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Van Gogh in Me / Dijkstra, Netherlands Chamber Choir

$20.99

Details

Composer
Various
Artist
William, Netherlands Chamber Choi, Elsbeth, Knight, Peter, Gerritsen, Bobbie, Dijkstra, Blommesteijn
Format
CD
Label
Alpha
Released
Oct 14, 2022
Catalog #
ALPHA638
UPC
3760014196386

About

With Van Gogh in Me, the Netherlands Chamber Choir presents an experience in which the paintings of Vincent Van Gogh and Gustav Klimt come to life to the music of the great Romantic and early 20th century composers such as Debussy, Saint-Saëns, Mahler... and, in a world premiere, a transcription for a cappella choir of Satie's first Gymnopédie. Originally written for solo piano, this work, which is known and played throughout the world, finds a new magical and celestial dimension in this new version for choir.

Mentioning the name of Van Gogh immediately evokes in each of us a color, a landscape, a sensation... Hence the idea of creating an immersive audiovisual experience: the choir approached an Italian collective, fuse*, to link images and sounds to the emotions of the musicians and the audience... fuse* developed an algorithm based on the works of Van Gogh and Klimt by recording their styles, colors, brushstrokes... then, during the concert, collects the sound of the choir but also biometric data that analyses the emotional state of the audience, the singers and the conductor, and creates visuals in real time, an astonishing show of colors and shapes that mixes sound, images and emotions... The visual of the album is inspired by these experiments.

Tracklist 16 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. Calme des nuits 03:58
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Calme des nuits
    Duration
    03:58
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Ensemble
    Nederlands Kamerkoor
    Conductor
    Peter Dijkstra
  2. 2 No. 2. Les fleurs et les arbres 01:56
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Les fleurs et les arbres
    Duration
    01:56
    Composer
    Camille Saint-Saëns
    Ensemble
    Nederlands Kamerkoor
    Conductor
    Peter Dijkstra
  3. 3 Les angélus (arr. C. Gottwald for choir) 03:00
    Track
    3
    Title
    Les angélus (arr. C. Gottwald for choir)
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Ensemble
    Nederlands Kamerkoor
    Conductor
    Peter Dijkstra
  4. 4 No. 1. Dieu! qu'il la fait bon regarder 02:09
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 1. Dieu! qu'il la fait bon regarder
    Duration
    02:09
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Bobbie Blommesteijn, Elsbeth Gerritsen, William Knight, Jasper Schweppe
    Ensemble
    Nederlands Kamerkoor
    Conductor
    Peter Dijkstra
  5. 5 No. 2. Quant j'ai ouy le tabourin 01:55
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 2. Quant j'ai ouy le tabourin
    Duration
    01:55
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Bobbie Blommesteijn, Elsbeth Gerritsen, William Knight, Jasper Schweppe
    Ensemble
    Nederlands Kamerkoor
    Conductor
    Peter Dijkstra
  6. 6 No. 3. Yver, vous n'estes qu'un villain 01:59
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 3. Yver, vous n'estes qu'un villain
    Duration
    01:59
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Performer
    Bobbie Blommesteijn, Elsbeth Gerritsen, William Knight, Jasper Schweppe
    Ensemble
    Nederlands Kamerkoor
    Conductor
    Peter Dijkstra
  7. 7 Preludes, Book 1: No. 6. Des pas sur la neige (arr. C. Gottwald for choir) 03:44
    Track
    7
    Title
    Preludes, Book 1: No. 6. Des pas sur la neige (arr. C. Gottwald for choir)
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Claude Debussy
    Ensemble
    Nederlands Kamerkoor
    Conductor
    Peter Dijkstra
  8. 8 3 Gymnopédies: Gymnopedie No. 1 (arr. W. Knight for choir) 03:46
    Track
    8
    Title
    3 Gymnopédies: Gymnopedie No. 1 (arr. W. Knight for choir)
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Erik Satie
    Ensemble
    Nederlands Kamerkoor
    Conductor
    Peter Dijkstra
  9. 9 3 Männerchöre, TrV 270: No. 2. Traumlicht 05:03
    Track
    9
    Title
    3 Männerchöre, TrV 270: No. 2. Traumlicht
    Duration
    05:03
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Ensemble
    Nederlands Kamerkoor
    Conductor
    Peter Dijkstra
  10. 10 Des Knaben Wunderhorn: No. 12. Urlicht (arr. C. Gottwald for choir) 06:13
    Track
    10
    Title
    Des Knaben Wunderhorn: No. 12. Urlicht (arr. C. Gottwald for choir)
    Duration
    06:13
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Ensemble
    Nederlands Kamerkoor
    Conductor
    Peter Dijkstra
  11. 11 5 Lieder: No. 3. Laue Sommernacht (Mild Summer's Night) (arr. C. Gottwald for choir) 02:28
    Track
    11
    Title
    5 Lieder: No. 3. Laue Sommernacht (Mild Summer's Night) (arr. C. Gottwald for choir)
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Alma Maria Mahler-Werfel
    Ensemble
    Nederlands Kamerkoor
    Conductor
    Peter Dijkstra
  12. 12 Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto, "Im Abendrot" (arr. C. Gottwald for choir) 10:02
    Track
    12
    Title
    Symphony No. 5 in C-Sharp Minor: IV. Adagietto, "Im Abendrot" (arr. C. Gottwald for choir)
    Duration
    10:02
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Ensemble
    Nederlands Kamerkoor
    Conductor
    Peter Dijkstra
  13. 13 5 Lieder: No. 1. Die stille Stadt (The Quiet Town) (arr. C. Gottwald for choir) 03:10
    Track
    13
    Title
    5 Lieder: No. 1. Die stille Stadt (The Quiet Town) (arr. C. Gottwald for choir)
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Alma Maria Mahler-Werfel
    Ensemble
    Nederlands Kamerkoor
    Conductor
    Peter Dijkstra
  14. 14 Rückert-Lieder: No. 5. Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (arr. C. Gottwald for choir) 06:38
    Track
    14
    Title
    Rückert-Lieder: No. 5. Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (arr. C. Gottwald for choir)
    Duration
    06:38
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Ensemble
    Nederlands Kamerkoor
    Conductor
    Peter Dijkstra
  15. 15 Dreimal Tausend Jahre, Op. 50a 03:04
    Track
    15
    Title
    Dreimal Tausend Jahre, Op. 50a
    Duration
    03:04
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Ensemble
    Nederlands Kamerkoor
    Conductor
    Peter Dijkstra
  16. 16 Friede auf Erden (Peace on Earth), Op. 13 08:45
    Track
    16
    Title
    Friede auf Erden (Peace on Earth), Op. 13
    Duration
    08:45
    Composer
    Arnold Schoenberg
    Ensemble
    Nederlands Kamerkoor
    Conductor
    Peter Dijkstra