Eric Ericson Chamber Choir - Treasures
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OPUS REKOMMENDERARThe Eric Ericson Chamber Choir's treasure chest has been scoured here for unique live recordings with Eric Ericson from the 1970s up to 2008. Gems include Benjamin Britten's Sacred and Profane, which, based on mediaeval texts from the 12th and 13th centuries, was his last choral composition for a professional ensemble. Lars Edlund's Två dikter to texts by Östen Sjöstrand for mixed choir and piano sets a contrast, and Gustav Mahler's spiritual 16-voice Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen is recor¬ded as recently as the spring of 2008. Daniel-Lesur's se¬ven-part Cantique des Cantiques demonstrates Ericson's interest in and associations with the French tonal idiom. Finally, the Chamber Choir is joined by Eric Ericson's other favourite choirs - the Swedish Radio Choir and the Chamber Choir of the Royal College of Music - for a performance of Arnold Schönberg's powerful Friede auf Erden for eight-voice mixed choir.
The Eric Ericson Chamber Choir started life as the "7.30 Choir", an informal ensemble of few fellow singers who took to singing madrigals in the home of Eric Ericson and his brother Olle. It grew and in 1945 was renamed the Chamber Choir - later the Eric Ericson Chamber Choir - since which time it has occupied a central place in the Swedish and international music world. It has received numerous awards, including the 2007 Nordic Council's Music Prize.
Through his work with his Chamber Choir, the Swedish Radio Choir and Orphei Drängar, through his collaborations with the greatest composers of our time, and through his many disc and radio recordings and countless tours and guest performances around the world, Eric Ericson has made Sweden a major landmark on the world choral map. And he has not given up yet. With his unflagging curiosity, he continues to develop the choral instrument and to push the limits of what a choir can achieve. He has also trained and inspired generations of choir conductors.