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Rheinberger & Mendelssohn Choral Works

Benjamin Goodson, Netherlands Radio Choir

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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.


Netherlands Radio Choir
Benjamin Goodson, Conductor

Tracklist

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1.
Mass in E-Flat Major, Op. 109, IJR 75 'Cantus Missae': I. Kyrie
03:38
2.
Mass in E-Flat Major, Op. 109, IJR 75 'Cantus Missae': II. Gloria
03:26
3.
Mass in E-Flat Major, Op. 109, IJR 75 'Cantus Missae': III. Credo
05:59
4.
Mass in E-Flat Major, Op. 109, IJR 75 'Cantus Missae': IV. Sanctus
01:47
5.
Mass in E-Flat Major, Op. 109, IJR 75 'Cantus Missae': V. Benedictus
02:24
6.
Mass in E-Flat Major, Op. 109, IJR 75 'Cantus Missae': VI. Agnus Dei
04:26
7.
3 Psalms, Op. 78: No. 1, Psalm 2: 'Warum toben die Heiden', MWV B. 41 (revised version)
05:25
8.
3 Psalms, Op. 78: No. 2, Psalm 43: 'Richte mich, Gott', MW B. 46 (revised version)
04:00
9.
3 Psalms, Op. 78: No. 3, Psalm 22: 'Mein Gott, warum hast Du mich verlassen', MWV B. 51
07:35
10.
Psalm 100: 'Jauchzet dem Herrn, alle Welt', MWV B. 45
04:11
11.
6 Spruche, Op. 79, IFM 111: No 1 Im Advent
01:28
12.
6 Spruche, Op. 79, IFM 111: No 2 Weihnachten
01:17
13.
6 Spruche, Op. 79, IFM 111: No 3 Am Neujahrstage
02:28
14.
6 Spruche, Op. 79, IFM 111: No 4 In der Passionszeit
01:46
15.
6 Spruche, Op. 79, IFM 111: No 5 Am Karfreitage
01:38
16.
6 Spruche, Op. 79, IFM 111: No 6 Am Himmelfahrtstage
01:28
17.
3 Geistliche Gesange, Op. 69, IJR 33: No. 3, Abendlied
03:09

Total time: 00:56:05

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Release DateOctober 13, 2023

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MusicWeb International

This disc offers a marvellous exhibition of unaccompanied choral singing. The Netherlands Radio Choir offer performances which are as committed as they are accomplished. I enjoyed and admired everything I heard. The recording has been engineered by Tom Peters and produced by Adrian Peacock. They have presented the choir in the best possible fashion: the sound is rich yet never less than clear. Excellent documentation is the icing on the cake.

This is a most auspicious recording debut for Benjamin Goodson with the Netherlands Radio Choir. I hope we shan’t have long to wait for a follow-up disc.

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