tracks

Kratt (Complete Ballet Music) — ETW 111
Kratt, Act I: The Creation Of Kratt
1. Introduction
2. Farmer Calling Wizard
3. The Wizard’s Augury
4. Slaves Honor Farmer
5. Gold And Precious Stones
6. Dance For Farmer
7. The Creation Of Kratt
8. The Second Thursday Night
9. The Third Thursday Night: Devil Arrives
10. Kratt’s Dance
Kratt, Act II: Kratt’s Work
1. Farmhand And Daughter
2. Farmer And Kratt
3. Harvesters
4. The Wizard’s Barn
5. Buck Dance
6. Harvester’s Polka. The Quarrel Between Farmer And Farmhand
7. Kratt’s Arrival. Evening
8. Kratt’s Work
9. Satanists Leaving
10. Grapple Of Farmhand And Kratt
Kratt, Act III: Night Herdsmen
1. Introduction And The Choir Of Maidens
2. Long Dance
3. Fiddler Plays For Dancing
4. The Dance Of Farmhand And Daughter
5. Long Anglaise
6. Bagpiper Plays For Dancing
7. Catching And Teasing Of Kratt
Kratt, Act IV: Satanists
1. Satanists’ Feast
2. Goat’s Dance
3. Cock’s Dance
4. The Dance Of The Northern Lights
5. Farmer’s Death. Kratt And Devil
6. Night Herdsmen And Farmhand
Sinfonietta — ETW 11
Sinfonietta On Estonian Motifs
I. Allegro Vivace E Grazioso
II. Ostinato. Largo
III. Finale. Allegro Molto Moderato
6:01

notes

World premiere recording
Made in EC

The titles of the tracks are unofficial — they do not originate from the composer but have been compiled on the basis of the libretto.
Recorded 25–26 January 2003 (Kratt, act I & II), 26 January (Kratt, act III), 5 May 2003 (Kratt, act IV), 21 November 2003 (Sinfonietta).
Total time, disc 1: 53:51; disc 2 59:21.
20 pp booklet included with texts in Estonian and English.

credits

Chorus – - The Female Choir Of The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir * (tracks: 2-1.01)Chorus Master – - Mikk Üleoja (tracks: 2-1.01)Composed By – - Eduard Tubin
Conductor – - Arvo Volmer
Executive-Producer – - Timo Ruottinen
Graphic Design, Cover – - Simo Ruottinen
Libretto By – - Erika Tubin
Liner Notes – - Vardo Rumessen
Liner Notes [English Translation] – - Eino Tubin
Mezzo-soprano Vocals – - Iris Oja (tracks: 2-1.01)Orchestra – - Estonian National Symphony Orchestra
Photography By – - A. Alla , - H. Saarne , - Kai Tirkkonen
Recorded By [Assisted By] – - Jaan Tsadurjan
Recorded By, Mixed By, Edited By, Mastered By, Producer – - Maido Maadik

companies

Record Company Alba Records Oy
Phonographic Copyright Alba Records
Recorded At Estonia Concert Hall, Tallinn
Manufactured By DCM 3

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