Shared from the Arvo Pärt Fan Page. Tomorrow, February 24, 2014, is the 96th Anniversary of Estonian Independence. The official celebratory concert has become an annual televised cultural event. The 90th Anniversary concert is available in the ETV archives and is bookended by Arvo Pärt works, including an appearance by Pärt himself performing on piano via video. A slightly befuddled country man performed by actor Guido Kangur appears during spoken interludes throughout and is invited to the dance at the end. The songs are mostly in Estonian but I hope others can enjoy it. The stage direction is by Peeter Jalakas and the musical direction and conducting is by Tõnu Kaljuste. 1. Arvo Pärt arr. Tõnu Kõrvits: Fragment from Sarah was Ninety Years Old (Kädy Plaas - soprano, TCO Percussion) 2. Estonian Folksong: Veere, veere, päevakene (Roll on, roll on, dear day) (Liidia Mägi, Tõnis Mägi - vocals) 3. Kimmo Pohjanen: Keko (Kimmo Pohjanen - vocal, accordion, loops) 4. Veljo Tormis/Hando Runnel arr. Tõnu Kõrvits: Ei saa me läbi Lätita (We can’t get by without Latvia) (EPCC) 5. Lera Auerbach/Mikhail Lermontov: Fragment from “Russian Requiem” (EPCC) 6. Mark Stent/Björk arr. Tõnu Kõrvits: Declare Independence (Björk - vocal (via video*), Eva Klements - Estonian narrator, EPCC) 7. Religious Folk Song from Saaremaa arr. Tõnu Kõrvits: Ma vaatan üles mäele** (I gaze upon the mountain) (EPCC) 8. [Encore] Arvo Pärt arr. Tõnu Kaljuste: Ukuaru valss (Ukuaru Waltz) (Arvo Pärt - piano (via video) with Ensemble) 9. [with audience] Gustav Ernesaks/Lydia Koidula: Mu isamaa on minu arm (My fatherland is my love) (EPCC with Ensemble) *Music video for Björks Declare Independence dir. Michel Gondry **part of the song cycle “Kreegi vihik” (Kreek’s Notebook)
Posted on: Sun, 23 Feb 2014 16:26:47 +0000
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