VISION OF ESTONIA I

Estonian Veljo Tormis (b. 1930) is among today’s more significant composers, and as this disc shows–to astonishing effect–he’s one of the world’s most profoundly exciting

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VISION OF ESTONIA II

To save repeating myself, I refer you to my review of the earlier Vision of Estonia I, which essentially describes Veljo Tormis’ male choir music–its

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SERENELY CEDILLE

This sampler from Chicago-based Cedille Records offers well-chosen highlights from what over the past 15 years has become a very impressive catalog. In this case,

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TRANSIENT GLORY

Subtitled “A celebration of living music and the momentary beauty of the young voice”, this is an essential disc for fans of new choral music

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TRANSIENT GLORY II

In this follow-up to its 2003 Transient Glory CD (please type Q7284 in Search Reviews), Francisco Nuñez and his Young People’s Chorus of New York

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Gliere: Symphony No. 3/Ormandy

Glière’s “Il’ya Muromets” Symphony, with its lush string textures, lively woodwind writing, and numerous brass exhortations, might seem tailor-made for the Philadelphia Orchestra, and Eugene

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REMEMBRANCE

This aptly titled disc brings together 19 works sung at St. Paul’s during September 11 memorial services in 2001 and 2002 and at a service

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A GAELIC BLESSING

The disc’s title refers to the ever-popular John Rutter setting of a famous benediction, and it’s very well sung here–as are virtually all of the

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