Das Hohelied der Liebe - The Song of Songs
The sensual dialogue between lover and beloved which has been handed down to us in the Bible as the Song of Songs has inspired wonderful music throughout the centuries. We put together in a rich and compelling programme some of these masterpieces, amongst them several new compositions, written for Singer Pur by contemporary composers who also found a creative source in this timeless and evocative text. We still perform these beautiful and expressive songs to appreciative audiences around the world.
In November 2006 we finally got round to recording these gems and herewith we present an a cappella cross section of Song of Songs settings, with new compositions written for Singer Pur by Joanne Metcalf and Wilhelm Keller, contemporary pieces by Ivan Moody and Brian Elias, several first recordings of fantastic Renaissance masterpieces, as well as better known Song of Songs settings by Schütz and Dufay.
Title list
- Dominique Phinot (um 1510 – um 1555): Surge amica mea
- Ivan Moody (geb. 1964): Canticum Canticorum II (1994)
- Ivan Moody: Canticum Canticorum II (1994)
- Ivan Moody: Canticum Canticorum II (1994)
- Ivan Moody: Canticum Canticorum II (1994)
- Ivan Moody: Canticum Canticorum II (1994)
- Ivan Moody: Canticum Canticorum II (1994)
- Ivan Moody: Canticum Canticorum II (1994)
- Leonhard Lechner (1553 – 1606): Surge amica mea
- Guillaume Dufay (um 1400 – 1474): Anima mea liquefacta est
- Brian Elias (geb. 1948): Song (1986/90)
- Jean Richafort (um 1480 – um 1517): Veni, electa mea
- Heinrich Schütz (1585 – 1672): Ego dormio et cor meum vigilat
- Joanne Metcalf (geb. 1958): Ego dilecto meo (2002)
- John Plummer (um 1410 – 1484): Tota pulchra es
- Ludwig Sennfl (um 1486 – 1542): Tota pulchra es
- Wilhelm Keller (1920 - 2008): Der Gesang der Gesänge (1999)