Rejoice!

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Label: GRAMOLA
Catalog: GRAM99156
Format: COMPACT DISC

Kogert, Wolfgang; Glassner, Alois; Salzburg Bach Choir

The Bach Choir Salzburg was founded in 1983 and soon came to prominence as one of Austria’s leading vocal ensembles. During the last decade it has additionally acquired an international reputation. Since 2003 its artistic director has been Alois Glaßner. The choir appears regularly at the Salzburg Festival, where it has been acclaimed at numerous concerts as well as in opera productions. The Bach Choir Salzburg has appeared with many outstanding conductors and with orchestras of the eminence of the Vienna Philharmonic, the Mozarteum Orchestra, the Salzburg Camerata, and more. With this release, “Rejoice,” featuring organist Wolfgang Kogert, the Bach Choir presents selected works for choir and organ, including the eponymous ‘Rejoice with the lamb’ Op. 30 by Benjamin Britten, ‘O sacrum convivium’ by Olivier Messiaen, Charles Ives’ ‘Psalm 135,’ and more. The great stylistic diversity of one of the leading Austrian vocal ensembles comes into its own with this release.

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