This album brings together a selection of religious compositions by Giacomo Meyerbeer, including several works presumed lost until their recent discovery. These rediscovered pieces stand out for their masterful quality and highly individual style, such as the Hymne An Gott, which demonstrates Meyerbeer's sensitivity and skill with text. Other gems include the luminous Pater Noster and the melancholy Prelude et Cantique, which draws on the spirituality of the late Middle Ages and was of great significance to the composer. The soprano Andrea Chudak studied at the Hochschule fur Musik 'Hanns Eisler' in Berlin as well as the Institute Musiktheater of the Staatliche Hochschule fur Musik in Karlsruhe, and attended masterclasses with Peter Schreier and Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, among others. She has won many prizes in national and international competitions, and has sung as a soloist at the opera houses in Karlsruhe, Kaiserslautern, Stuttgart, at the Staatsoper Berlin, and the Theater an der Wien since 2001.

Tracklist:

Jephtas Gelübde: Ouverture (Arr. D. Salvi For Piano & Strings)
Jephtas Gelübde: Ich Will Mein Junges Leben (Arr. D. Salvi For Voice, Strings & Piano)
2 Religiöse Gedichte Von Jakob Neus (Arr. D. Salvi For Voice, Strings & Keyboard): No. 1, Gloria In Der Höhe
2 Religiöse Gedichte Von Jakob Neus (Arr. D. Salvi For Voice, Strings & Keyboard): No. 2, Halleluja, Der Herr Ist Da
An Gott (Arr. D. Salvi For Voice, Strings & Piano)
Prélude - Cantique, Tiré De L'imitation De Jésus-Christ (Arr. D. Salvi For Voice, Organ & Strings)
Psalm 124 (Wenn Der Herr Nicht Bei Uns Wär) [Arr. D. Salvi For Voice, Strings & Piano]
Psalm 86 (Lehre, Ewiger, Lehre Mich Deine Wege) [Arr. D. Salvi For Voice, Strings & Piano]
Pater Noster (Arr. D. Salvi For Voice, Strings & Piano)
Gott Und Die Natur: No. 7, Es Geht Aus Seinem Strahlentor (Arr. D. Salvi For Voice, Strings & Piano)
Gottergebenheit (Arr. D. Salvi For Voice, Strings & Piano)

UPC: 747313390779
Label: Naxos
Release Date: 1.11.19
Format: CD

Meyerbeer / Sawicki - Sacred Works (CD)