Ēriks Ešenvalds: St Luke Passion & Sacred Works

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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... — Gramophone Magazine, August 2016 More…

Release Date: 29th Apr 2016
Catalogue No: ODE1247-2
Label: Ondine
Length: 67 minutes

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August 2016

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Ešenvalds: St. Luke Passion

Work length30:46

$8.00

$10.40

$14.00

Ieva Parša, Jānis Kurševs, Daumants Kalniņš
Latvian Radio Choir, Sinfonietta Riga
Sigvards Klava

I. Crucify Him, They All Cried

Track length3:52

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$1.75

II. Behold the Timber of the Cross Is a Carpenter's Work

Track length2:32

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III. And There Followed Him a Great Company of People

Track length1:43

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$1.75

IV. Shema Yisrael, Adonai Eloheinu

Track length3:40

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V. Father, Forgive Them, for They Know Not What They Do

Track length4:58

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VI. And They Parted His Raiment, and Cast Lots

Track length3:45

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VII. And the Soldiers Mocked Him, Offering Him Vinegar

Track length5:11

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VIII. Does That Lamp Still Burn in My Father's House

Track length5:05

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Ešenvalds: A Drop in the Ocean

Work length8:32

$2.00

$2.60

$3.50

Ieva Ezeriete, Liga Paegle
Latvian Radio Choir, Sinfonietta Riga
Sigvards Klava

Ešenvalds: The First Tears

Work length15:03

$4.00

$5.15

$5.25

Aleksandrs Maijers, Inga Martinsone, Kristīne Barkovska, Inita Vindava, Rūdolfs Bērtiņš, Kārlis Rūtentāls, Normunds Ķirsis, Jānis Kokins, Ferijs Millers
Latvian Radio Choir
Sigvards Klava

Ešenvalds: The Heaven Litany

Work length13:43

$3.00

$3.85

$5.25

Ēriks Ešenvalds
Latvian Radio Choir, Sinfonietta Riga
Sigvards Klava

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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.

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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

Ēriks Ešenvalds: St Luke Passion & Sacred Works

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