Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Jesus bleibet meine Freude, Choral extrait de "Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben", BWV 147
Concerto italien en fa majeur (arr. pour Quatuor de saxophones par A. van Zoelen)
Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden, Motet à 4 voix, BWV 230

Orlando de Lassus (1532-1594)
Super flumina Babylonis, Motet extrait de "Sacrae Cantiones"

Claudio Monteverdi (1567-1643)
Laetatus sum, Motet à 7 voix extrait de "Messa a quatto voci et salmi"

John Tavener (1944-2013)
Mother of God, Motet à 4 voix

Arthur Heyme (1925-2009)
Vater unser, Motet à 4 voix

Arvo Pärt (1935-)
Vater Unser (arr. pour quatuor de saxophones de A. van Zoelen)

Christoph Grund (1961-)
Alle Flüsse fließen ins Meer, doch wird das Meer nicht voll, pour 8 voix et Quatuor de saxophones

Œuvres arrangées pour chœur et quatuor de saxophone

Quatuor Rascher

Christine Rall, saxophone soprano
Elliot Riley, saxophone alto
Andreas van Zoelen, saxophone ténor
Kenneth Coon, saxophone baryton

Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben
Rainer Johannes Homburg, direction

Saxophone sound and choral music meet for a very special encounter on this disc. The Stuttgarter Hymnus-Chorknaben join forces with the renowned Raschèr Saxophone Quartet to perform choral masterpieces ranging from the Baroque to the twenty-first century.The project’s centrepiece, ‘Alle Flüsse fließen ins Meer, doch wird das Meer nicht voll’, was written by the composer and pianist Christoph Grund and is based on an Old Testament text. The commissioned work is scored for large boys’ choir, saxophone quartet, and percussion. Moreover, the disc includes joint performances of Johann Sebastian Bach’s well-known motet ‘Lobet den Herrn’ as well as Claudio Monteverdi’s magnificent ‘Laetatus sum’. The programme is complemented by individual contributions by both ensembles. Among them are Orlando di Lasso’s mystically resonant motet ‘Super flumina Babylonis’ in an a cappella rendition by the Hymnus-Chorknaben, and Johann Sebastian Bach’s Italian Concerto in a gloriously vibrant arrangement for saxophone quartet. The project’s unusual combination of musicians and the disc’s transcendence of traditional sound worlds offer a fresh, awe-inspiring experience.