Review
'With so many voices in the lower register, and the resulting rich and highly charged harmonies, intonation needs to be spot on, and so it is... One is struck, finally, by the choir's ability to sing not only quietly but with great delicacy when the music demands it... Tormis is a composer with a a strongly nationalist outlook and he can sometimes seem dour. These two factors [present] rich rewards for those who persevere. Performances such as these make persevering a pleasure.' --William Hedley, IRR - Oct.'12
'The title-song is the centrepiece in this powerful anthology of choral arrangements of ancient runic songs and spells, plus contemporary poetry settings, by Estonian' s octogenarian composer.' **** --Hilary Finch, BBC Music Magazine, Dec '12
