Estonian composer veljo tormis 19302017 was one of the main choral composers of the 20th century in europe. May 12, 2015 watch veljo tormis muistse mere laulud songs of the ancient sea song of the sea on dailymotion. As the debut of the new project was a roaring success, they decided to continue as. Their idea to perform his works in an improvised jazz style was put into practice at the tallinn based organisation jazzkaar s celebration of tormiss 85th jubilee.
Latvian bourdon songs, for chorus play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Tormis has written more than 200 choral works, an opera, a balletcantata, thirty film scores,vocal and instrumental chamber music, solo songs, and several orchestral pieces. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from veljo tormis at the discogs marketplace. Youll find a wide selection of veljo tormis sheet music, songbooks, and music books at sheet music plus. Veljo tormis choral composer biography cd recordings, sheet. Help us with donations or by making music available.
Ringmangulaulroundelay by veljo tormis voorandkoikson. Cd, album ecm records, ecm records, ecm new series, ecm new series ecm 1687, 465 2232, ecm new series 1687. Music profile for veljo tormis, born 7 august 1930. Download tove lo queen of the clouds deluxe 2014 album torrent or any other torrent from audio music direct download via magnet link. Litany to thunder, an album by veljo tormis, tonu kaljuste, estonian philharmonic chamber choir on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Those familiar with tormiss choral music from ecms twocd set forgotten peoples will find this music less haunting, more magical. Two books have been published on veljo tormiss life and work in estonian. Jan 21, 2017 veljo tormiss works are published by fennica gehrman, sp muusikaprojekt, muusika, edition 49, carusverlag, eres edition.
For 20 years, tormis explored the cultural heritage of the votians, livonians, and izhorians, absorbing as much source material from these displaced and fragmented. Tormis is a real master of largescale choral composition. Veljo tormis raua needmine curse upon iron youtube. Veljo tormis estonian philharmonic chamber choir, tonu kaljuste litany to thunder. Aug 07, 20 veljo tormis 7 august 1930 21 january 2017 was an estonian composer, regarded as one of the greatest choral composers and one of the most important composers of the 20th century in estonia. He was a composer, known for autumn ball 2007, libahunt 1968 and kevade 1969. Be it his monumental song cycles or extensive dramatic choral works, tormis s colourful, nearly orchestral style of writing for voices is always remarkable. Those familiar with tormis s choral music from ecms twocd set forgotten peoples will find this music less haunting, more magical.
Since the fall of the soviet union, however, his predominately choral and folk inspired music has gradually been finding its way into the mainstream contemporary choral repertoire. Overview v biography v discography v compositions v. Veljo tormis latvian bourdon songs, for chorus classical. Veljo tormis was born on august 7, 1930 in kuusalu, estonia. Internationally, his fame arises chiefly from his extensive body of choral music, which exceeds 500 individual choral songs, most of it a cappella. As of the february 23, 2003 update, the compact disc portion of the discography has been reorganized into 4 sections as follows.
Tormis was 14 when the estonia soviet republic was created in 1944 the country having been occupied by the russians or the germans since 1940. All veljo tormis lyrics sorted by popularity, with video and meanings. Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here. The story of the bishop and the pagan, drawn from musical documents and folklore, tells of the death of the british warrior and christian missionary bishop henry at the hands of the finnish peasant farmer lalli near the town of turku abo in the winter of 1158. Though schmidt was performing three works derived in part from his album 5. Buy tormis downloadable sheetmusic at virtualsheetmusic our dream. Watch veljo tormis muistse mere laulud songs of the ancient sea song of the sea on dailymotion. Even the soviets couldnt win this war of gorgeous, transcendent music.
To a composer of veljo tormiss generation, living in sovietoccupied estonia, folksongs could become very dangerous. Veljo tormis is nothing short of a 20th21st century musical genius and this choral music is nothing but heavenly. His music is often connected with ancient folk songs of estonian and other baltofinnic peoples. Veljo tormiss works are published by fennica gehrman, sp muusikaprojekt, muusika, edition 49, carusverlag, eres edition. Our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Works for mens voice, an album by veljo tormis, sofia soderberg eberhard on spotify. The talent and commitment of the individual singers and the leadership of their mercurial conductor, stephen layton, ensure that their performances are always of the very highest standards. Veljo tormis sheet music and music books at sheet music plus. Veljo tormis muistse mere laulud songs of the ancient. Due to the sheer number of final fantasy albums, we have separated their albums by game on this page. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from tonu tormis at the discogs marketplace. Veljo tormis 7 august 1930 21 january 2017 was an estonian composer, regarded as one of the greatest choral composers and one of the most important composers of the 20th century in estonia.
