This release from the audiophile German label MDG qualifies as unusual and even esoteric in the present day, but for a German community in the late 19th century, or even an American city with a moderate German community, it would have been common enough: string quartets and male vocal quartets were both common forms of musical recreation. The attraction of this album, beyond the performances by members of the superb male a cappella group Amarcord, is the variety. First is the alternation between vocal and string quartet ...
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This release from the audiophile German label MDG qualifies as unusual and even esoteric in the present day, but for a German community in the late 19th century, or even an American city with a moderate German community, it would have been common enough: string quartets and male vocal quartets were both common forms of musical recreation. The attraction of this album, beyond the performances by members of the superb male a cappella group Amarcord, is the variety. First is the alternation between vocal and string quartet arrangements of folk songs, rare or unique in releases of this kind. The program covers only three of the composers who wrote this kind of material, but together they suggest the importance of folk songs in German musical life of the 19th century. The earliest composer of the group is Friedrich Silcher (1789-1860), who saw the musical potential in the new attraction felt on the part of Romantic poets, in Germany and beyond, toward folk culture. His simple four-part settings gave rise...
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Friedrich Silcher; Max Reger; Moritz Kässmeyer. New. New in new packaging. USA Orders only! Brand New product! please allow delivery times of 3-7 business days within the USA. US orders only please.
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