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Esenvalds: Passion & Resurrection

Song NameComposer
Passion and ResurrectionEriks Esenvalds
EveningEriks Esenvalds
Night PrayerEriks Esenvalds
A Drop In The OceanEriks Esenvalds
Legend of the Walled-in WomanEriks Esenvalds
Long RoadEriks Esenvalds

Directed by Stephen Layton

The live performance last year of this major and substantial work by the young Latvian composer Esenvalds thrilled critics and audiences alike. As a new liturgical work that looks set to enter the repertoire it is comparable to Arvo Part's Passio. Eschewing the single narrative perspective that characterizes the great Passion settings of the past, the composer has assembled an interlocking mosaic of texts from the gospels, from Byzantine and Roman liturgies, and from the Old Testament. Stephen Layton's commitment to new Baltic music is well-known and he has a deep understanding of the musical language of the area - reflected by performances of great integrity and passion. This recording is particularly splendid, featuring not only the matchless Polyphony and Britten Sinfonia but also Carolyn Sampson, acclaimed for her performances of early music on Hyperion but heard here to dazzling effect, crowning the performance with her extraordinary singing.

Item code: 6184C | 1 CD | $19.95 add item to cart
Choral | Mixed | Latvia
034571177960 | CDA67796

Related: Latvian Choral Music



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