CANTICUM NOVUM

During the last two decades, several releases with works by the composer Eberhard Böttcher have been released on querstand label. The program of the most recent album “Canticum Novum” opens with the Latin Mass for Choir and Organ. “Missa Reservata” is a term from the 15th century that describes a special kind of expressive vocal polyphony. The six traditional parts of the mass, Kyrie – Gloria – Credo – Sanctus – Benedictus – Agnus Dei, are contrasted according to their respective content and are rendered with personal expression.Following this is the soloistic part of the program, featuring the “Vier Festtagschoräle” (Four Festival Chorales) as well as the “Zwei geistliche Gesänge” (Two Sacred Songs) based on texts by Reinhild Traitler and Heinrich Heine, all set for soprano, horn, and organ. The individually interpreted pieces “Maria und der Engel” (Mary and the Angel) and “Die Heiligen Drei Könige” (The Three Holy Kings) are punctuated by the choral movement “Vom Himmel hoch” (From H