Missa Popularis

Lauri Hannu · Kirsi Kaunismäki-Suhonen · Juuso Nordlund · Masa Orpana

2020 · Physical and digital · ABCD 442

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Credits

Performers: Lauri HannuKirsi Kaunismäki-SuhonenJuuso NordlundMasa OrpanaJuppo PaavolaJoonatan PihlainenArto PiispanenRuamjaiThe New Segment OrchestraJanne Salmenkangas — BassSeppo “Kala” Alajoki — GuitarOtto Turunen — BaritoneJuha Junttu — TenorVirpi Tirkkonen — SopranoLinda Pennström — SopranoJosefiina Fagerlund — AltoJukka Mäkinen — Sitar
Composers: Timo Ruottinen

About this release

Timo Ruottinen, the long-time, now retired CEO of our record company and the soul of Alba, composed an ambitious mass as a young student and was the first to bring an electric guitar to churches. The giant work was premiered in the spring of 1969 and it immediately attracted both praise and criticism. Finally, the time is ripe for the recording of the original version, which pays tribute to the sound world of the era using modern technology. The versatile album serves delicacies for both classical and light music lovers.
Solos • Solos
Juha Junttu [3, 5, 7, 11, 12, 16]
Janne Salmenkangas [11, 13]
featuring Timo Ruottinen in the upper voice [7]
Ruamjai
Kirsi Kaunismäki-Suhonen Choir Leader • choir leader
Solos by choir members • Solos by choir members
Joonatan Pihlainen [2]
Virpi Tirkkonen [3, 14]
Otto Turunen [11]
Josefina Fagerlund [22]
Linda Pennström [24]
Salla Lehtomäki [24]
The New Segment Orchestra
Seppo "Kala" Alajoki guitar • guitar [1–12, 14–25]
Masa Orpana saxophones & flute • Saxophones & flute [2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 11, 14, 17, 20, 21, 23]
Arto Piispanen keyboards • keyboards
Juuso Nordlund bass • electric bass
Juppo Paavola drums • drums [1–12, 14–25]
Lauri Hannu guitar • guitar

Tracks

1.Overturecomp. Timo RuottinenISRC FIABA19000873:21
KYRIE
2.Kyrie Icomp. Timo RuottinenISRC FIABA19000885:19
3.Christecomp. Timo RuottinenISRC FIABA19000891:32
4.Kyrie IIcomp. Timo RuottinenISRC FIABA19000902:20
5.Gloria in excelsis Deocomp. Timo RuottinenISRC FIABA19000913:19
GLORIA
6.Laudamus tecomp. Timo RuottinenISRC FIABA19000921:23
7.Gratias agimuscomp. Timo RuottinenISRC FIABA19000931:43
8.Domine Deuscomp. Timo RuottinenISRC FIABA19000942:47
9.Quoniam tu solus sanctuscomp. Timo RuottinenISRC FIABA19000951:35
CREDO
10.Credo in unum Deumcomp. Timo RuottinenISRC FIABA19000961:24
11.Et in unum Dominumcomp. Timo RuottinenISRC FIABA19000972:41
12.Et incarnatus estcomp. Timo RuottinenISRC FIABA19000984:49
13.Crucifixuscomp. Timo RuottinenISRC FIABA19000991:07
14.CREDO - Et resurrexitcomp. Timo RuottinenISRC FIABA19001004:00
15.CREDO - Cuius regnicomp. Timo RuottinenISRC FIABA19001013:32
16.CREDO - Et in Spiritum Sanctumcomp. Timo RuottinenISRC FIABA19001023:18
17.CREDO - Et unam sanctam catholicamcomp. Timo RuottinenISRC FIABA19001031:49
18.CREDO - Confiteor unum babtismacomp. Timo RuottinenISRC FIABA19001041:08
19.CREDO - Et expectocomp. Timo RuottinenISRC FIABA19001051:09
SANCTUS
20.Sanctuscomp. Timo RuottinenISRC FIABA19001064:20
21.Osanna Icomp. Timo RuottinenISRC FIABA19001071:29
22.SANCTUS - Benedictuscomp. Timo RuottinenISRC FIABA19001083:27
23.SANCTUS - Osanna IIcomp. Timo RuottinenISRC FIABA19001091:51
AGNUS DEI
24.AGNUS DEI - Agnus Deicomp. Timo RuottinenISRC FIABA19001103:41
25.AGNUS DEI - Dona nobis pacemcomp. Timo RuottinenISRC FIABA19001115:40

Reviews

Timo Ruottinen:
Missa popularis
Ruamjai-kuoro ja Segment-orkesteri, joht. Kirsi Kaunismäki-Suhonen
Alba ABCD 442, äänitys Juuso Nordlund ja Markku Veijonsuo
Timo Ruottinen on tänä päivänä monelle tuttu Pikku Kakkosen tunnusmusiikin säveltäjänä, mutta hänen nuoruuteensa kuuluu paljon kohua herättänyt merkkiteos Missa Popularis, jossa Johann Sebastian Bachista musiikillisen innoituksensa saanut nuori säveltäjä yhdistää katolisen messun ordinarium -osat 1960-luvun lopun pop-musiikin eri…
Reijo Kekkonen
A full setting of the Ordinary of the Mass, in Latin, the piece is written in the musical idioms familiar to the Woodstock and Hippie generation, the choir and soloists accompanied by the instrumentation of rock music of the time - amplified guitar and bass, drums, Hammond organ, Minimoog synthesizer and sitar - faithfully reproduced in this new recording, with a 24-track analogue tape recorder used for multi tracking.
Records International · January 13, 2020
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