Klang der Verbundenheit Sonat Vox

• Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828): D.714, Op. 167:
• 1 Schubert: D.714, Op. 167: Gesang der Geister über den Wassern 10:33
• D.780/1, Op. 96:
• 2 Schubert: D.780/1, Op. 96: Moment Musical 05:51
• Heinz Sauerbier: Herrlich ist mein Heimatland:
• 3 Sauerbier: Herrlich ist mein Heimatland 03:35
• Franz Schubert: D.782/2:
• 4 Schubert: D.782/2: Deutscher Tanz 01:07
• D.598/1, Op. 11:
• 5 Schubert: D.598/1, Op. 11: Das Dörfchen 05:14
• unbekannt: Bläserspiel in B-Dur:
• 6 unbekannt: Bläserspiel in B-Dur 01:11
• Ferdinand Hummel (1855 - 1928): Op.48/5:
• 7 Hummel: Op.48/5: Das Waldhorn 02:18
• Anton Bruckner (1824 - 1896): Web 56:
• 8 Bruckner: Web 56: Der Abendhimmel 02:37
• unbekannt: Bläserspiel in A-Dur:
• 9 unbekannt: Bläserspiel in A-Dur 01:23
• Franz Schubert: D.983/4, Op. 17:
• 10 Schubert: D.983/4, Op. 17: Die Nacht 03:50
• D.365/1+2, Op. 33:
• 11 Schubert: D.365/1+2, Op. 33: Deutscher Tanz & Trauerwalzer 01:47
• D.331:
• 12 Schubert: D.331: Der Entfernten 04:08
• D.893:
• 13 Schubert: D.893: Grab und Mond 03:27
• D.809:
• 14 Schubert: D.809: Gondelfahrer 03:03
• Carl Steinhauer (1902 - 1981): Op.32:
• 15 Steinhauer: Op.32: Waldeinsamkeit 02:55
• Wilhelm Nagel (1871 - 1955): Schöne Nacht:
• 16 Nagel: Schöne Nacht 02:45
• Total Runtime 55:44

Info for Klang der Verbundenheit

Together with a horn quartet led by the renowned horn player Marc Gruber and the Schubert expert Paul Sturm on the fortepiano, a companion from a time with the Windsbacher Knabenchor, as well as a string ensemble, Sonat Vox present a compilation of selected romantic choral movements by composers such as Franz Schubert, Anton Bruckner and Johann Nepomuk Hummel. Sonat Vox illuminate motifs such as friendship, love, closeness to home and nature, but also address their opposites: longing, separation, loneliness and loss.

Sonat Vox
Justus Merkel, conductor

Sonat Vox
The men's ensemble Sonat Vox was founded by Justus Merkel in 2015. As former members of the Windsbacher Knabenchor, the singers have enjoyed a sound musical education since early childhood. In addition to the classical male choir instrumentation with tenors and basses, alto voices are part of the ensemble - an unusual, colourful sound constellation. Their own standards of musical interpretation, their shared passion for music and their well-matched voices lay the foundation for high vocal quality.

Thanks to the unusual instrumentation, the ensemble is able to perform a broad repertoire from Renaissance to modern. A special focus is on sacred a cappella music with works by, for example, G. P. Palestrina, F. Schubert or R. Mauersberger. Parallel to the sacred and Christmas concert programme, traditional German folk songs complement the repertoire.

Numerous concerts take Sonat Vox to churches and concert halls every year under the musical direction of Justus Merkel, including Berlin, Frankfurt, Würzburg, Munich and Erfurt. In addition to its regular performance schedule, the choir has already won various competitions. In 2016, for example, Sonat Vox achieved both 1st place in the male choirs category and the special prize of the Hessian Minister President at the Limburg Male Choir Festival. After the choir qualified for the German Choir Competition of the German Music Council by winning 1st place in the Bavarian preliminary round, the singers were also convincing here and secured 1st place in May 2018. Most recently, Sonat Vox won the Marktoberdorf 2022 International Chamber Music Competition with the special prize for a particularly outstanding, characteristic vocal performance.

In 2016, the choir produced its first CD "Ubi Caritas Et Amor Deus Ibi Est" with sacred a cappella repertoire. In 2019, the Christmas album "Lasst uns lauschen" followed with works arranged especially for Sonat Vox and support from the brass ensemble Motley Brass, consisting of members of various renowned orchestras.

Another highlight since Sonat Vox's inception was the collaboration with Prof. Vytautas Miškinis in summer 2018, when the musicians were given the opportunity to work with the composer on the premiere of a work composed especially for Sonat Vox.

This album contains no booklet.