Kampin Laulu - Timo Ruottinen: The All-Night Vigil - USPENIE

Ruottinen composed his music for the Uspenie over a long period extending from 1984 to 2019, and some of the earlier movements have previously been performed and recorded. He completed the the first version of the full vigil for the 150th anniversary of Helsinki’s Uspenski Cathedral in 2018, when much of it was sung by the Cathedral choir conducted by Varvara Merras-Häyrynen.

The All-Night Vigil is one of the cornerstones of music of the Orthodox Church, and sections of it have been given artistic expression by composers from Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff onwards, in Finland also Einojuhani Rautavaara. Settings of the full vigil are, however, rare. That by Ruottinen may be described as a through-composed entity designed for use in Finnish worship, its technical demands compatible with its singers’ skills. Matured over a period of four decades, it comprises movements in very different styles yet still within keeping of the various Orthodox music traditions.

Chamber Choir Kampin Laulu
Saara Aittakumpu, choirmaster
Jukka Auramies baritone
Jaakko Mäntyjärvi bass
Ville Nikunen tenor
Mikko Kuivalainen bass
Katri Hilander-Rautiainen soprano
Christiaan Boele tenor

FORMAT: CD