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Cover: Psalms · Felix Mendelssohn – Cyrillus Kreek

Psalms · Felix Mendelssohn

Cyrillus Kreek

Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Daniel Reuss, conductor

ODE 1201-2 · CD · March 2012

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Track listing

17 tracks · 64:15

Felix Mendelssohn

  1. 1 Psalm 100 "Jauchzet dem Herrn, alle Welt", Op. 69/2 4:27

Cyrillus Kreek

  1. 2 Pssalm 22 "Mu Jumal! Mikspärast oled Sa mind maha jätnud?" 4:27

Felix Mendelssohn

  1. 3 Psalms, Op. 78
  2. 3 Psalm 2 "Warum toben die Heiden" 7:29
  3. 4 Psalm 43 "Richte mich, Gott" 4:31
  4. 5 Psalm 22 "Mein Gott, warum hast du mich verlassen" 8:08

Cyrillus Kreek

  1. 6 Psalm 141 "Issand, ma hüüan Su poole" 2:27
  2. 7 Psalm 104 "Kiida, mu hing, Issandat!" 2:28
  3. 8 "Õnnis on inimene" 3:26
  4. 9 Psalm 137 "Paabeli jõgede kaldail" 6:40

Felix Mendelssohn

  1. 10 "Hebe deine Augen" (from: Elijah, Op. 70) 2:16
  2. 11 "Denn er hat seinen Engeln befohlen" (from: Elijah, Op. 70) 3:32
  3. 12 "Wie selig sind die Toten", Op. 115/1 3:30

Cyrillus Kreek

  1. Sacred Folk Songs
  2. 13 ?Kui suur on meie vaesus? 2:43
  3. 14 ?Jeesus kõige ülem hää? 1:54
  4. 15 ?Armas Jeesus, Sind ma palun? 2:31
  5. 16 ?Oh Jeesus, sinu valu? 2:03
  6. 17 ?Mu süda, ärka üles? 1:43

About this recording

For their second release on Ondine the acclaimed Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir under chief conductor Daniel Reuss perform Psalm settings by Felix Mendelssohn and Estonian composer Cyrillus Kreek (1889-1962).

Cyrillus Kreek, a graduate of the St Petersburg Conservatory and a collector of folk songs, laid the foundation for Estonian professional music.

The unique coupling highlights the familiarity between Mendelssohn and Kreek in terms of vocal and harmonic setting.

Features

Booklet with liner notes in English and the song texts in the original language (German and Estonian) and in English

The artists

Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir is one of the best-known Estonian music ensembles, performing all around the world. The choir’s repertoire extends from baroque to the music of the 21st century, with a special focus on the Estonian composers, such as Arvo Pärt, Veljo Tormis and others. The choir has two Grammy Awards, 16 Grammy nominations, Gramophone Award, Diapason d’Or, and Prix Caecilia, among others. BBC Music Magazine and Classic FM have both named the EPCC as one of the 10 best choirs in the world.

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Daniel Reuss

Daniel Reuss has held the posts of artistic director and chief conductor with the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir since 2008. Born in the Netherlands in 1961, he studied choral conducting with Barend Schuurman at the Rotterdam Conservatory. In 1990, he became chief conductor of Cappella Amsterdam, which he turned into a full-time professional ensemble. Between 2003 and 2006 he led the RIAS Kammerchor in Berlin as chief conductor, with whom he recorded a number of award-winning CDs. In 2007 he made his debut at the English National Opera with Handel's Agrippina. As guest conductor, Daniel Reuss has worked with numerous renowned European ensembles, including the Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Concerto Köln, the Schönberg Ensemble, the Netherlands Radio Choir, Collegium Vocale Gent, the Balthasar Neumann Choir, the SWR Vokalensemble, the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, the Nieuw Ensemble, Prometheus Ensemble and Viotta Ensemble.

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