Michael Gläser - Richard Strauss: Chorwerke (2012) [SACD]

Richard Strauss had shown his enthusiasm for ancient Greece in his musical composition, especially in his operas and choral works. The main work on this Coviello recording is the German Motet, written in 1913 and full of stylistic complexity that it is essential to read the scores in order to find one’s way in the dizzying constructions or even begin to appreciate the dimension of the work. On this recording the multi award-winning Berlin Radio Choir, under Michael Gläser and accompanied by the State and Berlin Cathedral Choir, sings Strauss’ Choral Works with immaculate finesse.