Artist: Latvian Radio Choir, Sigvards Kļava
Album: Silvestrov: To Thee We Sing
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2015
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 96 kHz
Duration: 59:59
Total Tracks: 15
Total Size: 968 MB

Tracklist:

1. Latvian Radio Choir & Sigvards Kļava – Alleluia (2006) – I. Evening (02:18)
2. Latvian Radio Choir & Sigvards Kļava – Alleluia (2006) – II. Morning (02:41)
3. Latvian Radio Choir & Sigvards Kļava – Alleluia (2006) – III. Night (03:30)
4. Latvian Radio Choir & Sigvards Kļava – From Liturgical Chants: Cherubic Song (02:34)
5. Latvian Radio Choir & Sigvards Kļava – From Liturgical Chants: Alleluia (02:47)
6. Latvian Radio Choir & Sigvards Kļava – From Liturgical Chants: O Holy God (03:21)
7. Latvian Radio Choir & Sigvards Kļava – From Liturgical Chants: Ave Maria (03:20)
8. Latvian Radio Choir & Sigvards Kļava – Diptych: I. The Lord’s Prayer (04:51)
9. Latvian Radio Choir & Sigvards Kļava – Diptych: II. Testament (08:58)
10. Latvian Radio Choir & Sigvards Kļava – Two Sacred Chants: I. Mercy of Peace (05:03)
11. Latvian Radio Choir & Sigvards Kļava – Two Sacred Chants: II. To Thee We Sing (03:14)
12. Latvian Radio Choir & Sigvards Kļava – Two Sacred Songs: I. Alleluia (03:18)
13. Latvian Radio Choir & Sigvards Kļava – Two Sacred Songs: II. Ave Maria (04:39)
14. Latvian Radio Choir & Sigvards Kļava – Two Christmas Lullabies: I. Sleep, Jesus (03:50)
15. Latvian Radio Choir & Sigvards Kļava – Two Christmas Lullabies: II. Quiet Night (05:27)

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Ukrainian composer Valentin Silvestrov (b. 1937) is an important contemporary voice in vocal music. In this new release Silvestrov’s hauntingly beautiful vocal works are performed by the Latvian Radio Choir under their director Sigvards Kļava.

During his artistic career Silvestrov has explored a number of musical styles and techniques, such as avant-guard, post-modernism, neo-classicism, dodecaphony, aleatoric writing and pointillism. The fall of the Soviet Union, however, allowed Silvestrov to eventually compose spiritual works, inspired and influenced by his love of the Russian Orthodox Church music.

Silvestrov imbues with his own unique sound and bursts of surprising harmonic moves. Silvestrov’s compositions are invested with the composer’s own unique personality, musical sensibility and sense of beauty.

Latvian Radio Choir’s previous releases on Ondine have been highly successful. For instance, the recording of Rachmaninov’s All-Night Vigil (ODE 1206-5) was chosen as the Record of the Month, Editor’s Choice and received a nomination in the Gramophone Awards in 2013.