SWR Vokalensemble, Yuval Weinberg - Ligeti: Complete Works for a cappella Choir (2023) [Hi-Res]

Tracklist

CD1
01. Hey, Youth!
02. Mrs. Pápai
03. Couple Dances from Kálló: I.
04. Couple Dances from Kálló: Ii.
05. Songs from Mátraszentimre: I. Három hordó
06. Songs from Mátraszentimre: Ii. Igaz szelerem
07. Songs from Mátraszentimre: Iii. Gomb, gomb
08. Songs from Mátraszentimre: Iv. Erdöbe, erdöbe
09. Solitude
10. Éjszaka – Reggel: I. Éjszaka
11. Éjszaka – Reggel: Ii. Reggel
12. Easter
13. The Three Kings of Bethlehem
14. Choir Song After Goethe
15. Choral
16. The Seamstresses
17. Idegen földön: I. Siralmas nékem
18. Idegen földön: II. Egy fekete holló
19. Idegen földön: Iii. Vissza ne nézz
20. Idegen földön: Iv. Fujdogál a nyári szél
21. The Fugitive
22. On the Side of a High Cliff
23. Négy lakodalmi tánc: I.
24. Négy lakodalmi tánc: II.
25. Négy lakodalmi tánc: III.
26. Négy lakodalmi tánc: IV.
27. Wedding Song
28. Inaktelki nóták: I.
29. Inaktelki nóták: Ii.
30. Inaktelki nóták: Iii.

CD2
01. Hortobágy
02. Burial at Sea
03. Hajnal I.
04. Hajnal: II
05. Hajnal: III.
06. Buryat Harvest Song
07. Great Times
08. Dereng Már a Hajnal
09. Winter
10. Két Balassa Bálint-kórus: Csillagok palotája
11. Két Balassa Bálint-kórus: Mezök illatoznak...
12. Orbán
13. The Woman and the Soldier
14. Két kánon: I. Ha folyóvíz volnék
15. Két kánon: Ii. Pletykázó asszonyok
16. Lux Aeterna
17. Magyar Etüdök Nr. 9: I. Etude
18. Magyar Etüdök Nr. 9: Ii. Etude
19. Magyar Etüdök Nr. 9: Iii. Etude
20. Three Fantasies after Höderlin for 16 mixed voices a cappella choir: I. Hälfte des Lebens
21. Three Fantasies after Höderlin for 16 mixed voices a cappella choir: Ii. Wenn aus der Ferne
22. Three Fantasies after Höderlin for 16 mixed voices a cappella choir: Iii. Abendphantasie

In addition to his popular compositions such as orchestral works and chamber music, György Ligeti also wrote vocal music, among them numerous and demanding a cappella choral works. These, just like his canonically treated instrumental works, reflect his changes of style. With the exception of the Latin 'Lux aeterna' (1966) and 'Three Fantasias' based on Friedrich Hölderlin (1982) Ligeti exclusively set Hungarian poetry to music, showing a marked preference for texts by Balint Balassa (1554-1594) and Sándor Weöres (1913-1989). Ligeti wanted to set the respective contents to music programmatically but focussed especially on particular phonetic sound sequences, rhythms, intonations and accentuations of the Hungarian language. Translations of this speech music are nigh on impossible and even dispensable as you do not have to understand the words in order to experience the choral works as music that is rich in tone colours, rhythmically concise and extremely expressive. The radio choir of SWR is one of the international top ensembles on the professional choir scene. Ever since the ensemble was founded almost 75 years ago it has devoted its passion and extraordinary vocal competence to exemplary performances and the further development of vocal music. Award-winning Yuval Weinberg has been the chief conductor of the SWR Vokalensemble since the beginning of the season 2020/2021.

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