Tallinn Chamber Orchestra, Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir & Tõnu Kaljuste - Veljo Tormis: Reminiscentiae (2023) [24/96]

The elemental power of ancient folk music is the lifeforce that drives the compositions of Veljo Tormis (1930-2017). As the great Estonian composer famously said, “I do not use folk song. It is folk song that uses me.” This sentiment is echoed in definitive performances by the Estonian Philharmonic Choir and the Tallinn Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Tõnu Kaljuste, for decades one of Tormis’s closest musical associates.