Swedish Radio Choir, Peter Dijkstra - Nordic Sounds 2 (2012)
DSD64 (.dsf) 1 bit/2,8 MHz | Time - 76:10 minutes | 1,72 GB
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/88,2 kHz | Time - 76:10 minutes | 1,32 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Digital booklet
Following on the success of their Nordic Sounds release, Peter Dijkstra and the Swedish Radio Choir return with a second volume of music in the series, this time focusing on the use of traditional Swedish folk songs in contemporary choral music. The disc's repertoire ranges from Jan Sandstrom's arrangements of improvised folk songs of the Sami people - whose singing is among the earliest continuing vocal traditions of Europe - to recent works such as the sixteen-part Kosijat by Jaakko Mantyjarvi, one of the best-known contemporary composers in Finland. The disc concludes with Anders Hillborg's twelve-minute Muoayiayaoum which explores a phonetic sequence of vowels that open and close. The level of vocal virtuosity that Dijkstra elicits from his singers is breathtaking and the choir's performances are a lesson in vocal precision.
Nordic Sounds 2 is thrilling because it features Peter Dijkstra conducting the superb Swedish Radio Choir in a dizzyingly eclectic program of folk music and contemporary choral works from each of the Nordic countries. The contemporary works are daring and push all the boundaries of choral music, but each piece is absolutely accessible. To say the performance of the Swedish Radio Choir is superb is an understatement. The Channel Classics engineers make some consistently excellent recordings and Nordic Voices 2 is one of their best. deliciously intoxicating in its varied and vivacious performances, the 33-member Swedish Radio Choir in glorious form supported by a finely-honed surround sound cloud that presents them in the very best light. You must get this album if you care about state-of-the-choral-art music and performances.
Tracklist:
01 - Sloabbme-njunnje
02 - Kung Liljekonvalje
03 - Förvårskväll
04 - Biegga Njunnjí
05 - Biegga Luothe
06 - Gjendines Bådnlåt
07 - Min yndlingsdal
08 - Kosijat: The Suitors
09 - Kosijat: The Sun
10 - Kosijat: The Moon
11 - Kosijat: The North Star
12 - Och jungfrun hon går i ringen
13 - Aftonen
14 - Kristallen den fina
15 - Mouyayoum
Produced by Hein Dekker. Engineered by Jared Sacks & Hein Dekker.
Recorded in DSD at Musikaliska, Stockholm (June 2011).
Edited & Mastered by Jared Sack.
Musicians:
Swedish Radio Choir - Conducted by Peter Dijkstra
Analyzed: Swedish Radio Choir, Peter Dijkstra / Nordic Sounds 2: Sandström, Wikander, Jersild, Alfven, Hillborg
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -6.59 dB -28.40 dB 3:02 01-Sloabbme-njunnje
DR15 -8.80 dB -31.49 dB 3:37 02-Kung Liljekonvalje
DR15 -6.57 dB -30.47 dB 4:59 03-Förvårskväll
DR15 -8.86 dB -29.65 dB 3:28 04-Biegga Njunnjí
DR15 -5.14 dB -26.90 dB 9:33 05-Biegga Luothe
DR13 -24.59 dB -43.35 dB 3:27 06-Gjendines Bådnlåt
DR14 -5.80 dB -27.04 dB 3:59 07-Min yndlingsdal
DR16 -13.94 dB -36.92 dB 6:13 08-Kosijat: The Suitors
DR15 -6.05 dB -29.52 dB 4:04 09-Kosijat: The Sun
DR17 -7.61 dB -32.90 dB 5:26 10-Kosijat: The Moon
DR13 -8.14 dB -29.72 dB 5:35 11-Kosijat: The North Star
DR12 -6.02 dB -25.93 dB 1:35 12-Och jungfrun hon går i ringen
DR14 -18.13 dB -39.62 dB 3:58 13-Aftonen
DR14 -10.38 dB -34.24 dB 4:25 14-Kristallen den fina
DR14 -10.15 dB -30.38 dB 12:50 15-Mouyayoum
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Number of tracks: 15
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 88200 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DSD64
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR14 -6.59 dB -28.40 dB 3:02 01-Sloabbme-njunnje
DR15 -8.80 dB -31.49 dB 3:37 02-Kung Liljekonvalje
DR15 -6.57 dB -30.47 dB 4:59 03-Förvårskväll
DR15 -8.86 dB -29.65 dB 3:28 04-Biegga Njunnjí
DR15 -5.14 dB -26.90 dB 9:33 05-Biegga Luothe
DR13 -24.59 dB -43.35 dB 3:27 06-Gjendines Bådnlåt
DR14 -5.80 dB -27.04 dB 3:59 07-Min yndlingsdal
DR16 -13.94 dB -36.92 dB 6:13 08-Kosijat: The Suitors
DR15 -6.05 dB -29.52 dB 4:04 09-Kosijat: The Sun
DR17 -7.61 dB -32.90 dB 5:26 10-Kosijat: The Moon
DR13 -8.14 dB -29.72 dB 5:35 11-Kosijat: The North Star
DR12 -6.02 dB -25.93 dB 1:35 12-Och jungfrun hon går i ringen
DR14 -18.13 dB -39.62 dB 3:58 13-Aftonen
DR14 -10.38 dB -34.24 dB 4:25 14-Kristallen den fina
DR14 -10.15 dB -30.38 dB 12:50 15-Mouyayoum
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Number of tracks: 15
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate: 2822400 Hz / PCM Samplerate: 88200 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 1
Bitrate: 5645 kbps
Codec: DSD64
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