Beethoven/ Deutscher Jugendkammerchor/ Krugel - Beethoven for Choir Condition:New Sabina Cvilak's soprano has the

Sabina Cvilak's soprano has the focus

The music itself makes it clear that this commission was close to Beethoven's heart - it far exceeds the level of incidental music common at that time

and unfailingly well written for the soloist: one highlight is the two-minute 'Valse lento' which forms the middle movement of the Fourth

wrangling special guests like sax star Jaleel Shaw (Roy Haynes

and Winter Prelude No

Beethoven/ Deutscher Jugendkammerchor/ Krugel - Beethoven for Choir Condition:New Sabina Cvilak's soprano has theWhen one thinks about Beethoven's choral compositions, one might think there is only one: the Ode to Joy from the 9th Symphony. But that is not the case! As the Deutscher Jugendkammerchor has impressively proved with this recording, preoccupying oneself with Beethoven's uvre is more than worthwhile for any choir. Beethoven himself wrote a series of a cappella choral works, most of which are unknown today. Moreover, during his lifetime, composers had