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PRELUDE

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2016
ERP 8716

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Handbell Ensemble ARSIS

Released in April 2016

 

1 E Grieg Prelude (from Holberg’s Time) 2:49
2 A Vivaldi Le quattro stagioni. Concerto in F minor L’inverno, Op 8, RV 297, Largo 2:02
3 P I Tchaikovsky October: Autumn Song (from The Seasons, Op 37a) 3:56
4 P I Tchaikovsky December: Christmas (from The Seasons, Op 37a) 4:04
5 P I Tchaikovsky April: Snowdrop (from The Seasons, Op 37a) 2:58
6 P I Tchaikovsky Overture (from The Nutcracker) 3:29
7 P I Tchaikovsky Danse Arabe (from The Nutcracker) 3:11
8 P I Tchaikovsky Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy (from The Nutcracker) 2:02
9 P I Tchaikovsky Trepak (from The Nutcracker) 1:15
10 G Fr Händel Largo (from Xerxes) 3:37
11 G Fr Händel Passacaglia 3:38
12 P Mascagni Intermezzo (from Cavalleria Rusticana) 3:14
13 G Bizet Overture (from Carmen) 2:29
14 L Gillis Pick a Winner 1:38
15 N Rimsky-Korsakov Flight of the Bumblebee (from The Tale of Tsar Saltan) 1:26
16 J Strauss Pizzicato Polka 2:36
17 A Khachaturian Sabre Dance (from ballet Gayane) 2:20

player #1, Edvard Grieg, Prelude, Holberg’s Time, fragm, 1 min 3 sec, mp3, 320 Kbps
player #2, Antonio Vivaldi, Le quattro stagioni, Concerto No 4 in F minor L’inverno, Op 8, RV 297, Mov II Largo, fragm, 1 min 40 sec, mp3, 320 Kbps

Recorded in 2015, St Jacob’s church, Viimsi, Estonia
Sound engineer − Tanel Klesment
Photo − Mait Jüriado
Design − Kristel Linnutaja
Layout − Mart Kivisild
Management − Tiina Kodumäe
Producer − Peeter Vähi

ERP 8716
© 2016, Arsis, Estonian Record Productions (Tallinn)

ImagetextThe bells are ringing
The song they’re singing
The sound is bringing the people ’round…

Church and temple bells, carillons, chime clocks, tinkler bells, death knells… their timeless ringing has carried through centuries and cultures, accompanying man from birth to death, always present on important moments. Uniting and parting, rejoicing and mourning, calling and cautioning (wedding and funeral bells, Christmas and alarm bells), their sound embodies strong emotions that have inspired composers and instrument masters, poets and writers from Bach and Shakespeare to Hemingway.
The roots of the handbells date back to the 17th century England where the first miniature copies of church bells were cast. The bells that first and foremost were meant for practice by carillon players, soon acquired a status of independent musical instruments and were called hand bells. Their heyday was left in the 18th century when most self-respecting civilized people practiced hand bell music as their hobby. Today, those in the meantime obsolete instruments, are gaining more and more world-wide recognition.

Handbell Ensemble Arsis formed in 1993 from the singers of Arsis Chamber Choir, consists today of eight professional players and has one of the biggest handbell collections in the world (7 + 4 octaves of English handbells and 7 octaves of chimes). Guest performances have taken them to South Africa, Italy, France, Germany, Spain, England, Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Russia, Belgium, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, Poland, Holland, China, Canada and the USA. The most prestigious halls that have hosted Arsis are the Grand Hall of St Petersburg Philharmonic, Oslo Concert Hall and El Pardo Palace in Madrid, the concert in the latter was attended by the Spanish Royal Couple. In addition to the current one, the ensemble has released 5 solo recordings and participated in numerous recordings with symphony and chamber orchestras, choirs, and other music projects. Arsis has had close collaboration with many composers and has commissioned and premiered more than 10 new works.

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The ensemble: Kaspar Rohtmets, Johanna Vaimel, Grete Aron, Angeelika Oolberg, Kristel Linnutaja, Andrus Ansip, Liivia Talvik, Carmen Karnö, Kätriin Pruul, Katri Elias, Martha Tääkre, Mariann Tiirik

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The conductor and artistic director of the ensemble is Aivar Mäe who introduced handbell music to Estonia. However, Aivar Mäe’s work is not only limited to handbell music, he is one of the most prominent figures in the Estonian musical life, having occupied positions of director at various music theatres, the Estonian National Concert Institute Eesti Kontsert, being the founder or refounder of of several large concert halls as well as co-initiator of several festivals. And why not also remember his youth as a pop singer (ensemble Vitamiin). Since 2009 he holds the position of general manager of the Estonian National Opera. Aivar Mäe is a honorary member of the Estonian Society for Music Education.