Cyrie for mixed choir (SATB) a cappella

Description

edited by Harald Krebs & Ingo Bredenbach
First publication

World Premíère: Musikfest „Komponistinnen“
30. September 2023 in der Stiftskirche Tübingen
Chor: Ensemble Horizons, Leitung: Matthias Klosinski

Cyrie for mixed choir (SATB) a cappella
The sacred choral work “Cyrie” or “Cyrie eleison” is one of only two works by Josephine Lang that were expressly intended for mixed choir: the Hölty setting “Tanzt dem schönen Maÿ entgegen”, and the present “Cyrie”.
„Josephine Lang’s “Cyrie” was a world premiere, rediscovered and reconstructed by Harald Krebs, with a text by Ingo Bredenbach. Velvety, noble A flat major, a silky flowing a cappella sound. The sonorous basses are impressive, with their chromatically attractive ascent and their powerful passage down to low C. The final chords, which come to rest completely, are magical, quieter and quieter still.” Achim Stricker in the Schwäbisches Tagblatt about the world premiere of Josephine Lang‘s “Cyrie” for mixed choir a cappella on September 30, 2023 in the Stiftskirche
Tübingen.