Since you are interested in Psalms, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
BERGMAN / KREEK / SIBELIUS / TORMIS
Baltic Runes Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Paul Hillier [ Harmonia Mundi SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 20/May/2010 ] "The most striking piece is Erik Bergman's "Lapponia", in which the use of wordless phonemes is aptly elemental, with deep lowing beneath scattered snow showers of excited syllables, and a breeze of haunting sussurus which recalls Ligeti." The... |
KREEK / PART / RAUTAVAARA / SANDSTROM / TORMIS / VASKS
Baltic Voices Vol 1 Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir / Paul Hillier [ Harmonia Mundi SACD / SACD - released 1/Oct/2003 ] "pure and impassioned, astounding choral artists." (The Wall Street Journal) - On Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) format, presented in full 5.1 surround sound! PLAYABLE ON ANY CD SYSTEM |
GORECKI / MAZULIS / SAARIAHO / AUGUSTINAS / GUDMUNDSEN-HOLMGREEN / etc
Baltic Voices Vol 3 Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir / Paul Hillier [ Harmonia Mundi SACD / SACD - released 1/Dec/2005 ] "Once again Paul Hillier and his Estonian choir provide a varied programme of new choral works by Baltic composers. Despite a wide gamut of styles, each composition has an immediacy that is not always found in contemporary music." Erik Levi - BBC... |
TRADITIONAL
A New Joy: Orthodox Christmas Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Paul Hillier [ Harnmonia Mundi / CD - released 12/Dec/2011 ] This CD, which includes several first recordings of music by Kastalski, Izvekov & others, draws upon the rich treasury of 19th- & 20th-century liturgical hymnography and carols of the Nativity Feast, which were suppressed during the tragic events of... |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
A New Joy: Orthodox Christmas Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir / Paul Hillier [ Harnmonia Mundi / CD - released 25/Nov/2006 ] This CD, which includes several first recordings of music by Kastalski, Izvekov & others, draws upon the rich treasury of 19th- & 20th-century liturgical hymnography and carols of the Nativity Feast, which were suppressed during the tragic events of... |
MACHAUT / O'REGAN / DUFAY / BRYARS
Scattered Rhymes Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, Paul Hillier (director), Orlando Consort [ Harmonia Mundi / SACD - released 23/Jun/2008 ] "This collection has actually been programmed with considerable care...with the acoustic of the recording venue effectively becoming an additional element in the performance." (Choral & Song Recording of the Month BBC Music June 2008) |
VARIOUS COMPOSERS
The Powers of Heaven: Orthodox Music of the 17th & 18th Centuries The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir / Paul Hillier [ Harmonia Mundi SACD / SACD - released 23/May/2004 ] On Hybrid Super Audio CD (SACD) format, presented in full 5.1 surround sound! PLAYABLE ON ANY CD SYSTEM - "The choir...sing with exceptional blend and purity of tone" (The Absolute Sound) |
ARVO PART
Part: In Principio Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir / Tallinn Chamber Orchestra / Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Tonu Kaljuste [ ECM Records / CD - released 1/Jun/2009 ] "This is a superbly constructed recital of some of the most recent music of Estonian composer Arvo Part." (Five Stars AudAud.com) |
ARVO PART
Part: Te Deum / Silouans Song / Magnificat / Berliner Messe Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir / Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Tonu Kaljuste [ ECM Records / CD - released 20/Oct/2000 ] Without a doubt, one of the most beautiful choral recordings... ever! |
ARVO Pa„RT
Kanon Pokajanen Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir / Tonu Kaljuste [ ECM Records / CD - released 1/Apr/2009 ] World premiere recordings of music for choir by Arvo Pärt |