Messe pour double chœur a cappella (26:49) ; Songs of Ariel : cinq pièces tirées de La Tempête de Shakespeare (13:24) / Frank Martin -- Cinq rechants (20:32) ; O sacrum convivium (4:54) / Olivier Messiaen.
Note
The 1st work is for double mixed chorus ; the 2nd work is for 16 mixed voices (4 sopranos, 4 altos, 4 tenors, 4 basses) ; the 3rd work is for 12 mixed voices (3 sopranos, 3 altos, 3 tenors, 3 basses) ; the 4th work is a motet scored for SATB chorus.
Text of 2nd work is taken from The tempest by William Shakespeare.
Originally issued in 2004 by Harmonia Mundi as HMC 901834.
Language (note)
The 1st and 4th works are sung in Latin ; the 2nd work is sung in English ; the 3rd work is sung partially in French and partially in a language invented by the composer.
Title
Messe pour double chœur a cappella / Frank Martin.
Publisher
Arles, France : Harmonia Mundi, [2012]
Copyright date
℗2004
Playing time
002649 001324 002032 000454
Type of content
performed music
Type of medium
computer
Type of carrier
online resource
Digital file characteristics
audio file
Series
Musique d'abord
Musique d'abord.
Performer
RIAS Kammerchor ; Daniel Reuss, director.
Event
Recorded 2003 September-November Jesus Christus-Kirche, Berlin.
Language
The 1st and 4th works are sung in Latin ; the 2nd work is sung in English ; the 3rd work is sung partially in French and partially in a language invented by the composer.