Van Gogh in Me Netherlands Chamber Choir & Peter Dijkstra

• Camille Saint-Saëns (1835 - 1921): 2 Choruses, Op. 68:
• 1 Saint-Saëns: 2 Choruses, Op. 68: No. 1, Calme des nuits 03:58
• 2 Saint-Saëns: 2 Choruses, Op. 68: No. 2, Les fleurs et les arbres 01:56
• Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918): Les angélus (Arr. for Choir by Clytus Gottwald):
• 3 Debussy: Les angélus (Arr. for Choir by Clytus Gottwald) 03:00
• 3 chansons de Charles d'Orléans, L. 92:
• 4 Debussy: 3 chansons de Charles d'Orléans, L. 92: No. 1, Dieu ! qu'il la fait bon regarder ! 02:09
• 5 Debussy: 3 chansons de Charles d'Orléans, L. 92: No. 2, Quand j'ay ouy le tabourin 01:55
• 6 Debussy: 3 chansons de Charles d'Orléans, L. 92: No. 3, Yver, vous n'estes qu'un vilain 01:59
• Préludes, Livre 1, L.117:
• 7 Debussy: Préludes, Livre 1, L.117: No. 6, … Des pas sur la neige (Arr. for Choir by Clytus Gottwald) 03:44
• Erik Satie (1866 - 1925): 3 gymnopédies:
• 8 Satie: 3 gymnopédies: I. Lent et douloureux (Arr. for Choir by William Knight) 03:46
• Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949): 3 Männerchöre, TrV 270:
• 9 Strauss: 3 Männerchöre, TrV 270: No. 2, Traumlicht 05:03
• Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911): Symphony No. 2 in C Minor "Resurrection":
• 10 Mahler: Symphony No. 2 in C Minor "Resurrection": IV. Urlicht (Arr. for Choir by Clytus Gottwald) 06:13
• Alma Mahler (1879 - 1964): 5 Lieder:
• 11 Mahler: 5 Lieder: No. 3, Laue Sommernacht (Arr for Choir by Clytus Gottwald) 02:28
• Gustav Mahler: Im Abendrot (From Adagietto of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 5):
• 12 Mahler: Im Abendrot (From Adagietto of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 5) 10:02
• Alma Mahler: 5 Lieder:
• 13 Mahler: 5 Lieder: No. 1, Die stille Stadt (Arr. for Choir by Clytus Gottwald) 03:10
• Gustav Mahler: Rückert Lieder:
• 14 Mahler: Rückert Lieder: No. 3, Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (Arr. for Choir by Clytus Gottwald) 06:38
• Arnold Schönberg (1874 - 1951): Dreimal tausend Jahre, Op. 50a:
• 15 Schönberg: Dreimal tausend Jahre, Op. 50a 03:04
• Friede auf Erden, Op. 13 (1907 Version for Choir):
• 16 Schönberg: Friede auf Erden, Op. 13 (1907 Version for Choir) 08:45
• Total Runtime 01:07:50

Info for Van Gogh in Me

With Van Gogh in Me, the Netherlands Chamber Choir presents an experience in which the paintings of Vincent Van Gogh and Gustav Klimt come to life to the music of the great Romantic and early 20th century composers such as Debussy, Saint-Saëns, Mahler... and, in a world premiere, a transcription for a cappella choir of Satie's first Gymnopédie . Originally written for solo piano, this work, which is known and played throughout the world, finds a new magical and celestial dimension in this new version for choir. Mentioning the name of Van Gogh immediately evokes in each of us a colour, a landscape, a sensation... Hence the idea of creating an immersive audiovisual experience: the choir approached an Italian collective, fuse*, to link images and sounds to the emotions of the musicians and the audience... fuse* developed an algorithm based on the works of Van Gogh and Klimt by recording their styles, colours, brushstrokes... then, during the concert, collects the sound of the choir but also biometric data that analyses the emotional state of the audience, the singers and the conductor, and creates visuals in real time, an astonishing show of colours and shapes that mixes sound, images and emotions... The visual of the album is inspired by these experiments.

