Notes and Editorial Reviews
The present compilation of Romantic music for women's choir demonstrates the possible sound-scapes created by such an ensemble. The thirty women's voices of the ensemble appear in different formations - both a-cappella and with accompaniment. At times it is the organ, at others the harp which soloistically accompany the ensemble; in other cases, harp and organ together accompany the singers, in one setting even the tantalising combination of two horns and a harp. At the heart of the present compilation of works from the High and Late Romantic Eras stand the works by Gustav Holst, in particular his "Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda." Holst's compositions at the centre of the production provide both the hinges and the bridge between
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the sacred works by Josef Gabriel Rheinberger at the record's beginning and Johannes Brahms's secular pieces that conclude the disc since they themselves incorporate both spheres and can not be ascribed exclusively to one or the other. Read less
Works on This Recording
1.
Wie lieblich sind deine Wohnungen, Op. 35 by Joseph Rheinberger
Conductor:
Susanne Rohn
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Bad Homburg Chamber Choir Women
Period: Romantic
Written: 19th Century; Germany
2.
Mass in G minor, Op. 187 "Sincere in memoriam" by Joseph Rheinberger
Conductor:
Susanne Rohn
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Bad Homburg Chamber Choir Women
Period: Romantic
Written: 1897; Germany
3.
Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, Op. 26: 3rd group, H 99 by Gustav Holst
Conductor:
Susanne Rohn
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Bad Homburg Chamber Choir Women
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1910; England
4.
Songs (5) from The Princess, Op. 20a/H 80: no 2, The splendour falls by Gustav Holst
Conductor:
Susanne Rohn
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Bad Homburg Chamber Choir Women
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1905; England
5.
Songs (5) from The Princess, Op. 20a/H 80: Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal by Gustav Holst
Conductor:
Susanne Rohn
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Bad Homburg Chamber Choir Women
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1905; England
6.
Songs and Romances (12), Op. 44: no 6, Die Nonne by Johannes Brahms
Conductor:
Susanne Rohn
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Bad Homburg Chamber Choir Women
Period: Romantic
Written: 1859-1860; Germany
7.
Songs and Romances (12), Op. 44: no 5, Die Müllerin by Johannes Brahms
Conductor:
Susanne Rohn
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Bad Homburg Chamber Choir Women
Period: Romantic
Written: 1859-1860; Germany
8.
Songs (4) for Female Voices, 2 Horns and Harp, Op. 17 by Johannes Brahms
Conductor:
Susanne Rohn
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Bad Homburg Chamber Choir Women
Period: Romantic
Written: 1860; Germany
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