Richard Strauss: Der Abend / The Norwegian Soloists' Choir, Ensemble Allegria, Grete Pedersen

Watch The Norwegian Soloists' Choir, Ensemble Allegria and conductor Grete Pedersen perform Richard Strauss beautiful Der Abend, set to the poem "Evening" by Friedrich Schiller, in Ris kirke Saturday 17th of October 2020, as a part of the choir's 70th Anniversary Concert.
The concert was held during the pandemic with a restricted audience capacity. Thanks to everyone who came out and shared the experience with us.
Version for strings and choir made by Grete Pedersen.
Video production: Pixel
Sound production: Jørn Pedersen
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Composer: Richard Strauss
Text: Friedrich Schiller

[@justmusic822]

Heavenly!

[@thomaskeil6059]

Outstanding performance! And a interesting idea to perform this piece with choir and instruments. "Der Abend" is one of my favorite works for choir, but it is peformed so rarely. Thank you for sharing!!!

[@69EBubu]

So rarely performed because it requires the very best choirs to give it justice (like all the other Strauss a cappella works !). Here the string addition might be very helpful in sustaining the tone, in a discrete way, it's a very intelligent arrangement.

[@DavidReuschel]

I certainly agree with u thomas! I hadn't heard this piece since the World Symposium for Choral Music in Sydney Australia back in 1996 ;-) This choir is outstanding!

[@55djintonic]

The addition of instruments changes the nature of the piece completely and masks the intracacies and complexities of the original.

[@marcelgaulable]

Hoooly... this must be the best existing version, really thought this piece would not be able to do properly... thank you so much!

[@thenorwegiansoloistschoir]

Thank you so much for the kind words! :)

[@IHDN]

Perfect❤

[@thenorwegiansoloistschoir]

Thanks for listening!

[@69EBubu]

After this, you HAVE to tackle the "Hymn" (Op.34 #2) and most of all the Deutsche Mottete ! 😉

[@thenorwegiansoloistschoir]

Deutsche mottete is actually on this seasons program! We can't wait to perform it :)

[@69EBubu]

@@thenorwegiansoloistschoir Oh, wonderful !!!