The all-male German vocal group Singer Pur, here augmented by Swedish soprano Caroline Höglund, has emerged as an intriguing Continental counterpart to the King's Singers, with a similar flair for unusual programming. This disc of Scandinavian music for a cappella singers, recorded in 1997, was one of their earlier efforts, but gave indications of what was to come. Note that this reissue promises and duly delivers booklet notes in Swedish, German, and English, but the texts of the music itself are only in their original ...
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The all-male German vocal group Singer Pur, here augmented by Swedish soprano Caroline Höglund, has emerged as an intriguing Continental counterpart to the King's Singers, with a similar flair for unusual programming. This disc of Scandinavian music for a cappella singers, recorded in 1997, was one of their earlier efforts, but gave indications of what was to come. Note that this reissue promises and duly delivers booklet notes in Swedish, German, and English, but the texts of the music itself are only in their original languages (which include English and Finnish) and in German. The notes themselves are not terribly informative, either, and track 8, Kvällen stundar, is made to look like a composition by Rautavaara when in fact it is not. But fortunately the music can stand on its own. It dates from the late nineteenth century, in a work by Wilhelm Stenhammar, to the present day, and it's quite an attractive collection that ideally showcases the sextet of singers. The music proceeds by turns from late...
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Add this copy of Nordisk Vokalmusik // Nordic Vocal Music to cart. $25.00, Sold by Basileia Liturgy and Music rated 1.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Andover, MA, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by Ars Musici: 232255.
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