Dresdner Kreuzchor Christvesper Des Dresdner Kreuzchores New CD Presale

Dresdner Kreuzchor Christvesper Des Dresdner Kreuzchores New CD

***** This is a preorder for a new release CD that is not yet released. The release date for this item is 05-12-25. This item will be shipped from our Melbourne Warehouse within 5 days of the release date *****

***** PLEASE NOTE - THIS ITEM CANNOT BE GUARANTEED TO BE DELIVERED BEFORE CHRISTMAS 2025*****

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It is not uncommon to find discographic compilations in which one composer is at the centre of the selection of works. However, the fact that this edition focuses not on one composer but on a specific work in three different recordings is remarkable - and justifiable. At the centre is the studio recording of the 'Christvesper des Dresdner Kreuzchores' RMWV 7 from the Lukaskirche in Dresden (better suited for recordings than the Kreuzkirche) from 1993 under the direction of Gothart Stier. It is accompanied by the Eterna recording from 1964, also made in St Luke's Church, in which excerpts from the Christmas Vespers are heard under the direction of the composer and Kreuzkantor Rudolf Mauersberger. What is striking about this disc, which was very popular in the GDR, is the altered order of the individual pieces compared to the complete original work. The only audio and video document recorded in the Kreuzkirche is the MDR television recording from 2003, which gives an impression of the annual performances of the work in the designated church.