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Nominee in the Contemporary Music category

2023 ICMA Nominee

Coup de cœur *****

Jérémie Cahen – Classica magazine (France) – November 2022

“… Dynamically cinematic, from murmurous sighs to mountainous ascents, caress to conquest, these are visceral, high-octane readings. The EFO, tightly co-ordinated, pulverising in attack, harmonious in chorus, give Järvi pearls and jewels. He in turn gifts them nurturing, encouragement and quietly unflustered direction. Musicians making music. It’s a blissful marriage. Engineering/editing/re-mastering – Maido Maadik (1960-2014), Siim Mäesalu, Tammo Sumera – is glowingly, panoramically balanced, all layers and dimensions of the music flattered and liberated, immersing the listener in a tsunami of resonances and associations yet with air to breathe. One hell of a ride.”

Ates Orga – colinscolumn.com – 11 September 2022

“… the highlight is Helen Tulve’s L’ombre derrière toi … There is the whiff of vintage Saariaho is more than the French title, with delectable textures and an argument in constant flux. But this is Tulve’s own music substantial, tightly bound and with an inevitability about it that often eluded later Saariaho …”

Andrew Mellor – Gramophone magazine – September 2022

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Performance ***** Recording *****

“Sumera’s Olympic Music I makes a poignant album close.”

Steph Power – BBC Music magazine – September 2022

“… The six pieces are very well performed by the Estonian Festival Orchestra, and these fine interpretations have been well captured by the sound crew…” ****

Remy Franck – Pizzicato.lu – 16 June 2022

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