Netherlands Chamber Choir
Peter Dijkstra, direction

Nederlands Kamerkoor
For more than eighty years, the Netherlands Chamber Choir (Nederlands Kamerkoor) has enjoyed a place at the top of the international choral world. Since the very beginning the choir has been known for being adventurous and innovative. It owes this reputation to commissions of works by both well-known composers and young talent, and a continuous search for new formats and exciting collaborations. This results in concerts that appeal to all the senses. The choir has been praised by critics in and outside the Netherlands: “fearless” and “highly rewarding”, according to The Times (London, 2017) and NRC Handelsblad (Amsterdam, 2019): “amazing singing” and “highly relevant”.

Participation and talent development play a vital role in the choir’s mission. The Netherlands has thousands of amateur choirs and numerous youth choirs. The Netherlands Chamber Choir provides coaching and workshops, and ‘adopts’ choirs as support act for their own concerts. Additionally, the choir invests in talent development by offering traineeships to talented young singers, allowing them to create and develop new musical ideas and styles at the highest level possible.

Since September 2015 Peter Dijkstra has been chief-conductor of the Netherlands Chamber Choir. He is one of the most in demand choral conductors world-wide and is known for his sparkling performances. Amongst his predecessors were such renowned conductors like Uwe Gronostay, Tõnu Kaljuste, Stephen Layton, Risto Joost and founder Felix de Nobel.

Peter Dijkstra
is one of today’s most sought-after choral conductors. He studied at the conservatories of The Hague, Cologne and Stockholm, and graduated summa cum laude with distinction. In 2003 he won first prize at the Eric Ericson Competition in Stockholm, which launched his international career. Between 2005-2016 Peter Dijkstra was Artistic Director of the Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks in Munich. He developed the choir into a world class ensemble, known for its versatile music making and with guest appearances at the foremost European festivals and orchestras. From 2007 to 2018 he was also Music Director of the Swedish Radio Choir, and from 2019 has been honored to be their Conductor Laureate.

Since 2015, Peter Dijkstra is Chief Conductor of the Nederlands Kamerkoor and in 2018 he added the position of First Guest Conductor of the Dutch Groot Omroepkoor to his portfolio. Next to his work with these ensembles, Peter Dijkstra is a regular guest of leading European choirs, such as the RIAS Kammerchor Berlin, Collegium Vocale Gent, the WDR and NDR Rundfunkchöre, the SWR Vokalensemble, BBC Singers and Danish National Choir to name a few. A sought-after guest conductor with orchestras he has conducted a.o. the Symphonieorchester and Rundfunkorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, the Deutsches Symphonieorchester Berlin, Rotterdam Philharmonic, Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Japan Philharmonic Orchestra, the Netherlands Radio Orchestra, the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Het Residentie Orchestra, Münchener Kammerorchester and early music ensembles such as Concerto Köln, Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin and B’ROCK. He won two ECHO Klassik-awards (Fauré Requiem on Sony Classics, Schnittke-Choir Concerto on BR Klassik) and two Diapason d’Ors (Strauss, Wagner, Mahler/BR Klassik and Figure Humaine, Francis Poulenc/Channel Classics). His recording of Brahms Sacred Choral Works with the Swedish Radio Choir received the Edison Klassiek Award 2015.

Peter Dijkstra conducted the World Youth Choir on their African Tour in 2007 and is regularly invited to give and initiate masterclasses and projects to promote choir singing and conducting at the highest possible level. He is Professor for Choral Conducting at the Hochschule für Musik in Cologne.

Peter Dijkstra is an honorary member of the Royal Swedish Music Academy and was awarded with the Golden Violin 2013, an award for internationally successful Dutch musicians, and with the Eugen Jochum Prize in 2014.

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