Utwory na płycie:

• Neue Liebe, neues Leben, op. 57,2 (arr. Clytus Gottwald for choir)
• Sehnsucht, WoO 134,3 (arr. Christoph JK Müller for choir)
• Wonne der Wehmut, op. 83,3 (arr. Clytus Gottwald for choir)
• Ich liebe dich, WoO 123 (arr. John Hoybye for choir)
• Hymne an die Nacht, op. 57,2 (arr. Ignaz Heim for choir)
• Erlkönig, WoO 131 (arr. Jaakko Mäntyjärvi for choir)
• Kyrie, op. 27,2 (arr. Gottlob Benedict Bierey for choir)
• Bitten, op. 48,1 (arr. Waldemar Klink for choir)
• Bußlied, op. 48,6 (arr. Gunther Martin Göttsche for choir)
• Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur, op. 48,4 (arr. Gunther Martin Göttsche for choir)
• Das Göttliche, WoO 185
• Wo die Unschuld Blumen streute, op. 117,4
• Marmotte, op. 52,7 (arr. Peter Schindler for choir)
• O care selve, WoO 119 (arr. Giacomo Mezzalira for choir)
• Auld Lang Syne, WoO 156,11
• Persischer Nachtgesang, op. 92,2 (arr. Friedrich Silcher for choir)
• Elegischer Gesang, op. 118
• Tränentrost, op. 30,2 (arr. Hans Georg Nägeli for choir)
• Opferlied, WoO 126 (arr. Anja Merusch for choir)

Neue Liebe, neues Leben, op. 57,2 (arr. Clytus Gottwald for choir)
Sehnsucht, WoO 134,3 (arr. Christoph JK Müller for choir)
Wonne der Wehmut, op. 83,3 (arr. Clytus Gottwald for choir)
Ich liebe dich, WoO 123 (arr. John Hoybye for choir)
Hymne an die Nacht, op. 57,2 (arr. Ignaz Heim for choir)
Erlkönig, WoO 131 (arr. Jaakko Mäntyjärvi for choir)
Kyrie, op. 27,2 (arr. Gottlob Benedict Bierey for choir)
Bitten, op. 48,1 (arr. Waldemar Klink for choir)
Bußlied, op. 48,6 (arr. Gunther Martin Göttsche for choir)
Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur, op. 48,4 (arr. Gunther Martin Göttsche for choir)
Das Göttliche, WoO 185
Wo die Unschuld Blumen streute, op. 117,4
Marmotte, op. 52,7 (arr. Peter Schindler for choir)
O care selve, WoO 119 (arr. Giacomo Mezzalira for choir)
Auld Lang Syne, WoO 156,11
Persischer Nachtgesang, op. 92,2 (arr. Friedrich Silcher for choir)
Elegischer Gesang, op. 118
Tränentrost, op. 30,2 (arr. Hans Georg Nägeli for choir)
Opferlied, WoO 126 (arr. Anja Merusch for choir)

When one thinks about Beethoven’s choral compositions, one might think there is only one: the Ode to Joy from the 9th Symphony. But that is not the case! As the Deutsche Jugendkammerchor has impressively proved with this recording, preoccupying oneself with Beethoven’s oeuvre is more than worthwhile for any choir. Beethoven himself wrote a series of a cappella choral works, most of which are unknown today. Moreover, during his lifetime, composers had already arranged Beethoven's instrumental works for choir in order to express their veneration. The Deutsche Jugendkammerchor presents a selection of compositions from three centuries, including numerous first recordings. From Auld Lang Syne, penned by Beethoven, to a Kyrie by his contemporary Bierey after the first movement of the famous Moonlight Sonata, to modern song transcriptions by Clytus Gottwald – this CD brings together secular and sacred choral movements that vary greatly both in expression and style. A discovery!

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Recorded at the Tonstudio Tessmar, Hannover, 28–30 April 2019.