Beethoven - Secular Vocal Works | Naxos 8574175

Beethoven - Secular Vocal Works

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Label: Naxos

Cat No: 8574175

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Vocal/Choral

Release Date: 26th June 2020

Contents

Artists

Claudia Schlemmer (soprano)
Paula Sophie Bohnet (soprano)
Stefan Tauber (tenor)
Daniel Johannsen (tenor)
Georg Klimbacher (baritone)
Martin Weiser (bass)
Ricardo Bojorquez Martinez (bass)
Diana Fuchs (piano)
Bernadette Bartos (piano)
Ensemble Tamanial
Cantus Novus Wien

Conductor

Thomas Holmes

Works

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Abschiedsgesang, WoO102
An die Geliebte, WoO140
Bundeslied, op.122
Der freie Mann, WoO117
Die laute Klage, WoO135
Gesang aus der Ferne, WoO137
Gesang der Monche, WoO104
Hochzeitslied, WoO105
In questa tomba oscura, WoO133
Klage, WoO113
Opferlied, op.121b
Un lieto brindisi, WoO103
Volkslieder, WoO99
Vom Tode (1799)

Artists

Claudia Schlemmer (soprano)
Paula Sophie Bohnet (soprano)
Stefan Tauber (tenor)
Daniel Johannsen (tenor)
Georg Klimbacher (baritone)
Martin Weiser (bass)
Ricardo Bojorquez Martinez (bass)
Diana Fuchs (piano)
Bernadette Bartos (piano)
Ensemble Tamanial
Cantus Novus Wien

Conductor

Thomas Holmes

About

Beethoven’s secular vocal works, many rarely heard today, were composed for a variety of reasons. Some were written for marriages, to mark the departure of a friend or to celebrate a name day, while others allude to Masonic imagery or set the words of great literary contemporaries, such as Schiller. The larger canvas of Mehrstimmige italienische Gesänge reflects Beethoven’s studies of Italian word-setting with Antonio Salieri, revealing insights into Beethoven’s achievements during his early years in Vienna.

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