Veljo Tormis News
Estonian composer (1930-2017)
- pipe organ
- opera, choral music
- Estonia, Soviet Union
- composer, film score composer, music teacher, folklorist, professor
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2024-03-08 00:00:00
Paavo Jarvi conducts
[…] March 2015 to December 2017.Recording engineer: Jean-Marie Geijsen; Producer: Philip TraugottCarl Nielsen - Concertos and Aladdin Suite:01 - 02 Flute Concerto, FS.119 [18'33]03 - 06 Clarinet Concerto, op.57 FS.129 [24'08]07 - 13 Aladdin Suite, op.34 FS.89 [26'32]Samuel Coles- flute, Mark van der Wiel- clarinet, Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Paavo JärviSignum SIGCD477 [recorded November 2015 and May 2016; issued 2017][digital download; flacs, cover, booklet and inlay scans]Recording engineer: Jonathan Stokes; Producer: Andrew CornallDmitri Shostakovich and Veljo Tormis:01 - 04 Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No.10 in E minor, op.93 [55'56]05 Veljo Tormis: Overture No.2 [11'19]Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra conducted by Paavo JärviTelarc CD-80702 [recorded April 2008; first issued 2009][digital download; flacs, cover and inlay scans - booklet sourced from internet]Recording engineer: Michael Bishop; Producers: Robert Woods and Eric DudleyWilhelm Stenhammar:01 - 04 Symphony No. 2 in G minor, op.34 [47'31]05 Serenade in F major, op.31 - Reveranza (original second movement) [6'47]06 - 07 2 […]
2023-12-18 05:30:00
KN's Favorite Recordings of 2023
[…] piece that communicates a sense of reverence and ritual. From the late Norwegian pianist and composer Alfred Janson (1937-2019) comes Ky and Beautiful Madame Ky, restless and percussive. And then there is the Sibelius Valsette, his brief original piece for solo piano here stretched out by the trio more than five times its original length, improvised, given a whole new meaning and feeling. Beautiful recorded sound making this a highly recommendable release for both jazz and classical fans.Veljo Tormis: Reminiscentiae. Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Tallinn Chamber Orchestra; Tõnu Kaljuste, conductor. ECM New Series ECM 2783. Partly because the album covers such a long period of time, partly because Kaljuste has taken some music originally written for choir and arranged it for orchestra, and partly because Tormis wrote music of varying styles and moods, there is an impressive variety of music to be found in this collection. Kaljuste and his players have an intimate connection with […]
2023-11-22 17:37:00
New York Philharmonic. Paavo Jarvi, conductor; Alena Baeva, violin. November 18, 2023.
David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center. Orchestra 3 (Seat V103, $83).Alena Baeva and Paavo Jarvi after performing the Britten violin concerto.ProgramOverture No. 2 (1958-59) by Tormis (1930-2017).Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 15 (1938-39, last rev. 1965) by Britten (1913-76).Symphony No. 6 in E-flat minor, Op. 111 (1945-47) by Prokofiev (1891-1953).After the concert the first thought that came to mind was how rare it was nowadays that I hear three pieces I hadn't heard before. Indeed this was my first encounter with Tormis. But a review of my blog entries returns one Prokofiev (12/2017, NJ Symphony) and multiple instances of Britten (and twice in 11/2018, NJ Symphony and NY Philharmonic). This blog entry should be read with that in mind.Writing on Tuesday, 3 days after the concert, I have already forgotten about how the Tormis overture sounded like, and whether it has any distinguishing characteristics. But fear not, I did jot […]
2023-09-25 03:30:00
Recent Releases No. 59 (CD Reviews)
By Karl NehringVeljo Tormis: Reminiscentiae. The Tower Bell in My Village (for choir, two sopranos, reciter, and bell); Worry Breaks the Spirit (for choir and orchestra); Melancholy Songs (for mezzo-soprano and orchestra); Reminiscentia(for orchestra) - Autumn Landscapes - Winter Patterns - Spring Sketches - Summer Motifs - Three I Had These Words of Beauty; Hamlet’s Song (for choir and orchestra); Herding Calls – Childhood Memories (for choir, soprano, and orchestra). Veiko Tubin, reciter; Annika Lõhmus, soprano; Triin Sakermaa, soprano; Madis Metsamart bell, percussion; Iris Oja mezzo-soprano; Indrek Vau, trumpet; Linda Vood, flute; Maria Valdmaa, soprano; Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir; Tallinn Chamber Orchestra; Tõnu Kaljuste, conductor. ECM New Series ECM 2783 Like most listeners, I first became acquainted with the music of the late Estonian composer Veljo Tormis (1930-2017) from his 1992 recording ECM recording Forgotten Peoples. That recording, which also featured the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir conducted by Tõnu Kaljuste, was quite an ear-opener when it was released, for it was choral music unlike anything that had ever been […]
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