Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Forgotten Peoples: Livonian Heritage: Waking The Birds
2. Forgotten Peoples: Livonian Heritage: Day Of A Herdsboy
3. Forgotten Peoples: Livonian Heritage: Shrove Tuesday
4. Forgotten Peoples: Livonian Heritage: Wee Winky Mouse
5. Forgotten Peoples: Livonian Heritage: Sang The Father, Sang His Son
6. Forgotten Peoples: Votic Wedding Songs: The Ritual Whisking Of The Bridge
7. Forgotten Peoples: Votic Wedding Songs: The Arrival Of Wedding Guests
8. Forgotten Peoples: Votic Wedding Songs: Mockery Singing
9. Forgotten Peoples: Votic Wedding Songs: Distributing The Dowry Chest
10. Forgotten Peoples: Votic Wedding Songs: Instructing The Newly-Weds
11. Forgotten Peoples: Votic Wedding Songs: Praising The Cook
12. Forgotten Peoples: Votic Wedding Songs: When I, Chick, Was Growing Up
13. Forgotten Peoples: Izhorian Epic: Creation Of The World
14. Forgotten Peoples: Izhorian Epic: Tha Call Of Three Cuckoos
15. Forgotten Peoples: Izhorian Epic: The Wedding Song
16. Forgotten Peoples: Izhorian Epic: A Son Or A Daughter
17. Forgotten Peoples: Izhorian Epic: Recruitment
18. Forgotten Peoples: Izhorian Epic: Oh, I'm A Luckless Lad
19. Forgotten Peoples: Izhorian Epic: My Mouth Was Singing, My Heart Was Worrying
20. Forgotten Peoples: Izhorian Epic: A Sword From The Sea
21. Forgotten Peoples: Izhorian Epic: Incantation Of Snakes
22. Forgotten Peoples: Izhorian Epic: Undarmoi And Kalervoi

Disc 2:

1. Forgotten Peoples: Ingrian Evenings : Rontuska I (A Dance Song)
2. Forgotten Peoples: Ingrian Evenings : Röontuska II
3. Forgotten Peoples: Ingrian Evenings : Rontuska III
4. Forgotten Peoples: Ingrian Evenings : Chastushka I
5. Forgotten Peoples: Ingrian Evenings : Chastushka II
6. Forgotten Peoples: Ingrian Evenings : A Roundelay
7. Forgotten Peoples: Ingrian Evenings : Rontuska IV
8. Forgotten Peoples: Ingrian Evenings : Rontuska V
9. Forgotten Peoples: Ingrian Evenings : Ending And Going Home
10. Forgotten Peoples: Vepsian Paths : My Sister, My Little Cricket
11. Forgotten Peoples: Vepsian Paths : Urging Her Into The Boat
12. Forgotten Peoples: Vepsian Paths : Heavenly Suitors
13. Forgotten Peoples: Vepsian Paths : I Went To Kikoila
14. Forgotten Peoples: Vepsian Paths : Cuckoo And Cuckoo
15. Forgotten Peoples: Vepsian Paths : I Went To Fetch Some Water
16. Forgotten Peoples: Vepsian Paths : Pussy-Cat, Pussy-Cat
17. Forgotten Peoples: Vepsian Paths : I'd Like To Sing You A Song
18. Forgotten Peoples: Vepsian Paths : Where Did You Sleep Last Night?
19. Forgotten Peoples: Vepsian Paths : What Are They Doing at Your Place?
20. Forgotten Peoples: Vepsian Paths : The Ox Climbed A Fir Tree
21. Forgotten Peoples: Vepsian Paths : Forced To Get Married
22. Forgotten Peoples: Vepsian Paths : A Cradle Song
23. Forgotten Peoples: Vepsian Paths : The Only Son
24. Forgotten Peoples: Vepsian Paths : Toot-Toot, Herdsboy
25. Forgotten Peoples: Karelian Destiny : A Weeping Maiden
26. Forgotten Peoples: Karelian Destiny : Suitors From The Sea
27. Forgotten Peoples: Karelian Destiny : A Thrall In Viru
28. Forgotten Peoples: Karelian Destiny : The Oak Cutter
29. Forgotten Peoples: Karelian Destiny : A Lullaby

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #97652 in Music
• Released on: 2000-03-01
• Number of discs: 2
• Running time: 126 minutes

From Amazon.com
Estonian composer Veljo Tormis has done something special with Forgotten Peoples, forging a unique and original modern classical composition that looks to the ancient song heritage of nearly lost Baltic-region cultures. For 20 years, Tormis explored the cultural heritage of the Votians, Livonians, and Izhorians, absorbing as much source material from these displaced and fragmented groups as possible in a race against time. The results are astounding. The six song cycles bear a striking resemblance to the work of fellow Estonian composer Arvo Part in their minimalist structure, but the songs themselves are intrinsically more complex and weird. You'll hear animal sounds, polyphony, and chant in Tormis's work, discovering new elements with each listen. The Estonian Chamber Choir is in perfect form on these complex works, making them sound easy and, of course, folksy (which they are). Highly recommended. --Jason Verlinde