Chorus Ars Brunensis Kalousek Jakubicec Sip, Boettcher - Canticum Novum - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

During the last two decades, several releases with works by the composer Eberhard Böttcher have been released on querstand tag. The program of the most recent album InchCanticum NovumInch opens with the Latin Mass for Choir and Organ. InchMissa ReservataInch is a term from the 15th century that describes a special kind of expressive vocal polyphony. The six traditional parts of the mass, Kyrie - Gloria - Credo - Sanctus - Benedictus - Agnus Dei, are contrasted according to their respective content and are rendered with personal expression. Following this is the soloistic part of the program, featuring the InchVier FesttagschoräleInch (Four Festival Chorales) as well as the InchZwei geistliche GesängeInch (Two Sacred Songs) based on texts by Reinhild Traitler and Heinrich Heine, all set for soprano, horn, and organ. The individually interpreted pieces InchMaria und der EngelInch (Mary and the Angel) and InchDie Heiligen Drei KönigeInch (The Three Holy Kings) are punctuated by the choral movement InchVom Himmel hochInch (From Heaven Above). The final part of the program - again set for choir and organ - includes two motets InchPater nosterInch (Our Father) and InchBefiehl dem Herrn deine WegeInch (Commit thy way unto the Lord) based on Psalm 37 of the Bible. In between are two traditional chorale movements InchEin feste BurgInch (A mighty fortress) and InchAch bleib mit deiner GnadeInch (Abide, O dearest Jesus) both in new musical settings. Using a consistently new tonal structure, the Berlin-born composer who now lives in Norway has tried to give the old texts and pieces a musical expression that unites the works on this recording.