Cinq rechants & O sacrum convivium (Bernius)
With their latest recording, Frieder Bernius and the Kammerchor Stuttgart reach a new pinnacle in the art of interpretation: The Cinq Rechants for 12 mixed voices by Olivier Messiaen, with their rhythmically striking onomatopoeias, pose an enormous challenge for the performers. Since the novel and extremely complex rhythms which are composed of small cellular units cannot be fitted into traditional schemes, the time signatures change constantly. Melodically, Messiaen draws not only from traditional Andean love songs, but also from the medieval Dawn Song, in which a night watchman warns the secret lovers of discovery. The production is complemented by 20th century French vocal music for soloist ensembles. Outstanding!
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- Soupir. Vokaltranskription von Clytus Gottwald
- Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen. Vokaltranskription von Clytus Gottwald
- Les Angélus. Vocal transcription by Clytus Gottwald
- Des pas sur la neige. Vocal transcription from Clytus Gottwald
- Cinq rechants I
- Cinq rechants II
- Cinq rechants III
- Cinq rechants IV
- Cinq rechants V
- O sacrum convivium
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En hiver, la mort meurtrière
entre dans les maisons ;
elle cherche la sœur, le père,
et leur joue du violon.
Quelque hiver sur mon front morose
un flocon de neige creva,
que de l'ongle ...
La mort
leur joue du violon,
du violon de glace,
la mort ...
Que contre elle ne protège
pas une flamme au dedans.Rainer Maria Rilke (1875–1926), Stéphane Mallarmé (1842–1898)