Composer: Felix Mendelssohn, Joseph Rheinberger
Performer: Netherlands Radio Choir
Conductor: Benjamin Goodson
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Pentatone
Catalogue: PTC5187039
Release: 2023
Size: 1.93 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Rheinberger: Mass in E flat major, Op. 109 ‘Cantus Missae’
01. I. Kyrie
02. II. Gloria
03. III. Credo
04. IV. Sanctus
05. V. Benedictus
06. VI. Agnus Dei
Mendelssohn: Three Psalms, Op. 78
07. No. 1, Psalm 2 “Warum toben die Heiden”, MWV B. 41 (Revised Version)
08. No. 2, Psalm 43 “Richte mich, Gott”, MW B. 46 (revised version)
09. No. 3, Psalm 22 “Mein Gott, warum hast Du mich verlassen”, MWV B. 51
10. Mendelssohn: Jauchzet dem Herrn alle Welt, Op. 69 No. 2 (Psalm 100)
Mendelssohn: Six Motets, Op. 79
11. No. 1, Im Advent
12. No. 2, Weihnachten
13. No. 3, Am Neujahrstage
14. No. 4, In der Passionszeit
15. No. 5, Am Karfreitage
16. No. 6, Am Himmelfahrtstage
17. Rheinberger: Abendlied, Op. 69 No. 3
On their Pentatone debut, the Netherlands Radio Choir and its chief conductor Benjamin Goodson bring together choral works by Josef Rheinberger and Felix Mendelssohn, presenting some of the greatest choral compositions of the nineteenth century. This recording begins with Rheinberger’s rarely-recorded Mass in E-Flat Major and closes with the composer’s stirringly beautiful Abendlied. Four of Mendelssohn’s most expressive and original psalm settings are paired with his lesser-known Sechs Spruche, powerful choral miniatures that reflect on key moments in the church year. These pieces are performed in a warm, intimate acoustic, allowing the words and remarkable detail in this music to be heard and relished. The Netherlands Radio Choir, established shortly after the Second World War, is the only professional choir in the Netherlands performing the great choral-symphonic repertoire. The choir’s chief conductor, Benjamin Goodson, is a leading performer in this recording repertoire and also works with many of the other most notable choirs worldwide, including the BBC Singers, Rundfunkchor Berlin and SWR Vokalensemble.