Friede auf Erden

Pure choral sound Clytus Gottwald had the gift of translating the most diverse vocal-soloistic-instrumental compositions into pure, polyphonic choral sound. Central to this recording with the Kammerchor Stuttgart under Frieder Bernius are songs by Richard Strauss, which Gottwald infuses with a choral soul of almost infinite creativity. The programme is supplemented with the 16-part transcription of Mahler's Adagietto from the 5th Symphony. On the occasion of the 150th birthday of Arnold Schönberg, Friede auf Erden is also included in the programme, one of the few choral works of the Second Viennese School.