Mauersberger: Dresdner Requiem (Carus Classics)

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The Dresden Kreuzchor is one of the world’s oldest and most famous boys’ choirs. Its most important task in its 800 years of existence is still the musical accompaniment of the vespers and services at Dresden’s Kreuzkirche. Not only on religious holidays but also throughout the entire church year the Kreuzchor accompanies half of all liturgical services in the famous church on the old market. The impressive architecture of the Kreuzkirche is an added attraction for the 3000 spectators of its choir concerts. As the city’s oldest and critically acclaimed cultural institution, the Dresden Kreuzchor has marked Dresden’s musical life in a very special way and spreads the city’s reputation as a cultural metropolis throughout the world as one of its most prominent ambassadors. Several times a year, the Dresden Kreuzchor goes on national and international concert tours beyond Germany and Europe’s borders to Israel, Canada, Japan, South America and the USA. Moreover, it performs at international music festivals as well as on countless radio and television recordings. A very wide repertoire ranging from early Baroque to world premieres of contemporary music has enabled it to make more than 800 recordings in the last 80 years for prestigious record labels such as Deutsche Grammophon, Teldec, Capriccio and Berlin Classics. There is a constant cooperation with famous orchestras such as the Dresden Philharmonic and the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden. Renowned opera houses regularly employ members of the choir as soloists for roles such as the three boys in the Magic Flute. The Kreuzchor singers, called “Kruzianer,” still pursue their education and graduate from the Kreuzschule; about half of them live in the adjacent boarding school. In addition to their regular classes, the 150 singers aged nine to eighteen have weekly singing and instrumental lessons. Their daily rehearsals and the specific sound of the choir are the basis of the success and the fame of the Dresden Kreuzchor. Personal details

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Matthias Jung studied choral and orchestral conducting at the Liszt School of Music in Weimar. Initially he was the assistant conductor of the Tölzer Knabenchor, followed by a similar position with the Dresdner Kreuzchor. From 1994 to 1996 he was the acting Kreuzkantor. He has made accessible numerous musical works which originated in middle Germany. With similar enthusiasm, Matthias Jung has also promoted the performance of contemporary vocal music. He has also worked with prestigious ensembles, such as the radio choirs in Berlin, Hamburg (NDR) and Cologne (WDR). He has had successful engagements as a guest conductor in Europe, the USA and Japan. In addition to the dresdner motettenchor he his presently the permanent conductor of the Knabenchor Dresden and the Sächsisches Vocalensemble. His many CD recordings have been awarded, among others, the Cannes Classical Award and the Deutsche Schallplattenkritik prize. Jung was awarded the sponsorship prize for art and culture by the city of Dresden. Personal details