Credits:

Nils Schweckendiek

Description:

A rare collection of choral works from the Grand Duchy of Finland, composed during the period from 1809 to 1917when Finland was a grand duchy under Russian ruleand written in the late Romantic style, which gradually fell into obscurityas the music of Sibelius and National Romanticism became the mainstreamThis album follows the Helsinki Chamber Choir and Artistic Director Nils Schwekendicks *The Choral Works of Erik Berman, 19362000* (BIS2252) and *Rejoice and Be Glad!A Finnish Christmas* (BISSA2322). These choral works, composed during the period from 1809 to 1917 when Finland was a Grand Duchy under Russian rule, belong to the late Romantic style that gradually fell into obscurity as the music of Sibelius and National Romanticism became the mainstream. The theme of the album is Spring. It draws a parallel between the Finnish Springliberation from the Winter Period as an autonomous territ