Music of 20th Century Finno-Ugric Composers
Sunday, May 3, 1998
Riverdale Presbyterian Church, Bronx, NY
Four Slovak Folk Songs John Lettieri, piano |
Béla Bartók (1881-1945) |
Five Songs, for Mezzo-Soprano and Piano* Õhtul [In the Evening] Kevadel [In the Spring] Hällilaul [Lullaby] Ei oma õnne peita [I Cannot Hide My Happiness] Kalamehe mõrska [The Fisherman's Bride] Donna Slawsky, mezzo-soprano John Lettieri, piano |
Mart Saar (1882-1963) |
Dialektilisi aforisme [Dialectical Aphorisms] Kahekõne [Dialogue] Kuub [A Coat] Keor [A Dog] Üksik kaasik [A Lone Copse of Birches] Kirves ja mets [An Ax and the Woods] Idüll [An Idyll] Mees pole pikem kübarast [No Man Stands Taller Than His Hat] Kahekõne [Dialogue] |
Veljo Tormis (b. 1930) |
Two Unofficial National Anthems Estonia: Mu isamaa on minu arm [My Fatherland is All My Joy] Finland: Finlandia-Hymni (1948 version for mixed chorus) |
Gustav Ernesaks (1908-1993) Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) |
Laevas lauldakse* [Singing Aboard Ship] Donna Slawsky, mezzo-soprano solo |
Veljo Tormis |
Two Songs for Mixed Chorus Min rastas raataa [Where the Thrush Toils] Sydämeni laulu [Glade of Tuoni] |
Jean Sibelius |
Two Hymns for Mixed Chorus* Busslied [Song of Repentance] Liberi Dei [Children of God] |
Rudolf Tobias (1873-1918) |
Laudes organi [Praise of the Organ] John Lettieri, organ |
Zoltán Kodály (1882-1967) |