National Choirs: The World of Arvo Pärt
Programme
- Lepo Sumera Two pieces from the year 1981: 1981
- trad. Hersftwind (Öszi szél)
- Veljo Tormis The singers' childhood (Lauliku Lapsepõli)
- Béla Bartók Tease song from 44 duos
- Arvo Pärt Songs from childhood: Sleeping Beauty
- trad. There was a well trodden path (Byla cesta, byla ulapaná)
- Arvo Pärt Father unser
- Arvo Pärt Morning star
- Arvo Pärt Songs from childhood: Where are you, Santa Claus?
- Pärt Uusberg It is not beautiful (Ilus ta ei ole)
- Veljo Tormis Estonian lullabies: no.4 (Sussen) (Äiutus)
- Valentin Silvestrov Five pieces: no.1 Elegy
- Arvo Pärt Estonian lullaby
- Arvo Pärt Our Garden (world premiere)
- Einojuhani Rautavaara Departure (Lähtö)
- Jaakko Mäntyjärvi Pseudo-Yoik
- Peteris Vasks Carnival Song (Kekatu dziesma)
- Peteris Vasks Sadness: no.3 (Small, warm party) (Skumjas: Mazi zilti svetki)
- Arvo Pärt Spiegel im Spiegel
- Marianne Reidarsdatter Eriksen Sol-lokk
- trad. Be honest (Ilus ole)
Emperor of spiritual choral music is undoubtedly Arvo Pärt, who celebrates his 90th birthday this year. The National Choirs pay warm tribute to the Estonian composer in a program that places him in the context of related contemporaries.
Endless Lakes
In the "Nordic" lands, with the iridescent aurora borealis and endless lakes, planet Earth seems just a little more beautiful. This is echoed in the awesome choral tradition that exists there. Singing makes you one with nature and the spiritual values of life. No composer with whom this resonates as much as with Pärt.
Simplicity and imagination
Pärt wrote numerous works for choir. In them he combines musical simplicity with imagination and a great knowledge of choral tradition. An unfathomable love for nature and God can be heard in all his works. A similar aesthetic can be heard in his colleagues Tormis and Rautavaara. Conductors Irene Verburg and László Nemes act as knowledgeable tour guides through the colorful North European choral landscape.
Performers
Musicians from the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Irene Verburg
Conductor, Choir conductor
National Choirs
Choir
National Women's Youth Choir
Choir
National Boys Choir
Choir
National Mixed Youth Choir
Choir
National Children's Choir
Choir
National Children's Choir
Choir
László Nemes
Choir conductor
Hans Eijsackers
Piano
Coming soon
New look at Donizetti: Dalinda
Opening concert: Strauss' Ein Heldenleben
Death Island and a tragedy in Florence
Peer Gynt and the Fifth by Sibelius
Nordic natural beauty with Grieg and Sibelius
Duruflé's immortal Requiem
Classic Top 400
Ravel's Bolero and orchestral tales
