Minuten aus Jahrhunderten Octavians

• Juan de Anchieta (1462 - 1523):
• 1 Anchieta: Con amores, la mi madre (Arr. B. Chilcott for Vocal Ensemble) 02:25
• Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi (1550 - 1622): Balletti a cinque voci (Excerpts):
• 2 Gastoldi: Balletti a cinque voci (Excerpts): No. 3, Il bell'umore 01:01
• 3 Gastoldi: Balletti a cinque voci (Excerpts): No. 14, Caccia d'amore 02:00
• 4 Gastoldi: Balletti a cinque voci (Excerpts): No. 5, Speme amorosa 01:37
• Thomas Morley (1557 - 1602): Madrigals to 4 Voyces, Book 1:
• 5 Morley: Madrigals to 4 Voyces, Book 1: No. 1, April Is in My Mistress' Face 01:19
• Traditional:
• 6 Loch Lomond (Arr. D. Overton for Vocal Ensemble) 03:26
• Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): 4 Gesänge für vier Männerstimmen, Op. 17, D. 983:
• 7 Schubert: 4 Gesänge für vier Männerstimmen, Op. 17, D. 983: No. 4, Die Nacht 03:01
• Wilhelm Berger (1861 - 1911):
• 8 Berger: Die Kapelle am Strande 04:26
• Ivan Moody (b. 1964):
• 9 Moody: Supplication for Peace 06:25
• Lowell Mason (1792 - 1872):
• 10 Mason: Näher mein Gott zu dir (Arr. H. Knopf for Vocal Ensemble) 02:31
• Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943):
• 11 Lauridsen: O nata lux (Arr. for Vocal Ensemble) 04:02
• James Taylor (b. 1948):
• 12 Taylor: You Can Close Your Eyes (Arr. P. Lawson for Vocal Ensemble) 03:46
• Thomas A. Dorsey (1899 - 1993):
• 13 Dorsey: Peace in the Valley (Arr. C. Morgenroth for Vocal Ensemble) 03:32
• Yoko Ono (b. 1933), John Lennon (1940 - 1980):
• 14 Ono, Lennon: Imagine (Arr. T. Anderson for Vocal Ensemble) 03:31
• Ed Swillms (b. 1947):
• 15 Swillms: Der Blaue Planet (Arr. A. Kuch for Vocal Ensemble) 04:12
• Paul Simon (b. 1941):
• 16 Simon: Bridge over Troubled Water (Arr. B. Bram for Vocal Ensemble) 04:04
• 17 Simon: The Boxer (Arr. A. Jackman & J. Rendenbach for Vocal Ensemble) 04:07
• Sting (b. 1947):
• 18 Fields of Gold (Arr. A. Kuch for Vocal Ensemble) 03:17
• Traditional:
• 19 The Parting Glass (Arr. T. Anderson for Vocal Ensemble) 03:50
• Andreas Kuch:
• 20 Kuch: Hey-Ho 03:40
• Reinhard Mey (b. 1942):
• 21 Mey: Gute Nacht, Freunde (Arr. A. Kuch for Vocal Ensemble) 03:15
• Joseph Gabriel Rheinberger (1839 - 1901):
• 22 Rheinberger: Abendlied 02:57
• Carl Ferdinand Adam (1806 - 1868):
• 23 Adam: Abend wird es wieder (Arr. for Vocal Ensemble) 02:17
• Total Runtime 01:14:41

Info for Minuten aus Jahrhunderten

“Jewels from five centuries” aptly describes this collection, featuring small pieces of great music, that the a cappella group Octavians presents on this Genuin recording: canzones, motets, folk songs, and pop songs to which the winners of the 2017 A Cappella Contest Leipzig give their own unique coloring. The spectrum ranges from an old Spanish hymn of praise to motherly love to lieder by Franz Schubert and celebrated songs of our time by Paul Simon and Sting. The charm exuded by the internationally successful gentlemen is fully the match of their vocal skills: a uniform sound, infectious groove, and sparkling clean intonation are the hallmarks of the Octavians – truly a “deluxe boy band”!

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Octavians
The Jena-based a cappella ensemble Octavians is one of the most popular a cappella ensembles in Germany and well known for their versatility and vocal balance at concerts with large and small audiences. They are well capable to perform musical masterpieces of new as well as established composers out of the past 800 years in music history. The groups’ repertoire consist of madrigals, sacred, romantic and humorous songs. In this way the Octavians can adopt their concert program to almost any occasion and circumstance. The a cappella ensemble Octavians was founded in 2006. It started with eight former or then still active members of the Philharmonic Jena boys’ choir. This was followed by numerous regional and international performances in England, Spain, Sweden, Italy, France and Switzerland. In May 2010 the Octavians won the nationwide competition “Jugend Musiziert” and competed with a selected group of young singers from Germany. They convinced the audience as well as the jury with ‘a perfect mix of joy in music and quality’. By the end of 2010 the Octavians recorded their first professional CD Auftakt at the Marienkirche in Ziegenhain and at the state academy of music of Saxonia. The first CD was followed by the second: “Roaring Twenties” (Goldene Zwanziger). Produced by the renowned label Rondeau Production it presents classics of the Comedian Harmonists as well as modern pieces of Swing and Jazz. In December of 2015 they released their third CD – a Christmas record called “A Light Is Coming” (Es naht ein Licht). With this the Octavians fulfilled a long-cherished wish.

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