Consolatio. Contemporary Choral Music
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Composer
Ko Matsushita
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Choir
KammerChor Saarbrücken
The KammerChor Saarbrücken, founded in 1990 by its conductor Georg Grün, quickly developed into one of the best choirs in Germany and likewise enjoys an outstanding international reputation. This has been confirmed through countless appear ances in Germany, in many European countries, the USA and Russia, CDs which have received critical acclaim, numerous radio record ings, and last, but not least, by the many prizes which the choir has won at international choral competitions and at the German choral competition in Regensburg in 1998. The choir performs works from all historical eras. In the field of early music it collaborates with professional ensembles and soloists who are dedicated to historical performance practice. Additional themes in its repertoire include the performance of romantic choral music, as well as an increasing number of world premiere performances of works written by composers exclusively for the ensemble. Personal details
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Conductor
Georg Grün
Georg Grün studied church music, school music, Catholic theology, musicology, and conducting, and he taught music and courses on the Catholic religion for several years at a lycée for the arts. In 2000 he was appointed Professor of choral conducting at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Mannheim. He has also been very success ful as a conductor of the chamber choir at this school (it has won prizes at the choral competitions of Cork and Maribor). Grün is active both at home and abroad as a guest conductor, juror and lecturer. In October 2012 Georg Grün was appointed Professor for Choral Conducting at the Hochschule für Musik Saar. Personal details
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Soloist - piano
Ivette Kiefer
Reviews
... Dargeboten werden Matsushitas Werke vom weithin bekannten Kammerchor Saarbrücken in bewährter Qualität und souveräner Gestaltungskraft.
Gustav Danzinger, CHOR aktuell, 1/2020
… Besonders beeindruckend ist hierbei die Dynamik des Chores, der vom dreifachen Pianissimo bis zum dreifachen Forte die gesamte Palette an Gestaltungsmöglichkeiten bietet. Ein gelungenes Album, von mir empfohlen für einen nachdenklichen Winterabend mit schwerem Rotwein im Glas.
Haino Rindler, Chorzeit, 12/2019
... Den komplizierten Harmonien, den teils extremen Lagen, der Kleingliedrigkeit und dem Abwechslungsreichtum im musikalischen Ausdruck ist der Chor zu jeder Zeit gewachsen und erschließt dem Hörer diese Musik scheinbar mühelos. - grandios!
Württembergische Blätter für Kirchenmusik, 04/2021