Brahms: Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103; Partsongs; Vocal Quartets (2009)

Any listener who loves Brahms' secular a cappella choral works will want to try this lovely and lithesome Hyperion disc featuring the 14-voice English choir Consortium, under the direction of Andrew-John Smith. With a program consisting mostly of Brahms' later choral works, including Sechs Lieder und Romanzen, Op. 93a; Drei Quartette, Op. 64; Fünf Gesänge, Op. 104; and Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103 (plus the early and unpublished Dem Dunkeln Schoss der Heil'gen Erde), the aesthetic unity of the disc is assured, and with the ... Read More

Any listener who loves Brahms' secular a cappella choral works will want to try this lovely and lithesome Hyperion disc featuring the 14-voice English choir Consortium, under the direction of Andrew-John Smith. With a program consisting mostly of Brahms' later choral works, including Sechs Lieder und Romanzen, Op. 93a; Drei Quartette, Op. 64; Fünf Gesänge, Op. 104; and Zigeunerlieder, Op. 103 (plus the early and unpublished Dem Dunkeln Schoss der Heil'gen Erde), the aesthetic unity of the disc is assured, and with the natural diversity of Brahms' choral music, so is its emotional variety. Consortium has a smooth blend, a suave ensemble, and ideal diction and pronunciation. Smith leads the group with a real feel for expressive phrasing and seductive sonorities. Nothing is rushed here, even the more boisterous of the Gypsy Songs, and the beauty of Consortium's singing in the slower pieces is beguiling. Ably accompanied by pianist Christopher Glynn in Opus 64 and Opus 103, this disc should be attractive... Read Less

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2009, Hyperion UPC: 034571177755 CD See All