If you would like any perks and have not already contributed, this is your last chance. The estonian composer veljo tormis, who has died aged 86, wrote choral works based on the folksong and poetry of languages that are now disappearing or extinct. Tormis was dus al van jongs af aan vertrouwd met koormuziek. Veljo tormis 7 august 1930 21 january 2017 was an estonian composer, regarded as one of the great contemporary choral composers and one of the most important composers of the 20th century in estonia. Lauldud sona by veljo tormis and urve lippus the sung word, tartu university press, 2000 and veljo tormis. The book also contains a sampler cd with 25 examples from the works of veljo tormis or from related poetry or field recordings. The holst singers are acclaimed as one of englands greatest amateur choirs. To a composer of veljo tormis s generation, living in sovietoccupied estonia, folksongs could become very dangerous. Veljo tormis 7 august 1930 21 january 2017 was an estonian composer, regarded as one of the great contemporary choral composers and one of. Curse upon iron works for male choir by veljo tormis on.
The two veljo tormis lps by the ellerhein chamber choir actually have the same title, which is simply the composers name. Curse upon iron works for male choir, an album by veljo tormis, orphei drangar, cecilia rydinger alin on spotify. Be it his monumental song cycles or extensive dramatic choral works, tormiss colourful, nearly orchestral style of writing for voices is always remarkable. Januar 2017 in tallinn war ein estnischer komponist. Litany to thunder tonu kaljuste, estonian philharmonic chamber choir on allmusic 1999. Veljo tormis choral composer biography cd recordings. Note that we cluster the various games in the vii, x, xiii, tactics, and crystal chronicles projects together.
Singer kadri voorand and guitarist jaak sooaar have sung songs by him in choirs since early age and have always fanned his music. Where the music on forgotten peoples was mostly for the unaccompanied choir, the music on litany to thunder is written for a greater variety of sounds, with the choir being at times broken down into parts, and in some cases accompanied by an instrument. Among them are veljo tormis, erkkisven tuur, helena tulve, vox. Setu work songs 3, for chorus play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. Veljo tormis 7 august 1930 21 january 2017 was an estonian composer, regarded as one of the great contemporary choral composers and one of the most. Veljo tormis information archive and homepage index. Veljo tormis is a composer who has had, until recently, relatively little recognition outside of his native estonia, where he is lionised. Known for over thirty years in the soviet union and eastern europe, the music of estonian composer veljo tormis born 1930 was not heard in the west until the 1990s.
Kadri voorand voice liisi koikson voice jaak sooaar guitar paul daniel guitar. In order to distinguish them, choral fans refer to them as the first ellerheintormis and the second ellerheintormis or sometimes by their album sleeve colours as. From song cycle ingerimaa ohtudingrian evenings, recorded live by estonian public broadcasting at kumu on the 5th of september, 2015. A composer compact discs these are the major releases that consist entirely of compositions by veljo tormis known as autoriplaadid in estonian. Stephen layton and his holst singers have a well deserved reputation as bold explorers, and their intelligence and dedication are evident here gramophone it is very good news that the music of veljo tormis has, in recent years, become the province of choirs from outside estonia. The album tabula rasa containing only instrumental music had previously. Feb 12, 2017 the estonian composer veljo tormis, who has died aged 86, wrote choral works based on the folksong and poetry of languages that are now disappearing or extinct. The works of the worldrenowned composer emeritus veljo tormis and those of metsatoll are manipulated without prejudice by tauno aints, whose background. In order to distinguish them, choral fans refer to them as the first ellerhein tormis and the second ellerhein tormis or sometimes by their album sleeve colours as the white album and the orange album. Prominent estonian composer veljo tormis is mostly known for his masterly, folkinspired choral compositions. The life and music of veljo tormis is the first book in a western language about a master of 20thcentury choral music. Outrageous its all the way live for those reminiscing of music of. The current feature cover shown above topright is the recently released english language biography ancient song recovered the life and music of veljo tormis by mimi s.
Tormis vader was koordirigent, organist en muziekdocent. This wonderful new hyperion release dedicated to tormis. We will soon be ordering the tshirts and other perks from the fundraiser and will stop taking new donations on february 29. Estonian philharmonic chamber choir, tonu kaljuste. Order from your preferred classical music cd store arkivmusic.
He is internationally famous for his extensive body of choral music, which exceeds 500 individual choral songs, most of it a cappella. Works for mens voice, an album by veljo tormis, sofia soderberg eberhard on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Estonian philharmonic chamber choir, veljo tormis, tonu kaljuste tormis. The great majority of his works are based on ancient estonian folk songs. Veljo tormis born august 7, 1930, kuusalu, estonia died 21 january 2017, tallinn, estonia was an estonian composer. Veljo tormis muistse mere laulud songs of the ancient sea. Estonian cello ensemble veljo tormis raua needmine. No wonder they had a singing revolution in estonia. Sitemap contact us distributors faq credits privacy policy terms and conditions facebook twitter newsletter contact us distributors faq. Veljo tormis isalong with arvo partestonias most famous living composer, holding an almost mystic status in. Veljo tormis is an estonian composer, regarded to be one of the greatest living choral composers and one of the most important composers of the 20th century in estonia. In his large production, chiefly composed for a cappella choir, he utilizes ancient chants and magic charms, as well as the typically estonian runic songs, regilaulud. Jan 21, 2017 veljo tormis 7 august 1930 21 january 2017 was an estonian composer, regarded as one of the great contemporary choral composers and one of the most important composers of the 20th century in. Forgotten peoples tonu kaljuste, estonian philharmonic chamber choir on allmusic 1992.
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