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I am a River

Helsinki Chamber Choir, Nils Schweckendiek

Label
Sony Music
EAN / barcode
7318599927428
Release date
30 July 2026
Format
Digital
Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho and Estonian Helena Tulve, two composers with highly individual voices, both treat the timbre of instruments as a central element of their work. Particularly Saariaho's vocal works reveal the full expressive richness of her music. Early pieces such as "Suomenkielinen sekakuorokappale" and "Nej och inte" established her method of dissolving tonal and semantic units; later works such as "Lumen valosta" and "Kesapaiva" develop this approach further with extended vocal techniques. Tulve's music "springs from simple primary impulses and is influenced by natural patterns, organic elements and synchronicity" 'I Am a River', based on verses by the 13th-century Persian scholar, poet and mystic Rumi, explores the connection between choir music in the acoustics of churches and sensory mysticism. 'nächtliche Gesange', based on texts by exiled German-speaking Jewish poets, draws its sound material from the phonetic properties of the German language. These works of extraordinary beauty were entrusted to the experienced voices of the Helsinki Kamerkoor under the direction of Nils Schweckendiek. Together with the choir, he received a Grammy and many other awards for his earlier album "Reconnaissance" with works by Kaija Saariaho.
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Tracklist

  1. 01 I Am a River 14:15
  2. 02 Lumen valosta 02:56
  3. 03 Nej och inte: I. Jag vill inte tala… 00:59
  4. 04 Nej och inte: II. Och du gick, flög… 01:07
  5. 05 Nej och inte: III. Nej, vi fick ej… 01:18
  6. 06 Suomenkielinen sekakuorokappale 09:23
  7. 07 Kesäpäivä: No. 1, Hetki. Aamutuima 02:22
  8. 08 Kesäpäivä: No. 2, Hetki. Työ 01:56
  9. 09 Kesäpäivä: No. 3, Hetki. Kaipausaika 03:01
  10. 10 Kesäpäivä: No. 4, Hetki. Mystinen Aika 03:21
  11. 11 Kesäpäivä: No. 5, Hekti. Yön sarastus 03:42
  12. 12 Nächtliche Gesänge: I. Nachts, wenn das Pendel der Liebe schwingt… 09:43
  13. 13 Nächtliche Gesänge: II. Zärtliche Nacht 04:10

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