Ãœlo Krigul studied in Tallinn and Vienna, and has written music in a wide variety of genres. Three works on the present release - And the Sea Arose, Aga vaata aina Ã¼les ('But Look Always Up') and liquid turns - were completed in 2019-20 when Krigul was composer-in-residence with the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir. Linked by a common concept and the recycling of musical material, the three form a triptych-like set, here preceded by Vesi ise ('Water Is') from 2015. The latter is the first piece that Krigul wrote for the choir and it's conductor Kaspars Putnins and includes ideas that has been carried over into their later collaboration. If Vesi ise here functions as a prelude, liquid turns is to an extent a summation of the program: the composer has sampled text and music from the two preceding works and random phrases interact and emerge as a new whole. Krigul has chosen his texts from the New Testament, the writings of the philosopher Uku Masing and the sound poetry of Ilmar Laaban.

Tracklist:

Vesi ise for choir and electronics
And the Sea Arose for choir and strings
Aga vaata aina Ã¼les for choir a cappella~
Hingamisi
Aga vaata aina Ã¼les for choir a cappella~
Ã–Ã¶ on pime
Aga vaata aina Ã¼les for choir a cappella~
Puud aina kasvavad
Aga vaata aina Ã¼les for choir a cappella~
Ainuski pilv ei tule tagasi
Aga vaata aina Ã¼les for choir a cappella~
Lahkuda onnidest
Aga vaata aina Ã¼les for choir a cappella~
Kui vanasti rÃ¤Ã¤giti tuulest
Liquid turns for choir and electronics

UPC: 7318599925905
Label: Bis
Release Date: 8.5.22
Format: CD

Krigul / Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir - Liquid Turns (Hybr) (CD)