Missa et Motetti (Musica Sacra IX)
Sommaire
-
Compositeur
Josef Gabriel Rheinberger
| 1839-1901Josef Gabriel Rheinberger, né en 1839 à Vaduz, mort en 1901 à Munich. Élève de J.G. Herzog, J.J. Maier et Fr. Lachner. Considéré comme l'une des personnalités les plus importantes de l'enseignement du 19e siècle ; a travaillé à partir de 1859 comme professeur à l'école royale de musique de Munich, puis comme professeur de composition et d'orgue ; maître de chapelle de la cour en 1877. De son vaste opus se distinguent les 20 sonates pour orgue ; outre ses œuvres de musique de chambre, ses œuvres chorales sacrées et profanes sont également précieuses. Plus d'information sur la personne
-
L'auteur de l'avant-propos
Wolfgang Hochstein
| 1950
-
Ensemble
KammerChor Saarbrücken
The KammerChor Saarbrücken, founded in 1990 by its conductor Georg Grün, quickly developed into one of the best choirs in Germany and likewise enjoys an outstanding international reputation. This has been confirmed through countless appear ances in Germany, in many European countries, the USA and Russia, CDs which have received critical acclaim, numerous radio record ings, and last, but not least, by the many prizes which the choir has won at international choral competitions and at the German choral competition in Regensburg in 1998. The choir performs works from all historical eras. In the field of early music it collaborates with professional ensembles and soloists who are dedicated to historical performance practice. Additional themes in its repertoire include the performance of romantic choral music, as well as an increasing number of world premiere performances of works written by composers exclusively for the ensemble. Plus d'information sur la personne
-
Chef d'orchestre
Georg Grün
Georg Grün studied church music, school music, Catholic theology, musicology, and conducting, and he taught music and courses on the Catholic religion for several years at a lycée for the arts. In 2000 he was appointed Professor of choral conducting at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Mannheim. He has also been very success ful as a conductor of the chamber choir at this school (it has won prizes at the choral competitions of Cork and Maribor). Grün is active both at home and abroad as a guest conductor, juror and lecturer. In October 2012 Georg Grün was appointed Professor for Choral Conducting at the Hochschule für Musik Saar. Plus d'information sur la personne
-
Solist - orgue
Rainer Oster
Rainer Oster (b. 1966) studied organ at the conservatories in Saarbrücken (with Paul Schneider and Andreas Rothkopf) and Stuttgart (in the soloist class of Jon Laukvik.) In 1992 he was awarded first prize in the Internationaler Johann-Pachelbel-Wettbewerb of the Orgelwoche Nürnberg and in 1993 he was honored with the Bachpreis awarded by the city of Wiesbaden. He is internationally active as a music pedagogue, lecturer and freelance concert organist, as well as performing on the harpsichord and fortepiano. Numerous radio (studio) and live recordings, concerts with various affiliates of the ARD (German public radio) and Radio France as well as CD recordings document his extensive musical activities. Since 2000 Rainer Oster has worked freelance in various capacities for the music department of the Saarländischer Rundfunk, including as a journalist and sound editor. In 1999 and 2007 he substituted for Jon Laukvik at the Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst in Stuttgart. He is currently working on a fundamental organ method. He has recorded, together with the Ensemble Parlando which he founded in 2002, the organ concertos, and sonatas of Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach as well as a series of harpsichord concertos by Johann Sebastian Bach. Plus d'information sur la personne
Critiques
[...] Georg Grüns hervorragender Kammerchor Saarbrücken bietet eine sehr gelungene Einspielung. Mit seiner feinen Singkultur bringt der Chor die Musik des 1901 verstorbenen Wahl-Münchners zum Blühen. [...]
(Johannes Adam, Badische Zeitung, 08.03.2011)
[...] Der Kammerchor Saarbrücken kostet die Klangschönheit der Stücke mit anrührender Wirkung aus. Rhythmische Präzision, deutliche Artikulation und eine fein abgestufte Dynamik machen das kunstvolle Gewebe von Rheinbergers Stücken hörbar. Eine rundum gelungene Aufnahme mit lohnenswerten Neuentdeckungen!
(Hilde Daniel, Neue Chorzeit, November 2010)
[...] Die Interpretation der eingespielten Werke lässt kaum Wünsche offen. Bei den bis zu sechsstimmigen Motetten überzeugt der Chor in allen Registern durch eine sehr gute Intonation und einer zu jeder Zeit gegebenen, vorbildlichen Textverständlichkeit. [...]
(Peter Büssers, klassik.com, 26.07.2010)
[...] Recorded at two locations the Carus engineers are to be praised for providing a clear and well balanced sound quality. The Mass in A has the benefit of being recorded in a resonant ecclesiastical setting with the organ sounding just superb. In the remaining scores the firmer acoustic of the Großer Sendesaal, Saarbrücken provides an impressive balance. The booklet contains an informative essay. It is good to see that full texts are provided with English translations. [...]
(Michael Cookson, MusicWeb International, July 2010)