Unerhörte Komponistinnen
Choral works by unknown female composers of the 19th-21st century
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GEN 25939 EAN: 4260036259391
4.7.2025EUR 18,90
The renowned chamber choir Ensemble Horizons presents its debut album with GENUIN – an "unheard-of" production in every sense of the word. Many of the featured works are the first recordings of neglected masterpieces by women composers from the 19th through 21st centuries. From the enchanting early Romantic settings of Tübingen’s own Josephine Lang to works by Clara Schumann, Luise Adolpha Le Beaus, Ethel Smyth, and contemporary a cappella pieces by Iris Szeghy, Cecilia McDowall, and Galina Grigorjeva – this moving and pristinely performed choral music expands the repertoire in a way that truly makes one sit up and listen!
Chorzeit
“On this CD, the choir impresses with its clear, wonderfully balanced sound and enormous flexibility and expressiveness.” Review by Sabine Näher, issue 9-2025
Orchestergraben
“The Ensemble Horizons artfully presents the unusual narrative structures of these works in the Gothic space of the church. [...] A supreme listening pleasure.” Review by Stefan Pillhofer, July 29, 2025
Deutschlandfunk Kultur
Elisabeth Hahn describes the album, which was presented on July 23, 2025, on the Tonart program, as “a real treasure trove.”
Ensemble Horizons Chamber choir
Matthias Klosinski Artistic director
The renowned chamber choir Ensemble Horizons presents its debut album with GENUIN – an "unheard-of" production in every sense of the word. Many of the featured works are the first recordings of neglected masterpieces by women composers from the 19th through 21st centuries. From the enchanting early Romantic settings of Tübingen’s own Josephine Lang to works by Clara Schumann, Luise Adolpha Le Beaus, Ethel Smyth, and contemporary a cappella pieces by Iris Szeghy, Cecilia McDowall, and Galina Grigorjeva – this moving and pristinely performed choral music expands the repertoire in a way that truly makes one sit up and listen!
Chorzeit
“On this CD, the choir impresses with its clear, wonderfully balanced sound and enormous flexibility and expressiveness.” Review by Sabine Näher, issue 9-2025
Orchestergraben
“The Ensemble Horizons artfully presents the unusual narrative structures of these works in the Gothic space of the church. [...] A supreme listening pleasure.” Review by Stefan Pillhofer, July 29, 2025
Deutschlandfunk Kultur
Elisabeth Hahn describes the album, which was presented on July 23, 2025, on the Tonart program, as “a real treasure trove.”
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Tracklist
- Luise Adolpha Le Beau (1850–1927)
Vater unser op. 61 - Josephine Caroline Lang (1815–1880)
Ständchen - Josephine Caroline Lang
Ave Maria (Maria sei gegrüßt) op. 43 - Marianne Wahl-Stoll (1911–2012)
Der 143. Psalm op. 15a - Emilie Zumsteeg (1796–1857)
Santa Maria - Ethel Smyth (1858–1944)
Komm, süßer Tod - Emilie Zumsteeg
Abendfeier - Josephine Caroline Lang
Gott Vater, Sohn und Geist verleih’ - Cecilia McDowall (*1951)
Ave Regina - Clara Schumann (1819–1896)
Abendfeier in Venedig - Josephine Caroline Lang
Lied an den Mai - Fanny Hensel (1805–1847)
Schweigend sinkt die Nacht hernieder H-U 439 - Josephine Caroline Lang
Cyrie - Iris Szeghy (*1956)
The Prayer - Galina Grigorjeva (*1962)
In Paradisum
The renowned chamber choir Ensemble Horizons presents its debut album with GENUIN – an "unheard-of" production in every sense of the word. Many of the featured works are the first recordings of neglected masterpieces by women composers from the 19th through 21st centuries. From the enchanting early Romantic settings of Tübingen’s own Josephine Lang to works by Clara Schumann, Luise Adolpha Le Beaus, Ethel Smyth, and contemporary a cappella pieces by Iris Szeghy, Cecilia McDowall, and Galina Grigorjeva – this moving and pristinely performed choral music expands the repertoire in a way that truly makes one sit up and listen!
Chorzeit
“On this CD, the choir impresses with its clear, wonderfully balanced sound and enormous flexibility and expressiveness.” Review by Sabine Näher, issue 9-2025
Orchestergraben
“The Ensemble Horizons artfully presents the unusual narrative structures of these works in the Gothic space of the church. [...] A supreme listening pleasure.” Review by Stefan Pillhofer, July 29, 2025
Deutschlandfunk Kultur
Elisabeth Hahn describes the album, which was presented on July 23, 2025, on the Tonart program, as “a real treasure trove.”