Cinq rechants & O sacrum convivium (Bernius)
With their latest recording, Frieder Bernius and the Kammerchor Stuttgart reach a new pinnacle in the art of interpretation: The Cinq Rechants for 12 mixed voices by Olivier Messiaen, with their rhythmically striking onomatopoeias, pose an enormous challenge for the performers. Since the novel and extremely complex rhythms which are composed of small cellular units cannot be fitted into traditional schemes, the time signatures change constantly. Melodically, Messiaen draws not only from traditional Andean love songs, but also from the medieval Dawn Song, in which a night watchman warns the secret lovers of discovery. The production is complemented by 20th century French vocal music for soloist ensembles. Outstanding!
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- Cinq rechants I
- Cinq rechants II
- Cinq rechants III
- Cinq rechants IV
- Cinq rechants V
- O sacrum convivium
- Les Angélus. Vocal transcription by Clytus Gottwald
- Soupir. Vokaltranskription von Clytus Gottwald
- Des pas sur la neige. Vocal transcription from Clytus Gottwald
- Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen. Vokaltranskription von Clytus Gottwald
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Composer
Olivier Messiaen
| 1908-1992
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Choir
Kammerchor Stuttgart
The Kammerchor Stuttgart is regarded as one of the best ensembles of its kind. Over its fifty-year existence, Frieder Bernius has developed the choir into an exceptional ensemble acclaimed by audiences and press alike. This has led to invitations for the choir to perform at all the important European festivals. In Germany the chamber choir performs at festivals and in concert halls in repertoire ranging from the 17th to the 21st century. Frieder Bernius and his ensemble have received numerous accolades for their contribution to new music. The Kammerchor Stuttgart has made over 80 CDs and LPs, numerous of which have been awarded international recording prizes (including the Edison award, Diapason d’or, Gramophone Choice, Classical Internet Award, International Classical Music Award, and German Record Critics’ Award prizes). The International Federation for Choral Music has invited the ensemble to sing at the 1st, 4th and 10th World Symposia on Choral Music in Vienna, Sydney and Seoul. Regular tours of North America and Asia since 1988 and a South America tour reflect the Kammerchor Stuttgart’s international reputation. Since 1984 the top ensemble has also been invited to Israel biennially. Personal details
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Conductor
Frieder Bernius
| 1947Frieder Bernius’s work has earned great worldwide recognition. He is in demand internationally as a conductor and as a teacher. His principal artistic collaborators are the ensembles he founded himself, the Kammerchor Stuttgart, the Barockorchester Stuttgart, the Hofkapelle Stuttgart and the Klassische Philharmonie Stuttgart. As a guest conductor, he has collaborated repeatedly with, for example, the SWR Vokalensemble Stuttgart, the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, the Stuttgarter Kammerorchester and the Streicherakademie Bozen. Great stylistic versatility is Frieder Bernius’s hallmark. Whether he conducts vocal works by Monteverdi, Bach, Händel, Mozart, Beethoven, Fauré and Ligeti, stage music by Mendelssohn or symphonies by Haydn, Burgmüller and Schubert, his work always aims for a sound that is at once unmistakably personal and at the same time oriented towards the original period sound ideal. He devotes himself equally to the rediscovery of 18th century operas and to first performances of contemporary compositions. He is particularly interested in the musical history of southwestern Germany. Carus-Verlag has awarded Frieder Bernius a Golden CD for his complete recording of the sacred music of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. The award was presented to him during the German Choir Festival in Stuttgart 2016. The sale of over 250,000 recordings, which has been acclaimed with a number of awards, has made a not insignificant contribution to what today is the obvious presence of Mendelssohn's complete œuvre in the concert repertoire. Personal details
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Es gibt Chorwerke, die einfach wegen ihrer exorbitanten technischen Schwierigkeiten nur für ganz wenige Chöre zu bewältigen sind. Der Kammerchor Stuttgart unter Frieder Bernius gehört unbestreitbar zu den besten Chören Deutschlands und die Werke auf seiner jüngsten CD zählen genau zu dieser Kategorie …. Chorklang, so kristallin und lupenrein sauber und von höchster Verschmelzungsqualität, wie das selbst für ein Ausnahme-Ensemble wie die Vokalsolisten des Kammerchors Stuttgart nicht selbstverständlich ist.
Mannheimer Morgen, 24.01.2022
... Es ist einfach begeisternd, ein solches Werk losgelöst von dem Stress der Bewältigung hören zu können - eine absolute Spitzenleistung des Ensemblegesanges, die hier dokumentiert ist!
Gustav Danzinger, CHOR aktuell, 4/2021
... Dem Chor ist es gelungen, die Vielschichtigkeit dieses Werks transparent darzustellen. … Eine Aufnahme, die eine längereBeschäftigung lohnt!
APA, 12/2021
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