Notes and Editorial Reviews
For their new production, the renowned Aurelius Sängerknaben Calw have made “Völkerverständigung” (international understanding) their mission: From Europe to Asia to Africa and America, the programme of folk songs is a true celebration. Particularly well-known and catchy melodies were chosen. The Mannheimer Harfenquartett provides foundation and rhythmic stability, but also sets brilliant accents. The Aurelius Sängerknaben Calw are a German boys' choir, founded in 1983 by Hans-Jörg Kalmbach in Calw. The choir is today one of the most important boys choirs in Germany. The repertoire of the Aurelius Sängerknaben Calw includes sacred and secular choir music in a very broad spectrum. As a mixed choir, the singers
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perform regularly with oratorios and a cappella programs. The choir has often been under the direction of renowned conductors, such as Claudio Abbado, Herbert Blomstedt, Pierre Boulez, Sylvain Cambreling, Carl St. Clair, Michael Gielen or Krzysztof Penderecki. Among the major orchestras the choir has worked with include the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Vienna Philharmonic, the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Staatskapelle Berlin. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Ack Värmeland, du sköna by Traditional
Conductor:
Bernhard Kugler
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Aurelius Sängerknaben Calw,
Mannheimer Harfenquartett
Written: Sweden
2.
Sur le pont d'Avignon by Traditional
Conductor:
Bernhard Kugler
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Aurelius Sängerknaben Calw,
Mannheimer Harfenquartett
Written: France
3.
Die Lorelei by Traditional
Conductor:
Bernhard Kugler
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Aurelius Sängerknaben Calw,
Mannheimer Harfenquartett
Written: Germany
4.
Ma come balli bella bimba by Traditional
Conductor:
Bernhard Kugler
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Aurelius Sängerknaben Calw,
Mannheimer Harfenquartett
Written: Italy
5.
America the Beautiful by Samuel Augustus Ward
Conductor:
Bernhard Kugler
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Aurelius Sängerknaben Calw,
Mannheimer Harfenquartett
Period: Romantic
Written: 1882
6.
Sakura-Sakura by Traditional
Conductor:
Bernhard Kugler
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Aurelius Sängerknaben Calw,
Mannheimer Harfenquartett
Written: Japan
7.
Heidenröslein by Traditional
Conductor:
Bernhard Kugler
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Aurelius Sängerknaben Calw,
Mannheimer Harfenquartett
Written: Germany
8.
Alma llanera by Traditional
Conductor:
Bernhard Kugler
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Aurelius Sängerknaben Calw,
Mannheimer Harfenquartett
Written: Venezuela
9.
Laul Põhjamaast by Traditional
Conductor:
Bernhard Kugler
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Aurelius Sängerknaben Calw,
Mannheimer Harfenquartett
Written: Estonia
10.
Üskudar by Traditional
Conductor:
Bernhard Kugler
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Aurelius Sängerknaben Calw,
Mannheimer Harfenquartett
Written: Turkey
11.
The Flowing Stream by Traditional
Conductor:
Bernhard Kugler
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Aurelius Sängerknaben Calw,
Mannheimer Harfenquartett
Written: China
12.
Varka sto gialo by Traditional
Conductor:
Bernhard Kugler
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Aurelius Sängerknaben Calw,
Mannheimer Harfenquartett
Written: Greece
13.
The Red Sarafan (Krasny sarafan) by Traditional
Conductor:
Bernhard Kugler
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Aurelius Sängerknaben Calw,
Mannheimer Harfenquartett
Written: Russia
14.
Shosholoza, song by Traditional
Conductor:
Bernhard Kugler
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Aurelius Sängerknaben Calw,
Mannheimer Harfenquartett
Written: South Africa
15.
Hava Nagila by Traditional
Conductor:
Bernhard Kugler
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Aurelius Sängerknaben Calw,
Mannheimer Harfenquartett
Written: Israel
16.
Guantanamera by Traditional
Conductor:
Bernhard Kugler
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Aurelius Sängerknaben Calw,
Mannheimer Harfenquartett
Written: Cuba
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