Vivit! Choral Works by Max Reger & Rudolf Tobias Daniel Reuss & Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir

• Otsekui hirv (As a Deer)
• 1 Otsekui hirv (As a Deer) 06:01
• 2 Kleine Karfreitagsmotette 03:05
• 3 Oster Vorspiel 01:40
• 4 Ostermorgen 01:47
• 5 12 Pieces, Op. 59: No. 11. Melodia 04:54
• 6 No. 4. Unser lieben Frauen Traum 02:15
• 7 No. 1. Der Mensch lebt und bestehet nur eine kleine Zeit 02:52
• 8 No. 3. Nachtlied 03:38
• 9 Nun ruhen alle Walder 04:55
• 10 Ascendit in coelum 02:58
• 11 Vivit! 04:48
• 12 Liberi Dei 04:00
• 13 No. 2. Zur Nacht 02:11
• 14 No. 3. Abendlied 04:20
• 15 3 Choruses, Op. 39: No. 2. Abendlied 04:19
• 16 Eks teie tea (Know Ye Not) 04:19
• Total Runtime 58:02

Info for Vivit! Choral Works by Max Reger & Rudolf Tobias

With this release the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir under Daniel Reuss pay tribute to Max Reger (1873-1916) and Rudolf Tobias (1873-1918), a composer of the classical-romantic tradition and associated with the beginning of professional composition in Estonia.

Reger connects the sacred and secular choral songs of this collection often with nature and its rhythm. Also Rudolf Tobias took up more secular topics for his sacred choral songs. Two of the most famous ones, 'Eks teie tea' and 'Otsekui hirv', are included on this release and invite to get more familiar with his music.

The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir is one of the finest choral ensembles and internationally praised for its stunning sound.

Daniel Reuss is one of today's most acclaimed choral conductors. With his two ensembles, the Capella Amsterdam and the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, he is a frequent guest at international concert venues and has won many awards for their recordings. The first two releases of the EPCC and Daniel Reuss on Ondine have been highly praised by the critics and awarded with a Gramophone Editor's Choice, and several other accolades.

Ene Salumäe, organ
Siim Selis, piano
Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir
Daniel Reuss, conductor

The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir (EPCC)
was founded in 1981 by Tõnu Kaljuste, who acted as artistic director and chief conductor for twenty years. From 2001-2007, Paul Hillier succeeded him, until Daniel Reuss took over in 2008. Over the years, the choir has established its reputation as one of the world's leading choral ensembles. Its repertoire extends from Gregorian chant to late Baroque and twentieth-century music, with a special emphasis on Estonian composers (Pärt, Tormis, Tüür, Grigoryeva, Tulev, Kõrvits, Tulve). The choir performs 60-70 concerts per season in Estonia and abroad.

The EPCC has worked with a number of acclaimed orchestras and conductors, including Claudio Abbado, Helmuth Rilling, Eric Ericson, Ward Swingle, Neeme Järvi, Paavo Järvi, Nikolai Alekseyev, Andrew Lawrence-King, Roland Böer, Frieder Bernius, Stephen Layton and Marc Minkowski. It has performed at such music festivals as the BBC Proms, Edinburgh Festival, Abu Gosh Music Festival, Moscow Easter Festival, Musikfest Bremen, Salzburg Mozartwoche and Festival Aix-en-Provence. The choir has made numerous acclaimed recordings, with one Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance and eight nominations.

Daniel Reuss
has held the posts of artistic director and chief conductor with the Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir since 2008. Born in the Netherlands in 1961, he studied choral conducting with Barend Schuurman at the Rotterdam Conservatory. In 1990, he became chief conductor of Cappella Amsterdam, which he turned into a full-time professional ensemble. Between 2003 and 2006 he led the RIAS Kammerchor in Berlin as chief conductor, with whom he recorded a number of award-winning CDs. In 2007 he made his debut at the English National Opera with Handel's Agrippina. As guest conductor, Daniel Reuss has worked with numerous renowned European ensembles, including the Concertgebouw Chamber Orchestra, the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Concerto Köln, the Schönberg Ensemble, the Netherlands Radio Choir, Collegium Vocale Gent, the Balthasar Neumann Choir, the SWR Vokalensemble, the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, the Nieuw Ensemble, Prometheus Ensemble and Viotta Ensemble.

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