a nomination in the Gramophone Awards in 2013. Also their most recent release of choral works by Valentin Silvestrov (ODE12665) received Gramophone Editor’s Choice.
Contents and tracklist
- Jānis Kurševs, Ieva Parša, Daumants Kalniņš
- Latvian Radio Choir, Sinfonietta Riga
- Sigvards Klava
- Ieva Ezeriete, Liga Paegle
- Latvian Radio Choir, Sinfonietta Riga
- Sigvards Klava
- Aleksandrs Maijers, Inga Martinsone, Kristīne Barkovska, Inita Vindava, Rūdolfs Bērtiņš, Kārlis Rūtentāls, Normunds Ķirsis, Jānis Kokins, Ferijs Millers
- Latvian Radio Choir
- Sigvards Klava
- Ēriks Ešenvalds
- Latvian Radio Choir, Sinfonietta Riga
- Sigvards Klava
Awards and reviews
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Gramophone MagazineAugust 2016Editor's Choice
August 2016
It’s an unusual and highly effective beginning, and I can say that it is unlike any other setting of the Passion with which I am familiar...One could hardly ask for better performers in this repertoire...A superb release.
19th September 2016
Highly imaginative music by Ēriks Ešenvalds in superb performances
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