Tõnu Kaljuste
The elemental power of ancient folk music is the lifeforce that drives the compositions of Veljo Tormis (1930-2017). As the great Estonian composer famously said, “I do not use folk song. It is folk song that uses me.” This sentiment is echoed in definitive performances by the Estonian Philharmonic Choir and the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Tõnu Kaljuste, for decades one of Tormis’s closest musical associates. The new recording of works by Tormis, "Reminiscentiae", with the Estonian Philharmonic Choir and Tallinn Chamber Orchestra under Kaljuste, features new arrangements by Tõnu Kaljuste, continuing and commemorating Tormis’s work. The album opens with "The Tower Bell In My Village" which Kaljuste commissioned 45 years ago.
Reminiscentiae