Rautavaara: Vigilia

Rautavaara: Vigilia

Rautavaara: Vigilia
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Performer: Petteri Salomaa
Composer: Einojuhani Rautavaara
Conductor: Timo Nuoranne
Performer: Lilli Paasikivi
Performer: Pia Freund
Performer: Topi Lehtipuu
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 1998-05-19
Music Label: Ondine
Soundtracks:
  1. Vigilia: Vespers
  2. Vigilia: Psalm 103
  3. Vigilia: 1st Katisma
  4. Vigilia: Psalm of invocation
  5. Vigilia: Sticheron of invocation
  6. Vigilia: Sticheron to the Mother of God
  7. Vigilia: Evening hymn
  8. Vigilia: Ekteniya
  9. Vigilia: Sicheron of the litany
  10. Vigilia: Ekteniya of the litany
  11. Vigilia: Sticheron
  12. Vigilia: Troparion
  13. Vigilia: Troparion of the feast
  14. Vigilia: Final blessing
  15. Vigilia: Matins
  16. Vigilia: Troparion
  17. Vigilia: Troparion (2nd)
  18. Vigilia: Hymn of praise
  19. Vigilia: Troparion of the resurrection
  20. Vigilia: Antiphon
  21. Vigilia: Prokeimenon
  22. Vigilia: Hymn of the ressurection
  23. Vigilia: Canon: 1st irmos
  24. Vigilia: 3rd irmos
  25. Vigilia: 4th irmos
  26. Vigilia: 5th irmos
  27. Vigilia: 6th irmos
  28. Vigilia: 7th irmos
  29. Vigilia: 8th irmos
  30. Vigilia: Katabasis: Hymn of thanksgiving of the Mother of God
  31. Vigilia: 9th irmos
  32. Vigilia: Sticheron of thanksgiving
  33. Vigilia: Troparion of the ressurrection
  34. Vigilia: Final blessing

Music reviews of Rautavaara: Vigilia

Music Review: Instantly communicative, rich and very rewarding
Rating: 5 Stars

The Finnish Radio Chamber Choir consists of some of Finland's finest singers, and they have made a strong case in recent years for Rautavaara's sacred music. On this outstanding CD, they present a concerted version of his settings for the Orthodox Vigil and Mattins services. Those of you who know Rachmaninov's similar settings (especially if through the recordings by the Corydon Singers or King's College Choir) will find this disc a must-have: it is a thoroughly engrossing counterpart to those works, albeit in the Finnish language and with all the subtle nuances of the Finnish Orthodox Church. To those who have never before encountered the Orthodox Vigil, this should still provide a most rewarding hour of listening, as Rautavaara reveals the height of his skill as a composer through the medium of unaccompanied vocal music. He clearly understands how the voice works and exploits all sorts of different singing techniques in the music to magical (if sometimes eerie) effect. Particular examples include the use of a female semi-chorus that chants the Hymn to the Mother of God in toneless whispers whilst the male voices drone and a soprano soloist sings the words above them; also, there are several solo passages such as the opening tenor solo which use microtones. Rautavaara even shows the same healthy respect for Orthodox musical traditions as Rachmaninov, Stravinsky and Tavener- specifically, in the inner section of the "Psalm of Invocation," which uses controlled but wild-sounding glissandi for full chorus, thereby 'quoting' an element of Byzantine music.

With 24 singers and four immaculate soloists, Timo Nuoranne conducts the two services with sensitivity and brilliance. From the haunting "Amen" at the very opening to the radiant cluster chords of the "Many Years" salutation at the end, this is a truly astounding programme, made all the richer by Ondine's expert recording.

I urge anyone who enjoys choral music to try this one out- and as the choir sings praise to God through Rautavaara's intensely communicative score, you yourself may end up singing their praises. Very strongly recommended!

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