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Weiss: Requiem "Schwarz vor Augen und es ward Licht!"

11/6/2014, 23 Tracks, 1:30:05

Featuring

  • Jörg Breiding
  • Dorothee Mields
  • Andreas Karasiak
  • Gerrit Hülst
  • Daniel Bühl
  • NDR Radiophilharmonie
  • Knabenchor Hannover
  • Harald Weiss

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Composer Harald Weiss aims to write only the essential, believing the Requiem genre demands uncompromising concentration on what is fundamental.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

The Knabenchor Hannover (Hannover Boys' Choir) was founded in 1950 by Professor Heinz Hennig and has won numerous awards, including the Diapason d'Or and Echo Klassik.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Harald Weiss dedicated his Requiem to the Knabenchor Hannover (Hannover Boys' Choir) due to a long-standing connection and the unique quality of boys' voices.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

Weiss structured the boy choir parts in his Requiem in layers, like a "Baumkuchen" (a traditional German cake), to avoid overtaxing the young voices.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This recording of Harald Weiss's Requiem is a live recording from October 30 and 31, 2009, made in the Great Broadcasting Hall of the NDR in Hannover.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Harald Weiss, born in Salzgitter in 1949, has lived in many countries, absorbing diverse musical traditions and incorporating them into his works.

Source: Booklet

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