These "German folksongs newly arranged," according to the booklet notes, were partially inspired by the King's Singers' versions of English folk songs and partly by the desire to explore "an enormous treasure chest of songs ... slumbering in the vaults of time, hidden by various forms of baggage, so to speak." The (mostly) a cappella group Singer Pur is not quite in the King's Singers' league, but this collection of songs is likely to be enjoyable for those who enjoy comparable British releases. The fun is not in the ...
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These "German folksongs newly arranged," according to the booklet notes, were partially inspired by the King's Singers' versions of English folk songs and partly by the desire to explore "an enormous treasure chest of songs ... slumbering in the vaults of time, hidden by various forms of baggage, so to speak." The (mostly) a cappella group Singer Pur is not quite in the King's Singers' league, but this collection of songs is likely to be enjoyable for those who enjoy comparable British releases. The fun is not in the similarities but in the differences. Singer Pur wants to perform these songs "beyond cloying male choir excesses and even more so freed from any nationalistic baggage" (the German word translated as baggage here is Vorbelastung, previous impact or initial level of pollution), and indeed the arrangements include those by American and Finnish composers as well as by members of the group and other Germans. That's an intriguing procedure in itself, and it results in a strikingly diverse set of...
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Add this copy of Sos: Save Our Songs to cart. $21.23, new condition, Sold by Importcds rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sunrise, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by Oehms Classics.
Add this copy of Sos: Save Our Songs! to cart. $22.74, new condition, Sold by newtownvideo rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from huntingdon valley, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by Oehms.
