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In society music, or Gesellschaftsmusik, to which a large part of Franz Schubert's lied oeuvre belongs, polyphonic vocal compositions became very fashionable in around 1800 as part of bourgeois musical culture and communal singing. To describe Schubert's pieces for several male or female voices as choral songs is not entirely accurate, however, since at the time they were usually sung by soloists. However, amateur choirs such as the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna already existed and held regular concerts, and Schubert's polyphonic songs thus often came to the attention of a wider public more quickly than his solo songs performed in private circles. Society music had thus taken the step into the concert hall, and Schubert's name first appeared on a program of the Musikfreunde on January 25, 1821.
Some of the composer’s best-known songs for men's or women's choir with piano are collected in this "Schubertiade", including the gently swaying barcarole Der Gondelfahrer, in which Schubert evokes the glitter of moonlight on the Venetian canals, or the Ständchen, which was written as a birthday serenade. One of his five settings of Mignon's Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt from Goethe's Wilhelm Meister was written for five-part male choir – a special feature here among his polyphonic songs is that Mignon's tormented soul is expressed through a differentiated harmony and refined treatment of the text.
A prominent position among Schubert’s religious pieces that were not intended for the church is occupied by Mirjams Siegesgesang, where the male and female choirs finally unite and embody the Israelite people. The choir answers to a solo soprano as the precentor. This large-scale work depicts the exodus of the people of Israel from Egypt, with the prophetess Mirjam at their head; her three-movement hymn of praise leads into an impressive choral fugue. © BR-Klassik
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Der Gondelfahrer, Op. 28, D. 809 (Arr. for Male Choir & Piano) (Franz Schubert)
Bavarian Radio Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Franz Schubert, Composer - Johann Mayrhofer, Lyricist - Justus Zeyen, Artist, MainArtist - Howard Arman, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2022 BR-Klassik (P) 2022 BR-Klassik
Ständchen, D. 920 (1840 Version) (Franz Schubert)
Bavarian Radio Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Franz Schubert, Composer - Franz Grillparzer, Lyricist - Justus Zeyen, Artist, MainArtist - Howard Arman, Conductor, MainArtist - Merit Ostermann, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2022 BR-Klassik (P) 2022 BR-Klassik
Wehmut, Op. 64 No. 1, D. 825 (Franz Schubert)
Bavarian Radio Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Franz Schubert, Composer - Heinrich Hüttenbrenner, Lyricist - Howard Arman, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2022 BR-Klassik (P) 2022 BR-Klassik
Ewige Liebe, Op. 64 No. 2, D. 825a (Franz Schubert)
Bavarian Radio Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Franz Schubert, Composer - Ernst Schulze, Lyricist - Howard Arman, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2022 BR-Klassik (P) 2022 BR-Klassik
Flucht, Op. 64 No. 3, D. 825b (Franz Schubert)
Bavarian Radio Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Franz Schubert, Composer - Karl Lappe, Lyricist - Howard Arman, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2022 BR-Klassik (P) 2022 BR-Klassik
Gott in der Natur, Op. 133, D. 757 (Franz Schubert)
Bavarian Radio Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Franz Schubert, Composer - Ewald Christian von Kleist, Lyricist - Justus Zeyen, Artist, MainArtist - Howard Arman, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2022 BR-Klassik (P) 2022 BR-Klassik
Nachthelle, Op. 134, D. 892 (Franz Schubert)
Bavarian Radio Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Franz Schubert, Composer - Johann Gabriel Seidl, Lyricist - Justus Zeyen, Artist, MainArtist - Howard Arman, Conductor, MainArtist - Andrew Lepri Meyer, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2022 BR-Klassik (P) 2022 BR-Klassik
Psalm 23, D. 706 (Arr. for Female Choir & Piano) (Franz Schubert)
Bavarian Radio Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Franz Schubert, Composer - Moses Mendelssohn, Lyricist - Justus Zeyen, Artist, MainArtist - Howard Arman, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2022 BR-Klassik (P) 2022 BR-Klassik
Sehnsucht, D. 656 (Franz Schubert)
Bavarian Radio Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Franz Schubert, Composer - JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE, Lyricist - Howard Arman, Conductor, MainArtist
(C) 2022 BR-Klassik (P) 2022 BR-Klassik
Mirjam's Siegesgesang, Op. 136, D. 942 (Franz Schubert)
Bavarian Radio Chorus, Choir, MainArtist - Franz Schubert, Composer - Franz Grillparzer, Lyricist - Justus Zeyen, Artist, MainArtist - Howard Arman, Conductor, MainArtist - Christina Landshamer, Artist, MainArtist
(C) 2022 BR-Klassik (P) 2022 BR-Klassik
Album review
In society music, or Gesellschaftsmusik, to which a large part of Franz Schubert's lied oeuvre belongs, polyphonic vocal compositions became very fashionable in around 1800 as part of bourgeois musical culture and communal singing. To describe Schubert's pieces for several male or female voices as choral songs is not entirely accurate, however, since at the time they were usually sung by soloists. However, amateur choirs such as the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna already existed and held regular concerts, and Schubert's polyphonic songs thus often came to the attention of a wider public more quickly than his solo songs performed in private circles. Society music had thus taken the step into the concert hall, and Schubert's name first appeared on a program of the Musikfreunde on January 25, 1821.
Some of the composer’s best-known songs for men's or women's choir with piano are collected in this "Schubertiade", including the gently swaying barcarole Der Gondelfahrer, in which Schubert evokes the glitter of moonlight on the Venetian canals, or the Ständchen, which was written as a birthday serenade. One of his five settings of Mignon's Nur wer die Sehnsucht kennt from Goethe's Wilhelm Meister was written for five-part male choir – a special feature here among his polyphonic songs is that Mignon's tormented soul is expressed through a differentiated harmony and refined treatment of the text.
A prominent position among Schubert’s religious pieces that were not intended for the church is occupied by Mirjams Siegesgesang, where the male and female choirs finally unite and embody the Israelite people. The choir answers to a solo soprano as the precentor. This large-scale work depicts the exodus of the people of Israel from Egypt, with the prophetess Mirjam at their head; her three-movement hymn of praise leads into an impressive choral fugue. © BR-Klassik
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 01:02:35
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Justus Zeyen Christina Landshamer Merit Ostermann Bavarian Radio Chorus Andrew Lepri Meyer Howard Arman
- Composer: Franz Schubert
- Label: BR-Klassik
- Genre: Classical Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) Choral Music (Choirs)
(C) 2022 BR-Klassik (P) 2022 BR-Klassik
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