Kaspars Putniņš, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir - Alfred Schnittke: Choir Concerto, Three Sacred Hymns; Arvo Pärt: Seven Magnificat-Antiphons (2021)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 248 Mb | Total time: 60:22 | Scans included
Classical | Label: BIS | # BIS-2221 | Recorded: 2020
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 248 Mb | Total time: 60:22 | Scans included
Classical | Label: BIS | # BIS-2221 | Recorded: 2020
This is the second album pairing Alfred Schnittke and Arvo Pärt from the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. The first, released in 2018, brought the group a Gramophone Award, and the BIS label and conductor Kaspars Putniņš have apparently decided to stick with what works. Both albums are superb. Schnittke and Pärt haven't often appeared together on recordings, Schnittke's stylistically allusive language being miles away from Pärt's minimalism, a fine example of which is provided by the Seven Magnificat Antiphons heard here.