Octavians – Minuten aus Jahrhunderten (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:14:49 minutes | 1,44 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Genuin
“Jewels from five centuries” aptly describes this collection, featuring small pieces of great music, that the a cappella group Octavians presents on this Genuin recording: canzones, motets, folk songs, and pop songs to which the winners of the 2017 A Cappella Contest Leipzig give their own unique coloring. The spectrum ranges from an old Spanish hymn of praise to motherly love to lieder by Franz Schubert and celebrated songs of our time by Paul Simon and Sting. The charm exuded by the internationally successful gentlemen is fully the match of their vocal skills: a uniform sound, infectious groove, and sparkling clean intonation are the hallmarks of the Octavians – truly a “deluxe boy band”!
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Octavians, Akademischen Orchestervereinigung Jena, Sebastian Krahnert & Andreas Kuch – Karsten Gundermann: Kreuzleich (Live) (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 50:27 minutes | 867 MB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Genuin
The work featured in the Octavians’ GENUIN release is 700 years old: the Kreuzleich by Heinrich “Frauenlob” von Meissen. The multi-award-winning a cappella ensemble with three countertenors takes on this fascinating work in a new guise, as a new composition by Karsten Gundermann for soloists, chamber choir, and orchestra. The result is sensational: a lively mixture of age-old and new, of archaic sounds and orchestral colors, sung and performed at the highest level. In terms of repertoire and entertainment value, highest ratings for this total work of art that inspires at every moment!
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