Friedrich Schillers Ode an die Freude (Ode to Joy) went on to become world-famous through the setting by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1824 in the final movement of his 9th Symphony. Today Beethoven’s Ode to Joy is one of the most popular works of classical music worldwide – celebratory and powerful music which is an expression of joy community protest and thanks. This catchy arrangement of Schiller’s and Beethoven’s Ode for chorus and piano or optionally for chorus band and wind instruments by Peter Schindler stands for all these emotions. Brass riffs jazzy harmonies a choral setting in one to three parts and an adaptation of the text are all highlights of specialmusical moments which the whole audience can join in at the end! An English singing text is included.

Friedrich Schillers Ode an die Freude (Ode to Joy) went on to become world-famous through the setting by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1824 in the final movement of his 9th Symphony. Today Beethoven’s Ode to Joy is one of the most popular works of classical music worldwide – celebratory and powerful music which is an expression of joy community protest and thanks. This catchy arrangement of Schiller’s and Beethoven’s Ode for chorus and piano or optionally for chorus band and wind instruments by Peter Schindler stands for all these emotions. Brass riffs jazzy harmonies a choral setting in one to three parts and an adaptation of the text are all highlights of specialmusical moments which the whole audience can join in at the end! An English singing text is included.

Friedrich Schillers Ode an die Freude (Ode to Joy) went on to become world-famous through the setting by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1824 in the final movement of his 9th Symphony. Today Beethoven’s Ode to Joy is one of the most popular works of classical music worldwide – celebratory and powerful music which is an expression of joy community protest and thanks. This catchy arrangement of Schiller’s and Beethoven’s Ode for chorus and piano or optionally for chorus band and wind instruments by Peter Schindler stands for all these emotions. Brass riffs jazzy harmonies a choral setting in one to three parts and an adaptation of the text are all highlights of specialmusical moments which the whole audience can join in at the end! An English singing text is included.

Angel Songs

Angel Songs

Angel Songs

Johann Schelle was Kantor of St. Thomas’s Leipzig from 1677 until his death in 1701. He received his training under the direction of Heinrich Schütz at the Dresden court. As Kantor Schelle expanded the repertoire the choir sang in church services with numerous sacred concertos motets and cantatas. The motet “Komm Jesu komm” was composed after the death of Jacob Thomasius professor at Leipzig University and Rector of St. Thomas’s School and was performed at his funeral ceremony in 1684. The predominantly amiable and song-like character of the intimate five-part setting reflects a baroque attitude to dying and death: dying is not regarded as a painful event but is longedfor expectantly as a release from the earthly and the door to eternal life in paradise. The poem is by Paul Thymich who also worked at St Thomas’s School. About half a century later Johann Sebastian Bach took the first and last verses of Thymich’s 11-verse poem and used them as the basis for his double-choir motet Komm Jesu komm.

Das Versteht Doch Kein Schaf

Tantum Ergo In G Flat Major

Prelude And Fugue

Neue Liebe Neues Leben

Gabriel Fauré’s original setting of “Lydia” contains a Piano accompaniment which is largely written colla voce – following the vocal part. In Denis Rouger’s arrangement this is omitted and by contrast the peaceful flowing character unfolds in a purely vocal texture. The dreamy ideas full of longing addressed to the beloved Lydia find their expression in a melody based on the Lydian mode – that is a major scale with a raised fourth. These art songs were originally composed not for Chamber Choir but for solo Voice and Piano. Denis Rouger has carefully adapted them to suit the requirements and expressive possibilities offered by a larger ensemble without losing theany of the qualities of the original in the process. Each part in the choir has a melodic line drawn from the harmonic and rhythmic framework. In the process the variety and refinement of the choral language combines with an enormous flexibility in form and expression as French melodies or German art song demand from a soloist and pianist. The songs have been recorded by the figure humaine chamber choir on the CD Kennst du das Land ... (Carus 83.495).

Francesco Durante's Magnificat in B flat major is one of his most important works and also one of the most siginifcant settings of the Magnficat text here in cantata form. This work displays a mastery of the polyhonic style and though the use of certain pre-classical modern elements its various forms never sound archaic rather the work presents a synthesis leading to a unique style. For a performance during the Christmas season Christmas hymns can be inserted between each of the individual movements. Six arrangements of such hymns are also available as octavos (Carus 10.270/06): - Johann Crüger: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland - Cornelius Freundt: Wie schön singt uns der EngelSchar - Johann Sebastian Bach: Uns ist ein Kindlein heut geborn - Erhard Bodenschatz: Joseph lieder Joseph mein - Johann Crüger: Fröhlich soll mein Herze springen - Gregor Joseph Werner: Der Tag der ist so freudenreich The string parts for these movements are included in the complete orchestral parts Carus 10.270/19. This is the individual Organ part.Francesco Durante's Magnificat in B flat major is one of his most important works and also one of the most siginifcant settings of the Magnficat text here in cantata form. This work displays a mastery of the polyhonic style and though the use of certain pre-classical modern elements its various forms never sound archaic rather the work presents a synthesis leading to a unique style. For a performance during the Christmas season Christmas hymns can be inserted between each of the individual movements. Six arrangements of such hymns are also available as octavos (Carus 10.270/06): - Johann Crüger: Nun komm der Heiden Heiland - Cornelius Freundt: Wie schön singt uns der EngelSchar - Johann Sebastian Bach: Uns ist ein Kindlein heut geborn - Erhard Bodenschatz: Joseph lieder Joseph mein - Johann Crüger: Fröhlich soll mein Herze springen - Gregor Joseph Werner: Der Tag der ist so freudenreich The string parts for these movements are included in the complete orchestral parts Carus 10.270/19. This is the individual Organ part.

Remember O thou man

Kleine Weihnachtsmesse

Gaudeamus hodie

Gesänge Für Sopran Alt Tenor und Bass Op. 59

Le papillon et la Fleur

Splendor Paternae Gloriae

Werke Für Gemischten Chor A Cappella