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Choir of Trinity College, cond. Stephen Layton: Baltic Exchange (CD)

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With choral music at the heart of the musical life of the Baltics it is not surprising that the medium has been a central preoccupation for many of their composers. A degree of isolation from international trends in new music meant that the centre of gravity for composers in the west of the Soviet Union was very different from that of their colleagues beyond the Iron Curtain. And while there is certainly no such thing as a pan-Baltic style—this recording offers only a glimpse of the choral riches to be found in these three tiny countries—all the composers on the disc share a number of characteristics: a sure-footed handling of choral orchestration, lucidity of texture, a pragmatic use of 'avant-garde' effects, a fondness for cluster-chords and diatonically saturated harmony, and the frequent use of ostinatos. (Notes from the record label's website)

The Choir of Trinity College, conductor Stephen Layton: Baltic Exchange
Year Released/Length: 2010/67:43

Song List:
Uģis Prauliņš: Missa Regensis
1 - I. Kyrie Eleison
2 - II. Gloria
3 - Domine Deus
4 - Quoniam tu solus sanctus
5 - III. Credo in unum Deum
6 - Deum de Deo
7 - Crucifixus
8 - Credo in Spiritum Sanctum
9 - IV. Sanctus
10 - V. Agnus Dei

Maija Einfelde: Cikls ar Friča Bārdas dzeju
11 - Vakars Evening
12 - Lügšana Prayer
13 - Debess Heaven

Urmas Sisask
14 - Benedictio

Vytautas Miškinis
15 - Angelis suis Deus

Uģis Prauliņš
16 - Laudibus in sanctis

Vytautas Miškinis
17 - Pater noster