Conceived as homage from the Norwegian Soloists' Choir to the man who founded it in 1950 and remained it's leader for 40 years, Knut Nystedt who passed away in December 2014, at the age of 99. Alongside the two Bach motets here featuring the choir along with Ensemble Allegria and Maria Angelika Carlsen on violin solo, among Nystedt's repertoire with the choir, the collection also prominently features four works of Nystedt's, including O Crux (1977) which Nystedt regarded as one of his main works. The choir provides an ineffable epitaph to Nystedt's legacy with this release, together with Grete Pedersen, Nystedt's successor as artistic leader of the choir. Recorded in Super Audio.

Tracklist:

3 Motets, Op. 43: Peace I Leave With You, Op. 43, No. 2
O Jesu Christ, Mein Lebens Licht, Bwv 118
Be Not Afraid, Op. 146
Ave Maria, Op. 110
Jesu, Meine Freude, Bwv 227: Jesu, Meine Freude
Jesu, Meine Freude, Bwv 227: Es Ist Nun Nichts Verdammliches An Denen
Jesu, Meine Freude, Bwv 227: Unter Deinen Schirmen
Denn Das Gesetz Des Geistes
Jesu, Meine Freude, Bwv 227: Trotz Dem Alten Drachen
Jesu, Meine Freude, Bwv 227: Ihr Aber Seid Nicht Fleischlich
Jesu, Meine Freude, Bwv 227: Weg Mit Allen Schatzen
Jesu, Meine Freude, Bwv 227: So Aber Christus In Euch Ist
Jesu, Meine Freude, Bwv 227: Gute Nacht, O Wesen
Jesu, Meine Freude, Bwv 227: So Nun Der Geist
Jesu, Meine Freude, Bwv 227: Weicht, Ihr Trauergeister
O Crux, Op. 79
Immortal Bach (After J.S. Bach's Komm, Susser Tod, Bwv 478) (Arr. G. Pedersen For Choir And Strings)

UPC: 7318599921846
Label: Bis
Release Date: 11.13.15
Format: CD

Nystedt / Norwegian Soloists Choir / Pedersen - Nystedt & Bach: Meins Lebens Licht (CD)