Opus-Vocale Berlin Volker Hedtfeld
Description
Commemorating the hundredth anniversary of Reger’s death, the
prizewinning OPUS VOCALE chamber choir considers his compositions along with works by his contemporaries Brahms, Bruckner, and Schönberg and explores surprising
interconnections between them while showing the masterful chromaticist in an entirely new light.
The program ranges from Advent and Christmas through the Lenten and Easter seasons to the end of the church year and its memorial days. Reger would have liked this combination: raised as a Catholic, he repeatedly displayed his fascination with the personal piety of Lutheran hymns, and his correction of the proof pages of the “Eight Sacred Songs� occupied him even on his deathbed.
Volker Hedtfeld relies on superbly educated female and male vocalists from his OPUS VOCALE chamber choir for this demanding project, and from Brahms’s “Fest- und
Gedenksprüche� to Schönberg’s “Peace on Earth� the young ensemble displays its flexibility, majestic sound, and versatility from its most convincing side – a choral lesson and sheer listening pleasure!
Tracklisting
Tibor Gyenge, Michael Schoch
Ben van Oosten
Gudrun Sidonie Otto, Elvira Bill, Georg Poplutz, Thilo Dahlmann Goldberg Baroque & Vocal Ensemble,
Triin Ruubel, Xandi van Dijk, Theodor Sink, Kart Ruubel
Michael Schoch
Leipziger Streichquartett, Christian Zacharias
Regensburg Philharmonic, Stephan Veselka
Sestetto Classico
Mirjam Mesak; Kai Ruutel-Pajula; Mati Turi; Taavi Tampuu; Raiko Raalik; Chorus Mysticus; Singers of
Jervaulx Singers; Beth Moxon; Gareth Meirion Edmunds; Edmund Danon; Alison Frances Gill; Charlie Go
Alejandro Del Angel; Massimo Cavalletti; Aalto Theatre Opera Chorus; Essen Philharmonic Choir; Esse
Denis Rouger; figure humaine kammerchor; Hyelin Lee
Janet Baker; Bayerischen Rso; Rafael Kubelik
Paavo Jarvi; Estonian Festival Orchestra; Kalle Randalu; Estonian National Male Choir; Ellerhein Gi
St Martin's Voices; Andrew Earis (director)
Le Concert Spirituel; Herve Niquet
