Kammerchor Stuttgart; Hofkapelle Stuttgart; Frieder Bernius
Description
Beethoven repeatedly described the Missa solemnis as his greatest work, intended to affect and move people. His labour on the composition was long and intense; the work is not regarded as the most important mass setting of the 19th century in vain.
In terms of its scope and musical demands, it reaches far beyond what is liturgically usual – not without reason did the premiere take place in a concert hall.
The Kammerchor Stuttgart and the Hofkapelle Stuttgart under the leadership of Frieder Bernius master the challenges of the Missa with bravura. All the sonorous groups work together intensively, creating an organic and homogeneous flow of interpretation. The young quartet of soloists Johanna Winkel, Sophie Harmsen, Sebastian Kohlhepp and Arttu Kataja complement the ensembles.
Tracklisting
Winter/Potter/Mammel/Flaig/Voskuilen/L´arpa Festante
Various Artists
Neumann/Kölner Kammerchor/+
Kermes/Neumann/Kölner Kammerchor/Collegium Cartusianum/+
Soloists; Dresden Chamber Choir; Wroclaw Baroque Orchestra
Vocalensemble Rastatt; Les Favorites; Holger Speck; Miriam Feuersinger; Terry Wey; Florian Sievers;
Soloists; Hans-Christoph Rademann; Dresden Chamber Choir; Stuttgart Philharmonic
J. Brahms
Gli Angeli Geneve, Stephan MacLeod
Florian Helgath, Choir Zurcher Sing-Akademia
The Chapel Choir Of University College, Durham; Barney Howard
Stefano Albarello
Simona Saturova; Marek Kozak
Roderick Williams; Sacconi Quartet; William Vann
Petter Udland Johansen; Christian Gutfleisch
Paula Downes; Alison Daniels; Jonathan Midgley; Choir of Robinson College Cambridge; David Trippett
