Composer: Olivier Messiaen, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel, Gustav Mahler
Performer: Kammerchor Stuttgart
Conductor: Frieder Bernius
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Carus
Catalogue: CAR83523
Release: 2021
Size: 348 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Messiaen: Cinq rechants, Chant d’amour
01. Cinq rechants I
02. Cinq rechants II
03. Cinq rechants III
04. Cinq rechants IV
05. Cinq rechants V
06. Messiaen: O sacrum convivium!
07. Debussy: Les Angélus (Arr. for 6 Voices by Clytus Gottwald)
08. Ravel: Soupir (Arr. for 16 Voices by Clytus Gottwald)
09. Debussy: Des pas sur la neige (Arr. for 16 Voices by Clytus Gottwald)
Mahler: Rückert Lieder, Op. 44
10. III. Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (Arr. Gottwald for 16 Voices)
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!