Fifty years ago, Collegium Vocale Gent began a fantastic musical adventure that no one could ever have predicted.In this anniversary box, Philippe Herreweghe has selected the most beautiful Collegium recordings which have been released since he founded his own label Phi together with Outhere in 2010. Masterpieces by Tomás Luis de Victoria, Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven, Johannes Brahms and Antonín Dvořák have been brought together in an intoxicating selection in which the stunning artistic quality and versatility of Collegium Vocale Gent forms the starting point!
Works:
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Bach, J S: Cantata BWV44 'Sie werden euch in den Bann tun'
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Bach, J S: Cantata BWV48 'Ich elender Mensch, wer wird mich erlösen'
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Bach, J S: Cantata BWV73 'Herr, wie du willt, so schicks mit mir'
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Bach, J S: Cantata BWV109 'Ich glaube, lieber Herr, hilf meinem Unglauben'
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Beethoven: Missa Solemnis in D major, Op. 123
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Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53
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Brahms: Begräbnisgesang, Op. 13
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Brahms: Gesang der Parzen (Song of the Fates), Op. 89
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Brahms: Schicksalslied, Op. 54
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Brahms: Warum ist das Licht gegeben? Op. 74 No. 1
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Dvořák: Requiem, Op. 89
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Schelle, J: Komm, Jesu, komm
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Victoria: Requiem 1605 'Officium defunctorum'