Ligeti & Kodaly - Lux Aeterna: Choral Works
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Label: OUR Recordings
Cat No: 6220676
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 4th March 2022
Contents
Works
Este (Evening)Esti dal
Matrai kepek (Matra Pictures)
A cappella choruses (2)
Fantasies (3) after Friedrich Holderlin
Lux aeterna
Matraszentimrei Dalok (Songs from Matraszentimre)
Artists
Danish National Vocal EnsembleConductor
Marcus CreedWorks
Este (Evening)Esti dal
Matrai kepek (Matra Pictures)
A cappella choruses (2)
Fantasies (3) after Friedrich Holderlin
Lux aeterna
Matraszentimrei Dalok (Songs from Matraszentimre)
Artists
Danish National Vocal EnsembleConductor
Marcus CreedAbout
Most of music that Ligeti composed for a cappella choir was written in the mid-50s while still in Budapest. Alongside numerous folk song arrangements, like Mátraszentimrei Dalok, were pieces like Éjszaka – Reggel (Night – Morning) which were already pushing the sonic boundaries with clusters and onomatopoeic sounds. Ligeti’s mature style can be heard in the shimmering and justifiably famous Lux Aeterna while the late Drei Phantasien (on texts by Friedrich Holderlin) described by Ligeti himself as “emotional, ‘onomatopoetic’, overwrought, 16-voiced pieces (not micropolyphonic!)” is an example of his late Post-Modernist style.
For this very special and demanding repertoire, both teacher and student are in good hands with the Danish National Vocal Ensemble and conductor Marcus Creed. Audiophiles will also be richly rewarded with the vivid imaging and “as real as it gets” sonic presence thanks to producer Michael Emery and technician Mikkel Nymand. A Dolby Atmos release is being planned.
Recognised as one of the world’s leading chamber choirs, the DNVE’s releases on OUR Recordings have received the music industry’s most distinguished awards including the Diapason D’or de l’année, and ECHO Klassik, as well as nominations for the ICMA, 2 Grammy nominations, multiple Danish Music Award honours and a Gramophone Award nomination.
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