Rheinberger - Sacred Choral Works
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Label: Chandos
Cat No: CHSA5055
Format: Hybrid SACD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 1st October 2007
Contents
Works
Geistliche Gesange (3) (Sacred Songs), op.69Mass in E flat major, op.109
Motets (4), op.133
Oster-Hymne (Easter Hymn), op.134
Artists
Phoenix Bach ChoirKansas City Chorale
Conductor
Charles BruffyWorks
Geistliche Gesange (3) (Sacred Songs), op.69Mass in E flat major, op.109
Motets (4), op.133
Oster-Hymne (Easter Hymn), op.134
Artists
Phoenix Bach ChoirKansas City Chorale
Conductor
Charles BruffyAbout
The disc includes the only available recordings of his Oster-Hymne for double chorus and Four Six-part Motets, Op. 133.
The Oster-Hymne is a setting of two ancient Easter texts, particularly the famous sequence Victimae paschali laudes. In theatrical presentations of the Easter story this sequence was sung after the procession to the tomb and the presentation of the empty grave clothes, and owing to its dramatic narrative and interaction with the apostles and Mary Magdalene it became the foundation of a famous mediaeval mystery play.
The four Motets are lovely settings with texts from Psalms 124, 119, 133 and an offertory for Easter Monday that is excerpted from the gospel of Matthew. To emphasise the solemn, penitential nature of the Lenten season, both the ‘Gloria’ and ‘Alleluia’ were banished until Easter; therefore, the final motet, ‘Angelus Domini’, the offertory for Easter Monday, concludes with a jubilant, dancing ‘Alleluia’ to celebrate the triumph of the Resurrection: a truly uplifting experience for the listener.
Complementing these rarely recorded works is Rheinberger’s better-known Mass in E-flat major for double choir, composed in 1878. It was dedicated to Pope Leo XIII who rewarded Rheinberger with the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Saint Gregory. With its broad, antiphonal strokes, its judicious balance between homophony and counterpoint, and its clearly declaimed text designed for liturgical use, this unaccompanied Mass demonstrates clear links with classical models.
During his lifetime, Rheinberger was lauded as a talented performer, prolific composer and masterful teacher. He observed that his primary consideration in music ‘is that it shall be beautiful; music that does not sound beautiful has no attraction for me’. Sadly, much of Rheinberger’s output has been neglected since his death, but this recording is sure to inspire new interest. Previous recordings from the choirs have been declared ‘CD of the Week’ by Classic FM and ‘Choral Choice’ BBC Music Magazine.
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