Commemorating the 70th anniversary of Hugo Distler's death, two successful vocal ensembles from Leipzig perform together on a single CD for the first time. the three- and four-voice motets recorded by the young ladies of the Sjaella sextet and the five yo...  moreCommemorating the 70th anniversary of Hugo Distler's death, two successful vocal ensembles from Leipzig perform together on a single CD for the first time. the three- and four-voice motets recorded by the young ladies of the Sjaella sextet and the five young gentlemen of the Ensemble Nobiles represent some of the highlights from Distler's Choral oeuvre: the Jahrkreis op. 5, and the Geistliche Chormusik op. 12. One of the composer's best-known works, the Totentanz op. 12 no. 2, stands at the heart of this disc. the fourteen motets for Eternity Sunday contained in the Totentanz op. 12 no. 2 were set to music by Hugo Distler and form the work's musical part. Distler accompanies the motets with non-musical verses that narrate a dialogue between death and his numerous victims.While on the present recording some of the victims' roles are spoken by the singers themselves, Heinz-Martin Benecke lends death his charismatic voice. the Totentanztopos is known especially through its pictorial representations of death'...    less

http://thiosomiLos.de/index.php/shop http://facebook.com/thiosomiLos info@thiosomiLos.de Lebensgebete - Romantische Vokalmusik aus dem 19. und 20. Jahrhundert Music and Devotion - Romantic Vocal Musik of the 19th and 20th Centuries © 2013 Rondeau...  morehttp://thiosomiLos.de/index.php/shop http://facebook.com/thiosomiLos info@thiosomiLos.de Lebensgebete - Romantische Vokalmusik aus dem 19. und 20. Jahrhundert Music and Devotion - Romantic Vocal Musik of the 19th and 20th Centuries © 2013 Rondeau Production GmbH Playing time: 66 min Tracking list: 1) Gioachino Rossini (1792-1868): Preghiera 2) Joseph Gabriel Rheinberger (1839-1901): Neujahrsgebet 3) Joseph Gabriel Rheinberger: Ave Maria 4) Edvard Grieg (1843-1907): Ave maris stella 5) Česlovas Sasnauskas (1867-1916): Salve Regina 6) Peter Cornelius (1824-1874): Mitten wir im Leben sind 7) Peter Cornelius: Ach wie nichtig, ach wie flüchtig 8) Max Reger (1873-1916): Lass mich dein sein und bleiben 9) Alexander B. Smith (1889-1950): My Soul, there is a Country 10-13) Francis Poulenc (1899-1963): Quatre petites prières de saint François d'Assise 14) Erna Woll (1917-2005): Lobgesang des Simeon 15) Erna Woll: Freundliches Licht 16) Erhard Mauersberger (1903-1982): Allmächtiger Gott 17) Erhar...    less

Taken from Psalm 51, a Latin setting of King David's lament and expression of praise. Sung by the Kirkland Choral society on December 6, 2015.

Darius Lim - Gloria! Alleluia! Parahyangan Catholic University Choir ( @Unpar Choir official ) Ivan Yohan, conductor Recorded live at Auditorium Pusat Pembelajaran Arntz-Geise (Gedung PPAG) Unpar, August 2022

A recent performance by the UH Moores Concert Chorale under the direction of Dr. Betsy Weber at the University of Houston Moores Opera House. "Les Quatrains Valaisans" are a set of poems by Rainer Maria Rilke in which he expresses his poetic admiration ...  moreA recent performance by the UH Moores Concert Chorale under the direction of Dr. Betsy Weber at the University of Houston Moores Opera House. "Les Quatrains Valaisans" are a set of poems by Rainer Maria Rilke in which he expresses his poetic admiration of the Valais Region of Switzerland while he was living there. Out of a set of 5 poems set to music, two are performed here: III. Vois-tu, là-haut IV. Quel calme nocturne  

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Lunds Studentsångare (Lund University Male Voice Choir) performs O Fortuna by Ivo Antognini at the World Choir Games in Shaoxing 2010, conductor, Thomas Caplin.

Awake O North Wind, set by Daniel Pinkham. J. Steven Walker, conductor. Recorded November, 2018. From the Wedding Cantata.

Kitka women's vocal ensemble 2/17/11 Oakland, California St. Paul's Episcopal Church Kirialesa from Samegrelo province Kitka learned this New Year's song in Tbilisi from Tutarchela women's choir, directed by Tamar Buadze. It is sung in Megreli...  moreKitka women's vocal ensemble 2/17/11 Oakland, California St. Paul's Episcopal Church Kirialesa from Samegrelo province Kitka learned this New Year's song in Tbilisi from Tutarchela women's choir, directed by Tamar Buadze. It is sung in Megrelian , a language related to Georgian. "We wish you a Happy New Year. God bless the past year and the new one. Prosperity to you and yours. May your storehouses be filled with corn. May the bird of your dreams flap its wings. May you soon see your loved ones who are far away. Now, I am going to the mountains, and will not see you for five years."  less

Recording: Bowling Green State University Collegiate Chorale Richard Schnipke, conductor B. Michael Perry, tenor soloist