SINGER PUR
Pilger auf Erden
German sacred vocal music of the 19th century • Co-Production with SWR2 Kultur
Singer Pur
Claire Elizabeth Craig (a), Claudia Reinhard (b), soprano
Christian Meister, tenor I
Marcel Hubner (a), Markus Zapp (b), tenor II
Manuel Warwitz, tenor III
Jakob Steiner, baritone • Felix Meybier, bass
Music developed relentlessly in the tense environment of the 19th century. Many composers broke away from firmly established conventions, taking
ever greater liberties and forming a counterpart to the industrial and technical revolutions taking place at the same time. Singer Pur traces that arc of
tension in this programme, in which the individual composers no doubt differed widely in their attitudes to faith and spirituality. Anton Bruckner, known
for his almost childishly blind faith, probably struggled far less with his attitude towards God than composers such as Franz Liszt or Max Reger.