Tõnu Kõrvits - Kreegi Vihik (Kreek's Notebook)

"Kreegi vihik" on Tõnu Kõrvitsa loodud kaheksaosaline kompositsioon koorile ja orkestrile. Lugu põhineb vanadel ehtsatel eesti sakraalsetel tekstidel ja nende originaalsete meloodiate töötlustel. Esitab Eesti Filharmoonia Kammerkoor ja Tallinna Kammerorkester. Dirigent on Tõnu Kaljuste.

"Kreek's notebook" is a composition in eight movements for choir and orchestra by the Estonian composer Tõnu Kõrvits based on old authentic Estonian sacral texts and a reworking of their original melodies. Performed by the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra. Conducted by Tõnu Kaljuste.

Track list:

0:00 - "Nüüd ole Jeesus, kiidetud" ("May Jesus, thee be Praised")
4:26 - "Nüüd on see päev ju lõppenud" ("Now the Day has Passed")
8:25 - "Ma kiitlen ükspäinis neist verisist haavust" ("I Rejoice In thy Bleeding Wounds")
9:53 - "Oh võta, armas Jeesus, vastu mult" ("Dear Jesus, Do Recieve")
13:49 - "Su hooleks ennast annan ma" ("I Shall Be Your Care")
16:48 - "Lenda üles kurbtusest" ("Fly From Your Sorrows")
20:13 - "Mu hing, oh ole rõõmus" ("My Soul, Rejoice")
22:44 - "Ma vaatan üles mäele" ("I Gaze At the Mountain")

[sidneybrien]

This is extraordinary choral music. Tonu Korvits is brilliant and cool. I also love the recording by the Choir of Royal Holloway, London. This music is unusually poetic, with exotic melodic sounds new to the American ear. I have noticed that this work is more and more performed by US choral ensembles and this makes me happy.

[tomsanders]

This is a long listen, but the various parts of it are so dramatically different you really need to listen to it all to grasp fully what it is all about.  Hearing this at 3 AM on NPR just about blew me away!  I've ordered the CD from Amazon.

[LS-oqqh]

"Nüüd ole Jeesus, kiidetud" has a melody so good that it could be used as a soundtrack for a joyful canadian movie.

[nicklass]

If Sid Meier's Civilisation would add Estonia as a civilization this would definitely be a good theme for Estonia

[harrienelle]

Saw this performed live this week by a choir from Estonia and the Symhony Orchestra Flanders. Quite enchanting, yes, pun intended.

[kikipt]

Simply stunning in every respect. Bravo!

[RichardBicknase]

Since I first heard this work a few weeks ago, I've been totally obsessed with it. The subtlety and power of the writing and performance is amazing.

[sambrown]

The last movement of this piece may be the most touching piece of music ever written.

[georgeparkins]

I saw the USM orchestra and choir perform this at Main Street Baptist in Hattiesburg in May 2014, together with Koppel's Marimba Concerto no. 1.
Altogether, it was a wonderful evening.

[juliangonzales]

One of the great new composers of our time

[vwmarkinla]

I caught some of this this past weekend on NPR's "With Heart and Voice" broadcast and I nearly sat bolt upright. So passionate. (I am partly Estonian, which also is why I took interest.) Definitely want to seek this out.

[tedwilks]

It is wonderful to hear such lyrical and beautiful music from a contemporary composer - thank you!!
Ted Wilks, Programme Annotator, Lancaster Symphony Orchestra, Lancaster, PA, USA

[mikevt]

The Burlington Choral Society (Burlington, VT) sang this, along with several other Estonian pieces in November 2015.

Kreek's Notebook was especially stirring: Challenging and complex. It was a joy to sing under the leadership of our directorr Richard Riley.

[meriqz]

Aitähh selle vägeva ja sügava töö eest!

[LS-oqqh]

The melody at the beginning of "Ma vaatan ules maele" reminds me of the soundtrack of "Titanic".

[elarakamai]

Wonderful and transcendent.  Woke up to this on Music Through The Night.  Is this from a cd or dvd that I can purchase?

[henriquenorthfleet]

Someone can say who is the author of the paintings (illustrations) ou every part of this fabulous music?

[georgeparkins]

Is mastering it so quiet the only way to get the dynamic range desired? If so, cool. If not, why is it mastered that way?

[Rugia-oxhx]

Stunning music but the fellator interrupts the music with his greedy commercials.