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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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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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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

I. Crucify Him, They All Cried
Track length3:52
II. Behold the Timber of the Cross Is a Carpenter's Work
Track length2:32
III. And There Followed Him a Great Company of People
Track length1:43
IV. Shema Yisrael, Adonai Eloheinu
Track length3:40
V. Father, Forgive Them, for They Know Not What They Do
Track length4:58
VI. And They Parted His Raiment, and Cast Lots
Track length3:45
VII. And the Soldiers Mocked Him, Offering Him Vinegar
Track length5:11
VIII. Does That Lamp Still Burn in My Father's House
Track length5:05

Awards and reviews

  • Gramophone Magazine
    August 2016
    Editor'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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