ECLECTICA

Jaakko Mäntyjärvi (1963- )

• Eclectica
• Pseudo-Yoik
• Four Shakespeare Songs

  • Come Away, Death

  • Lullaby

  • Double, Double Toil and Trouble

  • Full Fathom Five

• El Hambo

• More Shakespeare Songs

  • 1. Fear No More

  • 2. Over Hill, Over Dale

  • 3. Time

  • 4. Who Is Silvia?

  • 5. A Scurvy Tune

• Psalm 150 in Grandsire Triples (1)

• Canticum Calamitatis Maritimae (2)

• Psalm 150 in Kent Treble Bob Minor (3)

• Kouta (4)

(4) Topi Lehtipuu, baritone
(4) Matti Lehtinen, narrator
(4) Tuuli Lindeberg, soprano
(4) Teppo Lampela, countertenor
(4) Mika Kuivanen, Timo Markkula, Reijo Kekkonen, bass
(2) Kerttu Werkman, soprano
(2) Martti Nissinen, baritone
(1,3) Suvi Lehto, Heta Kokkomäki, Catharina Kyllönen,
Hanna Koskinen, Lotte Lehikoinen, Säde Rissanen,
Andrus Kallastu, bell voices
(4) Sibelius Academy Chamber Orchestra

Tapiola Chamber Choir,

cond. Hannu Norjanen

Suomen Kuoron­johtaja­yhdistyksen ja Sulasolin Vuoden kuorolevy 2002

Tätä levyä ja levyn ohjelmiston nuotteja myy myös SULASOL

Reviews • Arvioita

Kouta [is] a weighty conclusion to a disc which celebrates Mäntyjärvi’s bewildering diversity. Who would have thought he would be such a sensitive setter of Shakespeare? Yet the two sets of Shakespeare Songs are magical. Their idiom is traditional compared to the riotous high-jinks of Pseudo-Yoik and El Hambo. […] If these confirm Mäntyjärvi’s often whimsical humour, his two exuberant settings of Psalm 150, employing British change-ringing methods, showcase his technical mastery and imagination in equal measure. Canticum Calamitatis Maritimae is a most moving elegy for the victims of the sinking of the passenger ferry Estonia in 1994. // The Tapiola [Chamber] Choir (to which Mäntyjärvi himself belongs) sings magnificently. [The recording is] of demonstration class and strongly recommended to lovers of mainstream as well as unusual choral repertoire: you have a real treat in store.

(Guy Rickards, Gramophone, Awards/2003)

It’s very exciting when you come across a really talented new composer, one who has a distinctive voice and yet who can communicate strongly with the listener. This disc is a substantial achievement; witty, intriguing music, brilliant performances and perfect recording techniques. […] This is a truly outstanding disc; if you love choral singing, buy it — you’re in for a rare treat!

(Gwyn Parry-Jones, Musicweb, June 2002)