Content: Psalms Artists: Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir Daniel Reuss, conductor Genres: Choral Features: Booklet with liner notes in English and the song texts in the original language (German and Estonian) and in English |
Format: CD Released: March 2012 (Finland) April 2012 (international) Catalogue No.: ODE 1201-2 EAN/UPC Code: 0761195120125 |
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For their second release on Ondine the acclaimed Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir under chief conductor Daniel Reuss perform Psalm settings by Felix Mendelssohn and Estonian composer Cyrillus Kreek (1889-1962).
Cyrillus Kreek, a graduate of the St Petersburg Conservatory and a collector of folk songs, laid the foundation for Estonian professional music.
The unique coupling highlights the familiarity between Mendelssohn and Kreek in terms of vocal and harmonic setting. |