Jassi Zahharov, Mati Korts, Mia Huhta, Sauli Tiilikainen - Tamberg: Cyrano de Bergerac, Op. 45 (2022)

An Estonian Cyrano. It is by now a well-known fact that today’s Scandinavian composers create works that are much more moderate and pleasing to the ear than those of their colleagues from the center of the European Continent – which is why composers such as Poul Ruders, Rautavaara, and Sallinen have become stars in the world of classical music. The easygoing, relaxed manner with which composers from the Baltic States deal with tradition and tonality has also enabled them to attain a degree of popularity that is in inverse proportion to the size of their home countries. Eino Tamberg, born in 1930, perhaps has not yet gained such renown particularly in Germany, but it is our hope that this will change following our release of his opera Cyrano de Bergerac, a work premiered in 1976. This is opera music at its fullest and richest: witty, brilliant, romantic, and also entertaining. Tamberg does entirely without dissonant atonality; his style is narrative in character, occasionally marvelously lyrical (that’s right, he isn’t at all afraid of pretty melodies!), and always passionate. Today only a composer from the so-called periphery can permit himself to write music like this. But it’s a pleasure – and that’s what music should be! The soloists, chorus, and orchestra of the Estonian National Opera under the conductor Paul Mägi guarantee the greatest authenticity in the original language.
Tracklist
CD1
01. Cyrano de Bergerac, Op. 45, Act I: Mu kiire mooga eest see
02. Cyrano de Bergerac, Op. 45, Act I: Lalalaa.
03. Cyrano de Bergerac, Op. 45, Act I: Hei, Liisu!
04. Cyrano de Bergerac, Op. 45, Act I: Oh tont, siin kolada öäaegu
05. Cyrano de Bergerac, Op. 45, Act I: Ta on kell seitse siin
06. Cyrano de Bergerac, Op. 45, Act I: Su kaltsakad on siin!
07. Cyrano de Bergerac, Op. 45, Act I: Kabelisse totta nüüd
08. Cyrano de Bergerac, Op. 45, Act I: Ju-huu, ho-hoo, he-hee Cyrano!
09. Cyrano de Bergerac, Op. 45, Act I: La-la-laa.
10. Cyrano de Bergerac, Op. 45, Act I: Noh, läksin möödakaid
11. Cyrano de Bergerac, Op. 45, Act I: Noh, tule emba mind
12. Cyrano de Bergerac, Op. 45, Act II: Ju öhtuneon ou ja loojang läidab taeva
13. Cyrano de Bergerac, Op. 45, Act II: Ma tulin teatama
14. Cyrano de Bergerac, Op. 45, Act II: Mu söber, tätnan teid!
15. Cyrano de Bergerac, Op. 45, Act II: Nii ilus ilm ja öhtu saabub
16. Cyrano de Bergerac, Op. 45, Act II: Arm kasvab poues mul
17. Cyrano de Bergerac, Op. 45, Act II: Hei, mademoiselle Roxane!
18. Cyrano de Bergerac, Op. 45, Act II: See neetud kaputsiin!
19. Cyrano de Bergerac, Op. 45, Act II: Mis ilus paar!

CD2
01. Cyrano de Bergerac, Op. 45, Act III: Kui imelised on need kadunurga lood
02. Cyrano de Bergerac, Op. 45, Act III: Nad paugutavad seal
03. Cyrano de Bergerac, Op. 45, Act III: Nüüd vaestel poistel suult kaab une magus jälg
04. Cyrano de Bergerac, Op. 45, Act III: Mis lärm see on?
05. Cyrano de Bergerac, Op. 45, Act III: Mu härrad, teid söömaga tervitan ma!
06. Cyrano de Bergerac, Op. 45, Act III: La-la-laa.
07. Cyrano de Bergerac, Op. 45, Act III: Cyrano! Hei, Cyrano!
08. Cyrano de Bergerac, Op. 45, Act III: Tu solatium et refugium, Virgo Mater Maria
09. Cyrano de Bergerac, Op. 45, Act III: Christiani koltund kirja all