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Table of Contents:

• I. In veils of mist (10:45)
• II. Betania (3:59)
• III. Psalm (4:01)
• IV. Wild nights (6:25); V. Crucifixus (9:02)
• VI. Lament (11:06)
• VII. Tenebrae (4:23)
• VIII. Magdalena (5:38)
• IX. The shore again, Galilee (2:07)
• X. Into the mist (6:38).

Author/Creator:

Sørensen, Bent, 1958- , composer

Contributors:

Holtze, Jakob , librettist

Pedersen, Grete , conductor

Bræin, Ditte Marie , singer

Askvik, Mari , singer

Stensheim, Øystein , singer

Melien, Halvor F., 1984- , singer

Norske solistkor , singer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/sng

Ensemble Allegria , instrumentalist, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/itr

Languages:

English
Latin
German
French

Language Notes:

Chiefly sung in English with some Latin.

Main Work:

St Matthew passion [by Sørensen, B.]

Included Works:

St. Matthew Passion [by Sørensen, B.]

Subjects:

Södergran, Edith, 1892-1923 — Musical settings

Akhmatova, Anna Andreevna, 1889-1966 — Musical settings

Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886 — Musical settings

Thomsen, Søren Ulrik, 1956- — Musical settings

Sarvig, Ole, 1921- — Musical settings

Jæger, Frank — Musical settings

Passion music

Oratorios

Choruses, Sacred (Mixed voices) with orchestra

Södergran, Edith, 1892-1923

Akhmatova, Anna Andreevna, 1889-1966

Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886

Thomsen, Søren Ulrik, 1956-

Sarvig, Ole, 1921-

Jæger, Frank

Genres:

Oratorios

Sacred music

Holy Week music

Musical settings

System Details:

"This hybrid disc plays on both CD & SACD players."

Performers:

The Norwegian Soloists' Choir ; Ensemble Allegria ; Ditte Marie Bræin, soprano ; Mari Askvik, alto ; Øystein Stensheim, tenor ; Halvor Festervoll Melien, bass ; The Norwegian Soloists' Choir ; Ensemble Allegria ; Grete Pederson, conductor

Production Credits:

Producer, Jens Braun.

Performance Medium:

2 ensembles: mixed chorus; orchestra
1 performer and 2 ensembles: solo soprano voice; solo alto voice; solo tenor voice; solo bass voice; mixed chorus; orchestra

General Notes:

For mixed chorus (with soloists) and orchestra.
Title from disc label.
Libretto curated by Jakob Holtze, using texts by Edith Södergran, Anna Akhmatova, Emily Dickinson, Søren Ulrik Thomsen, Ole Sarvig, Frank Jæger and the Bible.
Recorded 2022 March 24th-26th Ris Kirke, Oslo, Norway.
Program and biographical notes in English, German, and French, and texts in English and Latin (35 pages) inserted in container.

Physical Description:

1 audio disc (65 min., 32 sec.) ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; stereo; surround

Digital Characteristics:

audio file; CD audio; SACD

Call Numbers:

LPCD 163,782

Other Standard Numbers:

International Article Number: 7318599926117
Publisher Number, BIS: BIS-2611

OCLC Numbers:

1373953876