The Netherlands Radio Choir and its chief conductor Benjamin Goodson bring together Choral Works by Josef Rheinberger and Felix Mendelssohn, presenting some of the greatest choral compositions of the nineteenth century.
This recording begins with Rheinberger’s rarely-recorded Mass in E-Flat Major and closes with the composer’s stirringly beautiful Abendlied. Four of Mendelssohn’s most expressive and original psalm settings are paired with his lesser-known Sechs Sprüche, powerful choral miniatures that reflect on key moments in the church year. These pieces are performed in a warm, intimate acoustic, allowing the words and remarkable detail in this music to be heard and relished.
The Netherlands Radio Choir, established shortly after the Second World War, is the only professional choir in the Netherlands performing the great choral-symphonic repertoire. The choir’s chief conductor, Benjamin Goodson, is a leading performer in this recording repertoire and also works with many of the other most notable choirs worldwide, including the BBC Singers, Rundfunkchor Berlin and SWR Vokalensemble. The Netherlands Radio Choir appeared on the 2018 Pentatone release Beauty Come Dancing with choral-orchestral works by Gordon Getty. Goodson makes his Pentatone debut.
Netherlands Radio Choir
Benjamin Goodson, Conductor
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| SKU | PTC5187039 |
| Qualities | DSD 512 fs, DSD 256 fs, DSD 128 fs, DSD 64 fs, DXD 24 Bit, FLAC 192 kHz, FLAC 96 kHz |
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| Release Date | October 13, 2023 |
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MusicWeb International
This disc offers a marvellous exhibition of unaccompanied choral singing. The Netherlands Radio Choir offer performances which are as committed as they are accomplished. I enjoyed and admired everything I heard. The recording has been engineered by Tom Peters and produced by Adrian Peacock. They have presented the choir in the best possible fashion: the sound is rich yet never less than clear. Excellent documentation is the icing on the cake.
This is a most auspicious recording debut for Benjamin Goodson with the Netherlands Radio Choir. I hope we shan’t have long to wait for a follow-up disc.
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