St. Petersburg Children's Choir of TV & Radio - Banevich And Smirnov: Choral Works - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

Never on CD; another NEW Compilation from Leningrad Studios

On their Pentatone debut, the Netherlands Radio Choir and it's chief conductor Benjamin Goodson bring together choral works by Josef Rheinberger and Felix Mendelssohn, presenting some of the greatest choral compositions of the nineteenth century. This recording begins with Rheinberger's rarely recorded Mass in E-Flat Major and closes with the composer's stirringly beautiful Abendlied. Four of Mendelssohn's most expressive and original psalm settings are paired with his lesser-known Sechs Sprüche, powerful choral miniatures that reflect on key moments in the church year. These pieces are performed in a warm, intimate acoustic, allowing the words and remarkable detail in this music to be heard and relished. The Netherlands Radio Choir, established shortly after the Second World War, is the only professional choir in the Netherlands performing the great choral-symphonic repertoire. The choir's chief conductor, Benjamin Goodson, is a leading performer in this recording repertoire and also works with many of the other most notable choirs worldwide, including the BBC Singers, Rundfunkchor Berlin and SWR Vokalensemble

Ondine's third album devoted to the music of Lithuanian-American composer zibuokle Martinaityte (b. 1973) focuses on her music for unaccompanied chorus. On this album four of her works are performed by the award-winning Latvian Radio Choir conducted by Sigvards Klava.