Netherlands Radio Choir & Benjamin Goodson - Rheinberger & Mendelssohn: Choral Works (2023) [Official Digital Download 24/192]

The Netherlands Radio Choir and its chief conductor Benjamin Goodson bring together choral works by Josef Rheinberger and Felix Mendelssohn, presenting some of the greatest choral compositions of the nineteenth century. This recording begins with Rheinberger’s rarely-recorded Mass in E-Flat Major and closes with the composer’s stirringly beautiful Abendlied. Four of Mendelssohn’s most expressive and original psalm settings are paired with his lesser-known Sechs Sprüche, powerful choral miniatures that reflect on key moments in the church year. These pieces are performed in a warm, intimate acoustic, allowing the words and remarkable detail in this music to be heard and relished.

The Netherlands Radio Choir, established shortly after the Second World War, is the only professional choir in the Netherlands performing the great choral-symphonic repertoire. The choir’s chief conductor, Benjamin Goodson, is a leading performer in this recording repertoire and also works with many of the other most notable choirs worldwide, including the BBC Singers, Rundfunkchor Berlin and SWR Vokalensemble. The Netherlands Radio Choir appeared on the 2018 Pentatone release Beauty Come Dancing with choral-orchestral works by Gordon Getty. Goodson makes his Pentatone debut.

Tracklist:
01. Rheinberger: Mass in E-Flat Major, Op. 109, IJR 75 "Cantus Missae": I. Kyrie
02. Rheinberger: Mass in E-Flat Major, Op. 109, IJR 75 "Cantus Missae": II. Gloria
03. Rheinberger: Mass in E-Flat Major, Op. 109, IJR 75 "Cantus Missae": III. Credo
04. Rheinberger: Mass in E-Flat Major, Op. 109, IJR 75 "Cantus Missae": IV. Sanctus
05. Rheinberger: Mass in E-Flat Major, Op. 109, IJR 75 "Cantus Missae": V. Benedictus
06. Rheinberger: Mass in E-Flat Major, Op. 109, IJR 75 "Cantus Missae": VI. Agnus Dei
07. Mendelssohn: 3 Psalms, Op. 78: No. 1, Psalm 2 "Warum toben die Heiden", MWV B. 41 (Revised Version)
08. Mendelssohn: 3 Psalms, Op. 78: No. 2, Psalm 43 "Richte mich, Gott", MW B. 46 (revised version)
09. Mendelssohn: 3 Psalms, Op. 78: No. 3, Psalm 22 "Mein Gott, warum hast Du mich verlassen", MWV B. 51
10. Mendelssohn: Jauchzet dem Herrn, alle Welt, MWV B. 45 (Psalm 100)
11. Mendelssohn: 6 Sprüche, Op. 79, IFM 111: No. 1, Im Advent
12. Mendelssohn: 6 Sprüche, Op. 79, IFM 111: No. 2, Weihnachten
13. Mendelssohn: 6 Sprüche, Op. 79, IFM 111: No. 3, Am Neujahrstage
14. Mendelssohn: 6 Sprüche, Op. 79, IFM 111: No. 4, In der Passionszeit
15. Mendelssohn: 6 Sprüche, Op. 79, IFM 111: No. 5, Am Karfreitage
16. Mendelssohn: 6 Sprüche, Op. 79, IFM 111: No. 6, Am Himmelfahrtstage
17. Rheinberger: 3 Geistliche Gesänge, Op. 69, IJR 33: No. 3, Abendlied


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