Saturday, 12 October 2019

Erkki-Sven Tüür ‎– "Oratorio Ante Finem Saeculi / Symphony No. 2" (Мелодия ‎– C10 27187 009) 1988

Not many ex-prog rockers got to work with the USSR State Symphony Orchestra Of The Ministry Of Culture (on tracks: B1, B2), but Erkki-Sven managed to get given the nod.There's nothing the USSR's Ministry of Culture would like more than one of the Soviet Unions youngsters getting into writing the odd symphony,so Erkki leaving his degenerate past behind in favour of neo-classical compostion would score him plenty of privileges;one being access to their rich depth of classical musicians and the use of the odd Symphony Orchestra.
On side A he only has the use of the Estonian Symphony Orchestra and the Estonian Philharmonic Oratorio Choir to get his ideas across.
There's a bit of the 'Omen' soundtrack about it, think Jerry Goldsmith, and probably some Bartok and Stravinsky influences?
Whatever, its rather brilliantly bleak and creepy.A horror movie soundtrack in the waiting......if it hasn't been used already?
Would have been better released as In Spe's third eponomously titled Magma influenced album in my opinion.It did get him signed to ECM after the wall came down, so here a career maketh.

Oratorio "Ante Finem Saeculi" (1985) (for soloists, mixed choir and orchestra)
A1 Tempus I
A2 Tempus II
A3 Tempus III
A4 Tempus IV 

Symphony No. 2 (1986-87) (for symphony orchestra and tape)
B1 Vision
B2 Process


Anonymous said...

this one's been blocked by mediafire already, unfortunately! One track "may be" available from Amazon so they block the whole thing. Bastards!

Anonymous said...

Maybe if you used Mega the file blocking wouldn't happen...

Jonny Zchivago said...

As I've said on hundreds of ocassions, try to download it from Mediafire more than just once and it'll let you through.Its just a marketing tool for Scamazon.It is working as there are plenty of downloads already for this one.

MEGA gets more complaints by far than Mediafire,people can't work out how to use it, or their browser can't handle it.....also,the only place that gives you stats is Mediafire.

Anonymous said...

Didn't know that, as I haven't read all the comments in all your posts, although I can sympathise how annoying it would be to have to keep saying that, if you have done already so many times. Anyway I tried again and it worked, thanks.