Frieder Bernius, Kammerchor Stuttgart - Hohes Lied: Daniel-Lesur, Ravel, Debussy, Fasch, Schumann (2009)
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 232 Mb | Total time: 65:34 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Carus | 83.222 | Recorded: 2004, 2007
EAC | FLAC | Image (Cue & Log) ~ 232 Mb | Total time: 65:34 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Carus | 83.222 | Recorded: 2004, 2007
In this Carus release, Frieder Bernius leads soloists from Kammerchor Stuttgart in a selection of transcriptions by Clytus Gottwald and original compositions for chorus subdivided into multiple parts, in this case, up to 16 parts. The arrangements, here of songs originally for solo voice and piano, demonstrate Gottwald's mastery of this niche genre; he has also made remarkably effective choral transcriptions of chamber music and work for full orchestra. The arrangements, of songs by Ravel, Debussy, and Schumann, work beautifully as choral music, even as independent compositions, considered apart from their sources.