Messian: Cinq Rechants & O Sacrum Convivium

Sung here with 16 voices, the Kammerchor Stuttgart under the direction of Frieder Bernius are certainly up to the technical challenge. The opening of the second Rechant is suitably languid as... — BBC Music Magazine, February 2022, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 26th Nov 2021
Catalogue No: CAR83523
Label: Carus

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Messiaen: Cinq rechants

Vokalsolisten Kammerchor Stuttgart
Frieder Bernius

Messiaen: O sacrum convivium

Vokalsolisten Kammerchor Stuttgart
Frieder Bernius

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With their latest recording, Frieder Bernius and the Kammerchor Stuttgart reach a new pinnacle in the art of interpretation. The Cinq Rechants for 12 mixed voices by Olivier Messiaen, with their rhythmically striking onomatopoeias, pose an enormous challenge for the performers. Since the novel and extremely complex rhythms which are composed of small cellular units cannot be fitted into traditional schemes, the time signatures change constantly.

Melodically, Messiaen draws not only from traditional Andean love songs, but also from the medieval Dawn Song, in which a night watchman warns the secret lovers of discovery.

The production is complemented by 20th century French vocal music for soloist ensembles. Outstanding!

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February 2022

Sung here with 16 voices, the Kammerchor Stuttgart under the direction of Frieder Bernius are certainly up to the technical challenge. The opening of the second Rechant is suitably languid as are the glowing close harmonies of the third’s ‘Ma robe d’amour’, and there is commendable precision for the tumbling cries of ‘sarî’ that follow.

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