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Ich bete an die Macht der Liebe
MVSR2623
Already as a boy, the Ukrainian composer Dmitry Bortniansky (1751-1825) was a member of the court choir in St. Petersburg. He then studied in Bologna, Rome and Naples returning to St. Petersburg in 1779. There he was promoted to state councilor and ...
Ich bete an die Macht der Liebe
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The Ukrainian Dmitri Bortniansky (1751-1825) received lessons at the local singing school in his hometown of Hlukhiv, and soon his extraordinary talent was recognised. He was somewhat of a child prodigy, writing his first opera at a young age. ...
Canto Ambrosiano
MVSR2631
For his composition “Canto Ambrosiano” Alfred Boesendorfer used the well-known ecumenical hymn “Großer Gott, wir loben dich” (Holy God, we praise thy name), which traces back to “Te Deum laudamus”, the famous Ambrosian chant. Timpani and brass open ...
Jubilate
MVSR2655
Joyful bell sounds open the festive Vespers song “Jubilate”. The music immediately touches our hearts, when the tubas first present the main motive. It then is played unisono, as being sung by a cantor, who is answered by a polyphonic choral. We ...
Mentis
MVSR2794
To many people Advent is a very special time of the year, and so it is to composer Thiemo Kraas. In his eyes, waiting on the feast of love, accompanied by so many beautiful impressions and special moments, is an invitation to find oneself. The ...
Mentis
MVSR5312
Die Musizierstunde-Ensemble Time MZ 312
For many people, it is the most wonderful time of the year: Advent and Christmas. So also for composer Thiemo Kraas. While waiting for the festival of love, which is accompanied by ...
Dona Nobis Pacem
MVSR7068
DONA NOBIS PACEM is from an old Latin liturgical text offering a prayer to peace. The melody is very calm and peaceful. Alfred Bösendorfer wanted to emphasise the pleading character of the text “Give us peace”, so he added a ...
Gloria Dei / Lux Domini
MVSR0190
Those two chorals wonderfully suit for festive and church occasions, but you can also use them as warm up exercises at the beginning of rehearsals. Performances are possible from quartet instrumentation.
1st part: ...
Israel Shalom
MVSR2038AK
Kees Vlak dedicates the rhapsody "Israel Shalom" to the modern Israeli state. He uses folkloristic elements and creates a new piece of music.
The work begins with impressions from Purim which commemorates the deliverance of the ...
Panis Angelicus
MVSR1765
Alfred Bösendorfer arranged the touching piece "Panis Angelicus" (Bread of Angels / Angelic Bread) by César Franck for concert band. An extraordinarily beautiful piece for churchly ...
Gebet für Blasorchester
MVSR1553
"Gebet für Blasorchester" (Prayer for Wind Band) by Hans Blank is a touching, festive piece for wind band that suits perfectly for churchly ...
Israeli Folk Songs
MVSR3431
Eva Fodor writes about “Israeli Folk Songs”:
For a long time I had the wish to popularize music from Israel – the country where I grew up. And it always is a central idea of my musical activities to combine different musical ...
Spiritual Song
MVSR7067
"Spiritual Song" by Alfred Bösendorfer is a placid and compelling piece. It is based on an old English tune, known now as “Amazing Grace”.
The vocal text is:
O how sweet is the sound that comes ...
Hebe deine Augen auf
MVSR2577
Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy's "Elijah" is an oratorio for the biblical prophet. In a letter from 1837, there is a first mention that Mendelssohn planned to set the prophet’s story to music. At the same time he developed his own ...
Tannhäuser Festival
MVSR2692
Richard Wagner is mainly famous for his great and unique dramatic works, where he developed a comprehensive, holstic style as composer, librettist and stage director. His best-known operas are "Rienzi", "The Flying Dutchman", ...