Baltic Exchange: Choral works by Praulinš, Einfelde, Sisask & Miškinis

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The most substantial contribution to this absorbing new programme comes from the Latvian composer, Ugis Praulins. His Missa Rigensis...contains many wonders, including a buoyant Gloria which... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2010, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 1st Feb 2010
Catalogue No: CDA67747
Label: Hyperion
Length: 67 minutes

Praulinš: Missa Rigensis

Work length28:57

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Choir of Trinity College Cambridge
Stephen Layton

I. Kyrie eleison

Track length3:59

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IIa. Gloria

Track length2:23

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IIb. Domine Deus

Track length3:12

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IIc. Quoniam tu solus sanctus

Track length1:33

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IIIa. Credo in unum Deum

Track length1:55

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IIIb. Deum de Deo

Track length4:09

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IIIc. Crucifixus

Track length1:53

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IIId. Credo in Spiritum Sanctum

Track length2:30

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IV. Sanctus

Track length3:39

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V. Agnus Dei

Track length3:44

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Einfelde: Cikls ar Frica Bardas dzeju 'A cycle of Fricis Barda poems'

Work length12:34

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Choir of Trinity College Cambridge
Stephen Layton

I. Vakars 'Evening'

Track length4:30

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II. Lūgšana 'Prayer'

Track length4:12

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III. Debess 'Heaven'

Track length3:52

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Sisask: Benedictio

Work length5:51

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Choir of Trinity College Cambridge
Stephen Layton

Miškinis: Angelis suis Deus

Work length3:06

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Choir of Trinity College Cambridge
Stephen Layton

Praulinš: Laudibus in sanctis

Work length10:30

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Choir of Trinity College Cambridge
Stephen Layton

Miškinis: Pater noster

Work length6:36

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Choir of Trinity College Cambridge
Stephen Layton

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With choral music at the heart of the musical life of the Baltics it is not surprising that the medium has been a central preoccupation for many of their composers. A degree of isolation from international trends in new music (frequently turning into outright proscription) meant that the centre of gravity for composers in the west of the Soviet Union was very different from that of their colleagues beyond the Iron Curtain. And while there is certainly no such thing as a pan-Baltic style—this recording offers only a glimpse of the choral riches to be found in these three tiny countries—all the composers on the disc share a number of characteristics: a sure-footed handling of choral orchestration, lucidity of texture, a pragmatic use of ‘avant-garde’ effects (shorn of their ideological baggage), a fondness for cluster-chords and diatonically saturated harmony, and the frequent use of ostinatos.

Stephen Layton has single-handedly brought many of these composers to the attention of audiences and choirs in the West—and through his sensitive and inspirational direction, has won many fans for this repertoire. Together with his brilliant young choir, who sing this repertoire with ‘passion and purity’, he is the ideal guide to this beautiful and enchanting music.

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September 2010

The most substantial contribution to this absorbing new programme comes from the Latvian composer, Ugis Praulins. His Missa Rigensis...contains many wonders, including a buoyant Gloria which vanishes magically into the long acoustic perspectives of the Lady Chapel, Ely Cathedral...[Layton] conducts this music with all the rigour, colour and craft characteristic of his work.

April 2010

A fascinating collection of choral works by composers from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania...these are works of absolute luminous beauty.

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