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Mozart Requiem - Downtown Voices - Stephen Sands, conductor
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s final composition, Requiem, was finished after his death by his student Franz Xaver Süssmayr. According to his wife, Constanze Mozart, the ailing composer had come to believe he was writing the piece, initially commissioned by a ... moreWolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s final composition, Requiem, was finished after his death by his student Franz Xaver Süssmayr. According to his wife, Constanze Mozart, the ailing composer had come to believe he was writing the piece, initially commissioned by a German count, to be played at his own funeral — and indeed some sections were. Requiem was later performed at the funerals and commemorative services of Ludwig van Beethoven, Joseph Haydn, and Frédéric Chopin.
Centuries later in 1960, “scraps of paper” containing Mozart’s unrealized ideas were discovered, prompting new versions of the Requiem.
Mozart Requiem
Robert Levin edition
Downtown Voices
The Choir of Trinity Wall Street
NOVUS NY
Stephen Sands, conductor
Sonya Headlam, soprano
Pamela Terry, mezzo-soprano
David Vanderwal, tenor
Neil Netherly, bass
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Climb - Jake Runestad
"Climb" by Jake Runestad. Poem by Todd Boss.
Performed live by the Larimer Chorale and Orchestra.
Michael Krueger, artistic director. Jake Runestad, guest conductor.
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Remember - Jan Wilke (score video)
"Remember" is the third piece from the choral cycle "Memories". Text by Christina Rossetti.
Live recording:
Anglistenchor Heidelberg, Jan Wilke (conductor)
Peterskirche Heidelberg, 16.11.17
http://www.janwilke.com
#ComposersOfChoralMusic #Chor... more"Remember" is the third piece from the choral cycle "Memories". Text by Christina Rossetti.
Live recording:
Anglistenchor Heidelberg, Jan Wilke (conductor)
Peterskirche Heidelberg, 16.11.17
http://www.janwilke.com
#ComposersOfChoralMusic #ChoralMusic #ContemporaryClassical
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EL NACIMIENTO
Collegium Vocale Harmonia Mundi conductor Paolo Gaggioli
Chiesa del Convento Francescano di Cermenate. (CO)
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Carmina Slovenica: PLEADING FOR WORDS
PLEADING FOR WORDS
Slovenian spiritual creativity
Author of the project and conductor: Karmina Šilec
Performing:
Carmina Slovenica
Jožef Ropoša, Interpreter of the poetry
Tomaž Sevšek, organ
Since time immemorial, music, especially singing, ... morePLEADING FOR WORDS
Slovenian spiritual creativity
Author of the project and conductor: Karmina Šilec
Performing:
Carmina Slovenica
Jožef Ropoša, Interpreter of the poetry
Tomaž Sevšek, organ
Since time immemorial, music, especially singing, and the word have served to create a connection with the gods, with spiritual worlds. Pleading for Words is a special architecture of music and the word that outwardly expresses contact between very different aesthetic criteria but glows with the same devout message: a personal spiritual testimony.
The program concept is based on the attitude toward primary spirituality: from intimate thought to more outwardly expressed manifestations. Slovenian spiritual creativity can be summed up in threefold diversity: confessional, agnostic, and atheist. These works express categories of the incomprehensible, irrational, mystic, and metaphysical. Mysticism is connected with transcendence. This involves a personal testimony about spirituality and a direct reflection of th... less
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Via Vitae: Amuworo ayi otu nwa
For unto us a child is born
Text in Igbo, from the book of Isaiah
From the concert in Karleby Church 20. july 2011. http://www.viavitae.no
conductor: Lars Kristian Håkestad