Rudolf Tobias: Joonas

[DK]

Broadcast live yesterday on Estonian radio, this version in Estonian is supplemented by additional material found recently.  It's available at the moment to hear on demand:
https://klassikaraadio.err.ee/987393/kontserdisaalis-rudolf-tobiase-oratoorium-joonas-tonu-kaljuste-juhatusel

The German version, Des Jona Sendung, was broadcast from Berlin (Neeme Jarvi conducting), a couple of years ago.

DK

[Christopher]

Thanks DK.

Does anyone have a means of recording this?

[Mark Thomas]

Sorry, I can't just now, but it's easy enough to do. Just download a copy of Audacity (it's free), follow the instructions on how to record sounds from your computer, play it and record it.

[Christopher]

Thanks Mark, I will give it a go

[DK]

I have found an earlier broadcast from 2018, apparently the first performance of the Estonian version (but without the material recently found that was included in the broadcast this week).  It's also archived on Estonian radio:
https://klassikaraadio.err.ee/835284/kontserdisaalis-rudolf-tobiase-oratoorium-joonas-algses-kuues

DK

[britishcomposer]

I did record it but will not have time to listen to it in near future. I am concerned about the actual playing time. The two parts separated by an half hour interval play for just 1h 43min. This is about 10min less than the BIS recording. So if this version includes additional material and no cuts Kaljuste must have chosen a very swift tempo. Part 1 - 47min, Part 2 - 56min.

[Christopher]

Urgh my laptop has run out of space to have Audacity (it must be a rather large programme?)

Britishcomposer - sorry to impose - will you be planning to upload your recording eventually?

[Christopher]

Fellow member Britishcomposer has very kindly sent me his recording from this broadcast - I have labelled it up and put in the Downloads section.

Thank you Mathias.

[Christopher]

For me, the highlight of this work is the Sanctus.  An immense powerful blast of a piece of music.  In this upload it's in the second track starting at 3m25s.

A year or so ago I uploaded a freestanding track of the Sanctus which had been broadcast on Estonian Radio (see this thread - http://www.unsungcomposers.com/forum/index.php/topic,6407.msg67809.html#msg67809 - sung in German).  It's interesting how both conductors treat it very differently and yet the power of the section punches through.  I like both equally.