The Zurich Chamber Singers & Christian Erny – O Nata Lux (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:07:43 minutes | 1,20 GB | Genre: Classical
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With ‘O Nata Lux’, ‘The Zurich Chamber Singers’ under the direction of Christian Erny release their debut album at Berlin Classics. The single of the same name ‘O Nata Lux’ is released as a pre-release before the album.
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The Zurich Chamber Singers – Scarlatti: Stabat Mater (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 24:59 minutes | 450 MB | Genre: Classical
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Restriction and reflection. Like every choir, the Zurich Chamber Singers have been particularly suffering since the beginning of the pandemic due to the restrictions and limitations imposed by hygiene regulations. Canceled concerts, canceled recordings, but then at the beginning of 2021 came along the possibility of recording with a small ensemble. Conductor and ensemble leader Christian Erny saw the opportunity and seized it: “The composition falls into a time when Scarlatti had a very good choir at his disposal. We assume that he thought that he could draw from the full. It’s really 25 minutes of the highest intensity with ten solo voices cast, and it goes from the innermost sorrow, from the most intimate despair, to operatic drama that at times you feel the piece is exploding”. And that with only ten voices.
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The Zurich Chamber Singers & Christian Erny – Bruckner Spectrum (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 59:21 minutes | 900 MB | Genre: Classical
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Renaissance polyphony and contemporary sound clouds orbit around vocal late Romanticist like satellites. The Zurich Chamber Singers, conducted by Christian Erny, unearth a special narrative drama. Starting with Anton Bruckner, they turn their attention to Palestrina as a point of reference. At the same time, they cast a spotlight back on the work of the Austrian vocal innovator through three contemporary works. A comprehensive selection of Bruckner&’s Latin motets combined with chosen works by Palestrina and three world premiere recordings of the Stuttgart composer Burkhard Kinzler’s commissioned works.
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