Repertoire

The repertoire of the Estonian National Male Choir spans music from the Renaissance to contemporary works, from folk songs to arrangements of rock classics. Alongside a cappella choral works, the choir performs large oratorio-scale compositions, works for male choir, and pieces featuring various soloists and or instruments. Below is a selection of our programs and repertoire.

Oratorios for male choir and orchestra

D. Shostakovich – Symphony No. 13 Babi Yar 60’
J. Sibelius – Kullervo 72’
I. Stravinsky – Oedipus Rex 55’
A. Bruckner – Helgoland 14’
L. Cherubini – Requiem 55’
E. Tubin – Reekviem langenud sõduritele (Requiem for Fallen Soldiers) 33’
V. Kapp – Põhjarannik (North Coast) 7’

Oratorios mixed choir and orchestra

W. A. Mozart – Requiem, KV 626
F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy – Oratorio Elias
F. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy – Oratorio Paulus
J. Brahms – Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45
G. Mahler – Symphony No. 2
G. Mahler – Symphony No. 8
A. Schönberg – Gurre-Lieder
J. Sibelius – Cantatas
D. Shostakovich – Cantatas
A. Pärt – Credo
A. Pärt – In Principio
R. Tobias – Oratorio Joonase lähetamine (Jonah’s Mission)

Works with organ accompaniment

F. Liszt – Requiem 45’ + solo quartet + 2 trumpets + 2 trombones + timpani
19–21th Century Europe
J.-P. Leguay – Missa Laudamus Te 20’
M. Duruflé – Messe Cum Jubilo 18’
L. V. Lopas – Te Deum 25’ + brass + percussions
H. Ødegaard – Transeamus 27’
V. Agopov – Da Pacem 8’ + percussions
19–21th Century Estonia
A. Pärt – De Profundis 7’ + percussions
A. Lemba – Missa ca 30’
R. Tobias – Otsekui hirv (As a Deer) 5’40
R. Tobias – Eks teie tea (Know Ye Not) 5’15

Repertoire with various instrumental accompaniments

F. Mendelssohn – Vespergesang, Op. 121 10’ + basso continuo
G. Grigorjeva – Bog Gospod 6’ + violoncello
G. Grigorjeva – Molitva 12’ + violoncello
H. Ødegaard – Dolor Matris ca 45’ + mezzo solo + percussions
H. Ødegaard – Te Lucis Ante Terminum ca 40’ + gregorian ensemble + percussions
T. Tulev – O Oriens 10’30 + contratenor or mezzo solo + woodwind + brass (10 players in total)
G. Bonato – Signum Magnum 11’30 + violoncello
G. Bonato – O Lilium Convallium 8’10 + 2 violoncelli

A capella repertoire for male choir

Renaissance
Giovanni Gabrieli, arr. Aare Kruusimäe – Exaudi Deus 3’30
Giovanni Gabrieli, arr. Aare Kruusimäe – Regina Caeli 2’
Giovanni Gabrieli, arr. Aare Kruusimäe – Maria Virgo – 3’40
Giovanni Gabrieli, arr. Aare Kruusimäe – Buccinate in Neomenia Tuba 3’30

Romanticism
M. Reger – Sieben Männerchöre, Op. 38 19’30
M. Reger – Zehn Gesänge für Männerchor, Op. 83 41’
F. Poulenc – Quatre petites prières de Saint Francois d’Assise, FP 142 6’30
F. Mendelssohn – Beati Mortui, Op. 115 2’50
F. Mendelssohn – Periti Autem, Op. 115 2’
R. Strauss – Drei Männerchöre, Op. 45 9’30
H. Wolff – Drei Lieder für Männerchor, Op. 13

20th Century
A. Schönberg – Sechs Stücke für Männerchor, Op. 35
A. Pärt – Da Pacem 5’
A. Pärt – And one of the Pharisees… 8’
A. Pärt – The Deer’s Cry
A. Pärt – Zwei Beter
A. Pärt – Which Was the Son of…
V. Sharafyan – Stabat Mater 18’20 + mezzo solo
K. Matsushita – Cantate Domino 7’15
K. Matsushita – Adoramus te Christe 4’50
K. Matsushita – Gloria 4’50
J. Janulyte – Now I’m Nowhere ca 12’
E. Whitacre – Lux Aurumque 5’
Various songs by Estonian composer Veljo Tormis
Various commissioned songs by Giovanni Bonato, Henrik Ødegaard etc