Praetorius – Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble & Chor, Pablo Heras-Casado (2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/48kHz | Time – 01:11:47 minutes | 713 MB | Genre: Classical, Choral
Official Digital Download – Source: Qobuz | © Deutsche Grammophon/ARCHIV Produktion
Recorded: Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal, Cologne, 3/2014
Relaxing and heavenly music from the early 17th century for choir and small ensemble by Jacob, Hieronymus and Michael Praetorius. The Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble and Balthasar-Neumann-Chor (founded by Thomas Hengelbrock) is one of the most prestigious and famous early music ensembles. It can definitely be considered as one of the best groups in the world of early music.
Michael Praetorius can be considered as one of the leading German composers of the early 17th century (The familiar harmonization of “Es ist ein Ros entsprungen“ (Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming) was written by him in 1609).
Pablo Heras-Casado is among the hottest young conductors of our time and leads the world’s best orchestras. He was named Musical America’s 2014 Conductor of the Year and since 2010 alone, he has made a first appearance with nearly 40 orchestras, opera companies, and festivals, from the Berlin Philharmonic to the Boston Symphony Orchestra to the Salzburg Festival and more.
“Recorded in a spacious studio rather than an echoey church, the precisely tuned voices resonate, but the harmonies are clean enough for each unexpected twist and crunch to register beautifully, and the choir revels in the echoey spatial effects of Hieronymus’s Tota Pulchra Es. A full complement of accompanying instruments is used…but their contributions are mostly subtle, enhancing the texture without upstaging the voices.” –Erica Jeal, The Guardian
Tracklist:
Hieronymous Praetorius (1560-1629)
1. Magnificat quarti toni 11:46
2. Quam pulchra es 04:13
Jacob Praetorius (1586-1651)
3. Indica mihi 04:11
Hieronymous Praetorius (1560-1629)
4. Surge propera amica mea 06:49
Michael Praetorius (1571-1621)
5. Magnificat per omnes versus super ut re mi fa sol la 18:59
Jacob Praetorius (1586-1651)
6. Quam pulchra es 04:31
Hieronymous Praetorius (1560-1629)
7. Vulnerasti cor meum 04:07
Michael Praetorius (1571-1621)
8. Nigra sum et formosa 03:24
Hieronymous Praetorius (1560-1629)
9. Tota pulchra es 06:24
Jacob Praetorius (1586-1651)
10. Veni in hortum meum 03:37
Hieronymous Praetorius (1560-1629)
11. O quam pulchra es 03:48
Personnel:
Balthasar-Neumann-Ensemble & Chor
Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor
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