This Pentatone release was recorded in the grand acoustical environment of St. Joseph Cathedral in Sioux Falls, SD by an ensemble whose typical performance is never less than sublime, the first-rate South Dakota Chorale. Sacred Songs of Life and Love features some of the most beautiful work in contemporary Scandinavian and Baltic choral music, including Arvo PÃ¤rt's Sieben Magnificat Antiphonen, selections from Knut Nystedt's Prayers of Kierkegaard, Sven-David SandstrÃ¶m's Four Songs of Love and Algirdas Martinaitis' Alleuia. "We hope that this collection will take you through a full range of human emotions. This music is full of peace, joy, hope and love, and we hope it will fill your heart and ears with much of the same". - Brian A. Schmidt, SD Chorale Conductor and Artistic Director.

Tracklist:

Magnificat
Bogoroditse Djevo (Mother Of God And Virgin)
7 Magnificat Antiphons: No. 1. O Weisheit
7 Magnificat Antiphons: No. 2. O Adonai
7 Magnificat Antiphons: No. 3. O Spross
7 Magnificat Antiphons: No. 4. O Schlussel
7 Magnificat Antiphons: No. 5. O Morgenstern
7 Magnificat Antiphons: No. 6. O Konig
7 Magnificat Antiphons: No. 7. O Immanuel
Alleluia
Prayers Of Kierkegaard: No. 3. Great Are You, O God!: No. 3. Great Are You, O God!
Prayers Of Kierkegaard: No. 6. Father In Heaven! You Loved Us First!: No. 6. Father In Heaven! You Loved Us First!
Sanger Om Karlek (Songs Of Love): No. 1. Let Him Kiss Me
Sanger Om Karlek (Songs Of Love): No. 2. Until The Daybreak
Sanger Om Karlek (Songs Of Love): No. 3. Awake, O North Wind
Sanger Om Karlek (Songs Of Love): No. 4. His Left Hand
I Am The Rose Of Sharon
O Salutaris Hostia (Live): O Salutaris Hostia
Nunc Dimittis

UPC: 827949053061
Label: Pentatone
Release Date: 2.10.15
Format: CD

Paert / Martinaitis / Nystedt / Schmidt - Sacred Songs of Life & Love (CD)