14.06Haapsalu Cathedral, 6 p.m. CYRILLUS KREEK'S DAYS: MOURNING DAY'S CONCERTCyrillus Kreek – Requiem Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir Cyrillus Kreek who was active in various spheres of Estonia's musical life for about half a century is one of the most influential creators of the national music language. Though Kreek's musical heritage is quite voluminous, from the very premiere his name became at once associated with the Requiem created in 1927, which was pioneering in its genre in Estonian music. Writing of the piece took him two years and the composer himself considered the piece to be the work of his life. Tõnu Kõrvits's attitude to Kreek's creative works has always been that of great respect. He sometimes draws the themes for his pieces from the same source as Cyrillus Kreek – the treasure chest of spiritual folk melodies. The same case is with 'By the rivers of Babylon' written for this year's Nargenfestival. Tõnu Kaljuste: "When we started Cyrillus Kreek's Days in 2007 the main work was his Requiem in C minor. The same concert was the premiere of Tõnu Kõrvits's “Kreegi vihik“ ('Kreek's Notebook'), which is considerably known in the world by today. In addition to the Requiem on this year's Mourning Day the audience will hear Tõnu Kõrvits's new piece 'By the rivers of Babylon'. His work is based on the same psalm No. 137 as was Cyrillus Kreek's piece." Cyrillus Kreek's Days will continue on the 15th of June with Kadri Voorand Trio's concert in Haapsalu Cathedral. |