Nightfall

The term Romanticism is understood differently by everyone, and the composers of that epoch chose different approaches when setting a particular subject to music. In sacred music, of course, specific names and pieces immediately come to mind: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Anton Bruckner, Josef Gabriel Rheinberger, Max Reger, and others. But the period between 1789 and 1914 saw the emergence of a large number of composers who gave this epoch it's face, and not only in Germany. With the album quot;Nightfall - Sacred Romantic Parts Songs,quot; the Jugendchor Hochtaunus under the direction of it's artistic director Tristan Meister presents 18 works by European Romantic composers. Known pieces such as Reger's quot;Nachtlied,quot; Rheinberger's quot;Abendliedquot; and Brahms' quot;Ach, arme Weltquot; can be heard as well as exciting new discoveries such as a musical setting of quot;Our Fatherquot; by Poland's Stanislaw Moniuszko or the quot;Lord, Abide with Usquot; by Miina Härma from Estonia. The balanced and at the same time youthfully fresh sound of the excellently matched ensemble lends every song a unique charm, providing delightful moments packed with new aspects in the quot;evergreensquot; of the Romantic choral repertoire, which have already been often heard and recorded. Psalm settings, evening songs, lullabies, prayers, and other spiritual reflections can be heard.