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Dani Juris · Kaamos Chamber Choir · Juhani Komulainen · Francis Poulenc

2012 · NCD 47

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Credits

Performers: Dani Juris — Choir conductorKaamos Chamber Choir
Composers: Juhani KomulainenFrancis PoulencGustav MahlerToivo KuulaClaudio MonteverdiMikko HeiniöSelim PalmgrenLeevi MadetojaJørgen JersildEinojuhani RautavaaraArnold Schoenberg

Tracks

Vinternatten (One Winter’s Night) (2010)
1.Vinternatten (Talviyö) (2010)comp. Juhani Komulainen (b.1953)ISRC FIABA12002424:57
Un soir de neige (A Night Of Snow) FP. 126 (1944)
2.I De grandes cuillers de neigecomp. Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)ISRC FIABA12002431:16
3.II La bonne neigecomp. Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)ISRC FIABA12002441:46
4.III Bois meurtricomp. Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)ISRC FIABA12002452:33
5.IV La nuit le froid la solitudecomp. Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)ISRC FIABA12002461:01
Die zwei blauen Augen (The Two Blue Eyes) (1896/2001)
6.Die zwei blauen Augen (Rakkaani siniset silmät) (1896/2001)comp. Gustav Mahler (1860-1911)ISRC FIABA12002475:28
Venelaulu (The Boat Song Barcarolle) Op. 21/2 (1912)
7.Venelaulu (Barcarolle) Op. 21/2 (1912)comp. Toivo Kuula (1883-1918)ISRC FIABA12002481:36
O Primavera (O Spring) (1592)
8.O Primavera (Oi kevät) (1592)comp. Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)ISRC FIABA12002493:03
Three Folk Songs for Double Mixed Choir Op. 28 (1977)
9.Tirlilcomp. Mikko Heiniö (b.1948)ISRC FIABA12002502:16
10.Kesäyönä (One Night in Summer)comp. Mikko Heiniö (b.1948)ISRC FIABA12002514:06
11.Pelimanni (The Fiddler)comp. Mikko Heiniö (b.1948)ISRC FIABA12002523:03
Juhannus (Midsummer) (1927)
12.Juhannus (1927)comp. Selim Palmgren (1878-1951)ISRC FIABA12002532:41
Onnelliset (Happiness) Op. 13/2 (1911)
13.Onnelliset Op. 13/2 (1911)comp. Leevi Madetoja (1887-1947)ISRC FIABA12002543:43
Min yndlingsdal (My Beloved Valley) (1971)
14.Min yndlingsdal (Lempilaaksoni) (1971)comp. Jørgen Jersild (1913-2004)ISRC FIABA12002554:22
Och glädjen den dansar (With Joy We Go Dancing) (1993)
15.Och glädjen den dansar (Ilo tanssii) (1993)comp. Einojuhani Rautavaara (b.1928)ISRC FIABA12002563:05
16.3 Folksongs (1929): No. 3. Schein uns, du liebe Sonnecomp. Schoenberg, ArnoldISRC FIABA12002573:49

Reviews

The performance is excellent, deeply expressive and beautifully controlled, and with a believable French accent, except for the authentic alveolar trills on “r”.
SA-CD.net · John Miller · March 4, 2013
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This is a most attractive choral disc with a great theme and wonderful performances.
Audiophile Audition · Daniel Coombs · March 27, 2013
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In just half a decade, Dani Juris has brought his Kaamos Chamber Choir up to world-class standards; this, their debut CD, is an auspicious start.
American Record Guide · Lindsay Koob · May 20, 2013
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This one could hardly be more various, taking in Mahler, Poulenc, Monteverdi, Schoenberg alongside present-day Finnish composers but done with such care and imagination that its broad-brush narrative, from troublous darkness to peaceful illumination, is genuinely moving.
Choir & Organ · Brian Morton · July 12, 2013