Sacred Music / Norrington, SWR Radio Symphony Stuttgart

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SWR
Release Date
June 9, 2023
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Johannes Brahms, Hector Berlioz, Ludwig van Beethoven
    • CONDUCTOR
      Roger Norrington
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      MDR Rundfunkchor Leipzig, NDR-Chor, SWR Vokalensemble, Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart des SWR
    • PERFORMER
      Florian Boesch, Alastair Miles, John Aler, Cornelia Kallisch, Amanda Halgrimson, Toby Spence, Christina Landshamer
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      June 09, 2023
    • UPC
      747313953288
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      SWR19532CD
    • LABEL
      SWR
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      4
    Works ⌄

    1. Missa solemnis in D Major, Op. 123

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: SWR Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, North German Radio Choir, SWR Volkensemble

      Performer: Amanda Halgrimson (Soprano), Cornelia Kallisch (Mezzo-Soprano), John Aler (Tenor), Alastair Miles (Bass)

      Conductor: Roger Norrington

    2. Grande messe des morts, Op. 5, "Requiem"

      Composer: Hector Berlioz

      Ensemble: SWR Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, MDR Radio CHoir Leipzig, SWR Volkensemble

      Performer: Toby SPence (Tenor)

      Conductor: Roger Norrington

    3. A German Requiem, Op. 45

      Composer: Johannes Brahms

      Ensemble: SWR Radio-Sinfonieorchester Stuttgart, SWR Volkensemble

      Performer: Christina Landshamer (Soprano), Florian Boesch (Bass)

      Conductor: Roger Norrington


Sir Roger Norrington has been chief conductor of the former Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra (today the SWR Symphonieorchester) for thirteen years. During this time he has caused a stir internationally with what has come to be termed ‘The Stuttgart Sound’: a synthesis of historically-informed performance practice with the technical capabilities of a modern orchestra.

Whether in Mozart, Haydn, Bruckner or Brahms, Norrington has sought to capture the performance experience of the time, adjusting the orchestra’s size and seating plan to create an authentic sound without vibrato. His artistic credo was to keep as close as possible to the composer’s expectations. The present re-issue brings together in a boxed set three of most the important works of Sacred Music from the 19th century: Berlioz' Requiem, Brahms' A German Requiem and Beethoven's Missa solemnis.