Kammerchor Stuttgart - Messiaen: Cinq rechants, O sacrum convivium & A-cappella-Werke von Debussy, Ravel und Mahler (Arr. Clytus Gottwald) (2021) Hi-Res

With their latest recording, Frieder Bernius and the Stuttgart Chamber Choir reach a new peak in the art of interpretation: The Cinq Rechants for 12 mixed voices by Olivier Messiaen represent an enormous challenge for the interpreters with their rhythmically distinctive onomatopoeia. As the new, extremely complex ones Rhythms, which are made up of small cell components that cannot be inserted into traditional schemes, constantly change the time signature. Messiaen not only draws melodically from traditional Andean love songs, but also from the medieval song of the day, in which a guard warns the secret lovers of the discovery. The production is complemented by French vocal music of the 20th century for soloist ensembles. Outstanding!