Kammerchor Stuttgart Klassische Philharmonie Stuttgart Bernius - Messe Solennelle in D - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The audience of the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival experienced a great musical event when the Kammerchor Stuttgart, conducted by it's founder Frieder Bernius, performed Luigi Cherubini's Messe Solennelle No. 2 in D minor. The soloists of the evening were Ruth Ziesak, soprano, Christa Mayer, contralto, Christoph Genz, tenor, and Thomas E. Bauer, bass. The recording of this truly extraordinary work is now available on album. After a beginning which seems familiar, unforeseen, imaginative and witty turns lead melodic progressions and harmonic developments into entirely new directions. The harmonic variety is impressive, and chromaticism plays no less important a role. Subtle instrumentation lends many sections an exquisite sonority. And last but not least, the deeply felt interpretation of the text by means of melodic, rhythmic or harmonic figures, as well as by dynamics and tempo is one of the outstanding features of the work, highlighting the performers' brilliance. Album Tracks 1. Messe solennelle No. 2 in d~Kyrie 2. Messe solennelle No. 2 in d~Gloria in excelsis 3. Messe solennelle No. 2 in d~Gratias agimus tibi 4. Messe solennelle No. 2 in d~Qui tollis 5. Messe solennelle No. 2 in d~Quoniam tu solus sanctus 6. Messe solennelle No. 2 in d~Cum Sancto Spiritu 7. Messe solennelle No. 2 in d~Credo in unum Deum 8. Messe solennelle No. 2 in d~Et incarnatus est 9. Messe solennelle No. 2 in d~Et resurrexit 10. Messe solennelle No. 2 in d~Sanctus 11. Messe solennelle No. 2 in d~Benedictus 12. Messe solennelle No. 2 in d~Agnus Dei