Nature Morte
For Jean Sibelius, Rakastava was one of his favourite works. He originally wrote it for male choir, and later also for string orchestra. Einojuhani Rautavaara was a worthy heir to Sibelius’ throne. His piece Sommarnatten has a folk music sound. We´ll also hear music by Estonian composer Veljo Tormis, one of the great choral composers of our time. Pushkin’s Garland was Giorgij Sviridov´s offering for the poet’s 180th anniversary. We also get a wonderful taste of Lidholm´s great treasure trove of choral music.
This production is part of one or more concert series.
The concert will be broadcasted at the Swedish Radio P2, Friday, February 25 at 8:20 pm.
Conductor change: Maria Goundorina replaces Tõnu Kaljuste as conductor. Change in program: “Nature morte” by Grigorjeva is replaced by Lidholm’s “Four choirs for poems by Åke Nilsson”.
Some other changes in the program has been made, including change of concert name.
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