Christian Ridil: Solo Songs & Works for Male Choir

Featuring

Jan Schumacher
Egbert Lewark
Gerhardt Schultheis
Ilja Danilov
Andreas Frese
Nikolaus Fluck

Camerata Musica Limburg
Christian Ridil

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Performer Biography

Andreas Frese, the pianist, is a sought-after Lied accompanist and chamber music partner, having performed at festivals like the Salzburg Festival and Schubertiade Festival Hohenems.

Performer Biography

Jan Schumacher, the conductor, has been the Director of Music at the Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main since 2015 and teaches at the Akademie für Tonkunst in Darmstadt.

Performer Biography

Nikolaus Fluck, the baritone on this album, was a member of the Limburger Domsingknaben (Limburg Cathedral Boys Choir) and performed as the Third Spirit in Mozart's The Magic Flute at the Oper Köln.

Performer Biography

Camerata Musica Limburg, a male choral ensemble, was founded in 1999 and is led by Jan Schumacher, emerging from the members' shared musical roots in the Limburg Cathedral Boys' Choir.

Recording & Production

This album was recorded at the Sophie-Hedwig-Gymnasium Diez Aula from March 8-10, 2019, with Holger Busse as the recording producer and Tonmeister.

Composer Biography

Christian Ridil taught at the Goethe University Frankfurt until his retirement in 2011, where he also directed the university's choirs and orchestra.

Composer Biography

Christian Ridil, born in Wrocław in 1943, received his early musical training in piano, violin, voice, and harmonic theory at the Musikgymnasium der Regensburger Domspatzen.