Brahms: Secular Choral Songs

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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Secular Choral Songs
RIAS-Kammerchor / Marcus Creed (director)

[ Harmonia Mundi Gold / 2 CD ]

Release Date: Tuesday 1 June 2010

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Since it was founded in 1948, the RIAS-Kammerchor, working closely with the Berlin Radio Symphony and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestras, has played an important role in the revival of the musical life of Berlin. Conductors like Ferenc Frisay, Karl Böhm, Herbert von Karajan and Lorin Maazel have been closely associated with the Choir, and in more recent years special mention may be made of its collaboration with Claudio Abbado, James Levine and Daniel Barenboïm. However, the RIAS-Kammerchor developed its particular artistic profile independently. And as a chamber ensemble it has established an international reputation as one of the world's leading vocal ensembles, with an emphasis on its stellar performances of the a cappella repertory. In this respect the Choir occupies an unrivalled position among German professional choirs. Under its principal conductor, Marcus Creed, the Choir has gone from strength to strength. At the same time, the Choir has broadened its repertory to include performances of early music, under Nikolaus Harnoncourt, John Eliot Gardiner, Frans Brüggen, Roger Norrington and René Jacobs.

"The blend of voices is impeccable and the tone-quality perfectly lovely. They are sensitive to word and phrase, responding all as one to their conductor's shading and shaping. Without comparisons, their performances give pleasure enough for one to ask nothing further."
- Gramophone

"These are wonderful performances--well-blended, secure in intonation, full of light and shade."
- American Record Guide

"These beautifully-recorded performances are simply magnificent. The choir's sound is blended, sonorous, and crystal-clear, perfectly capturing the music's delicate balance between richness and austerity."
- Music Wire

Tracks:

Gesänge (3) for six-part mixed choir, Op. 42
Gesänge (4), Op. 17
Lieder (7) for mixed choir, Op. 62
Gesänge (5) for mixed choir, Op. 104
In stiller Nacht, WoO 34 No. 8
Quartette (4), Op. 92
Quartette (3), Op. 31
Quartette (3), Op. 64
Quartette (6), Op. 112
Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103