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”!

Octavian

The Octavians
[ˌokˈteɪvɪæns] rank among the most well-known vocal ensembles in Germany. They are the award winners of a number of a cappella competitions and excel with their homogeneous sound and musical versatility while successfully balancing the demands of a vocal repertoire containing both sacred and humoristic music.

Their three countertenors lend the group a distinctive timbre and thus allow them to cover the vocal spectrum from the highest soprano to the lowest bass. The Octavians’ repertoire of sacred and secular a cappella works ranges from the beginning of polyphony during the eighth century to contemporary jazz and pop.

In 2010, the Octavians won 1st prize at the national competition “Jugend musiziert”. One year later, the Octavians were awarded a Silver Diploma at the a cappella festival “Vokal total” in Graz against international competition. This was followed by third place in the “Klassisches Ensemble” (classical ensemble) category at the 2014 Deutscher Chorwettbewerb (German Choral Competition). In 2017, the Octavians won the prestigious international A CAPPELLA Competition and also received the coveted audience award. As award-winners, they were subsequently invited to give a concert at the Leipzig A CAPPELLA Festival and to perform as part of the Bachfest Leipzig.

Concerts and radio performances have introduced the Octavians to a wide audience in Germany. International tours have taken the singers to Tunisia, the Chinese metropolitan cities of Guangzhou and Hong Kong as well as throughout Europe.

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