Sumera: Mushroom Cantata / Concerto Per Voci E Strumenti / Island Maiden's Song From the Sea

Featuring

Tõnu Kaljuste
Mikk Üleoja
Janika Lentsius
Kadri-Ann Sumera
Madis Metsamart
Pille Lukin

Külli Teetamm
Ülle Kaljuste
Andero Ermel
Jan Uuspõld
Guido Kangur
Raivo E. Tamm
Tallinna Kammerorkester
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Lepo Sumera

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Composer Biography

Lepo Sumera (1950-2000) was an Estonian composer known for his symphonies and pioneering work in electro-acoustic and computer music.

Performer Biography

Tõnu Kaljuste has been a significant interpreter of Estonian music, with composers like Arvo Pärt, Veljo Tormis, and Erkki-Sven Tüür writing works for him.

Composer Biography

Lepo Sumera taught composition at the Estonian Academy of Music from 1978 until his death, even while serving as Estonia's Minister of Culture from 1988 to 1992.

Performer Biography

Tõnu Kaljuste, the conductor on this album, founded the professional Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir in 1981 and the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra in 1993.

Composition History

Three of the four vocal works on this recording date from the late 1970s and 1980s, a period when Lepo Sumera was exploring the relationship between text and music.

Recording & Production

This album features world première recordings of Lepo Sumera's Concerto per voci e strumenti, Kui tume veel kauaks ka sinu maa, Seenekantaat, and Saare piiga laul merest.