Composer: Arvo Pärt, Alfred Schnittke
Performer: Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Conductor: Peter Dijkstra
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: BR Klassik
Catalogue: 900505
Release: 2013
Size: 211 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Schnittke: Concerto for Choir
01. I. O Master of All Living
02. II. I, an Expert in Human Passions
03. III. God, Grant Deliverance from Sin
04. IV. Complete This Work Which I Began
Schnittke: Three Sacred Hymns
05. 1. Hail Mary, Full of Grace
06. 2. Lord Jesus
07. 3. Our Father
08. Schnittke: Voices of Nature, for ten women’s voices & vibraphone
09. Pärt: Dopo la vittoria
The disc contains moving choral music written by two of the most significant composers of the 20th century. At its world premiere in 1986, Alfred Schnittke’s “Concerto for Chorus” was said to be “revolutionary”, whilst Arvo Pärt remains one of the most popular composers of the present day.