in Choir & Organ (Mar, 2015)
Incredible emotional weight, uncompromising commitment and gripping, heart-rendingly elemental surges of sound – passionate, fascinating, dangerous, leaving nothing in reserve – this extraordinary male-voice choir blows the listener away in performances of remarkable music by a composer who should be much better known both here and worldwide. The singing qualities of the cello, fully realised when Allar Kaasik joins the choir for The Prayer, evoke c.14 minutes of exquisite supplication. Excellent recording quality captures a vast dynamic range and myriad subtle, shifting textures from a majestic, tremendously resourceful choir, fielding outstanding soloists from the ranks. …
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in Choir & Organ (May, 2016)
Estonian music opens up a different dimension into the sacred, and the music of Galina Grigorjeva is no exception. Its roots stretch back to the Orthodox tradition, but with a unique, contemporary twist. Dramatic yet serene, complex yet transparent, serene yet impassioned, Grigorjeva’s music is packed with subtle contradictions rooted in a Russian folklore tradition, such as in Svjatki, setting six folk texts linked to Christmas and featuring excellent unidentified soloists and the virtuosic Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. In Salve Regina, the interplay of voices and string quartet produces an individual resonance, which is masterly. Conrad Steinmann’s performance of Lament is dazzling as he extracts extraordinary effects from the recorder that …
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