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| The London chamber choir Consortium, led by Andrew-John Smith, performs Brahms’ late-period, Gypsy-influenced quartets and other secular choral works. |
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| 1 Songs and romances (6) for chorus, Op. 93a: Der bucklichte Fiedler |
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| 2 Songs and romances (6) for chorus, Op. 93a: Das Mädchen |
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| 3 Songs and romances (6) for chorus, Op. 93a: O sußer Mai |
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| 4 Songs and romances (6) for chorus, Op. 93a: Fahr wohl |
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| 5 Songs and romances (6) for chorus, Op. 93a: Der Falke |
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| 6 Songs and romances (6) for chorus, Op. 93a: Beherzigung |
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| 7 Quartets (3) for mixed voices & piano, Op. 64: An die Heimat |
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| 8 Quartets (3) for mixed voices & piano, Op. 64: Der Abend |
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| 9 Quartets (3) for mixed voices & piano, Op. 64: Fragen |
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| 10 Songs (5) for chorus (vocal sextet), Op. 104: Nachtwache 1 |
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| 11 Songs (5) for chorus (vocal sextet), Op. 104: Nachtwache 2 |
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| 12 Songs (5) for chorus (vocal sextet), Op. 104: Letztes Glück |
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| 13 Songs (5) for chorus (vocal sextet), Op. 104: Verlorene Jugend |
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| 14 Songs (5) for chorus (vocal sextet), Op. 104: Im Herbst |
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| 15 Zigeunerlieder (11) for vocal quartet & piano, Op. 103: 1. He, Zigeuner, greife |
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| 16 Zigeunerlieder (11) for vocal quartet & piano, Op. 103: 2. Hochgetürmte Rimaflut |
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| 17 Zigeunerlieder (11) for vocal quartet & piano, Op. 103: 3. Wißt ihr, wann mein Kindchen |
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| 18 Zigeunerlieder (11) for vocal quartet & piano, Op. 103: 4. Lieber Gott, du weißt |
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| 19 Zigeunerlieder (11) for vocal quartet & piano, Op. 103: 5. Brauner Bursche führt zum Tanze |
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| 20 Zigeunerlieder (11) for vocal quartet & piano, Op. 103: 6. Röslein dreie in der Reihe |
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| 21 Zigeunerlieder (11) for vocal quartet & piano, Op. 103: 7. Kommt dir manchmal |
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| 22 Zigeunerlieder (11) for vocal quartet & piano, Op. 103: 8. Horch, der Wind klagt |
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| 23 Zigeunerlieder (11) for vocal quartet & piano, Op. 103: 9. Weit und breit schaut niemand |
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| 24 Zigeunerlieder (11) for vocal quartet & piano, Op. 103: 10. Mond verhüllt sein Angesicht |
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| 25 Zigeunerlieder (11) for vocal quartet & piano, Op. 103: 11. Rote Abendwolken ziehn |
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Album Review
Any listener who loves Brahms' secular a cappella choral works will want to try this lovely and lithesome Hyperion disc featuring the fourteen-voice English choir, Consortium, under the direction of Andrew-John Smith. With a program consisting mostly of Brahms' later choral works, including Sechs Lieder und Romanzen, Opus 93a, Drei Quartette, Opus 64, Fünf Gesänge, Opus 104, and Zigeunerlieder, Opus 103 (plus the early and unpublished Dem Dunkeln Schoss der Heil'gen Erde), the aesthetic unity of the disc is assured, and with the natural diversity of Brahms' choral music, so is its emotional variety. Consortium has a smooth blend, a suave ensemble, and ideal diction and pronunciation. Smith leads the group with a real feel for expressive phrasing and seductive sonorities. Nothing is rushed here, even the more boisterous of the Gypsy Songs, and the beauty of Consortium's singing in the slower pieces is beguiling. Ably accompanied by pianist Christopher Glynn in Opus 64 and Opus 103, this disc should be attractive to anyone interested in the repertoire or the composer. Hyperion's digital sound is richly detailed and warmly colorful. ~ James Leonard, All Music Guide
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