Harnoncourt’s choir of choice
Viennese vocal ensemble par excellence

Praised by Gramophone for its “unflawed beauty and opulence of tone”, the Arnold Schoenberg Choir has been a revered Viennese institution since 1972. The ensemble’s remarkable collaboration with the legendary Nikolaus Harnoncourt was celebrated with numerous accolades, most notably a Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance in 2002 and an Echo Klassik Prize in 2010. 

Led by founding artistic director Erwin Ortner, the concert showcases Brahms’s Liebeslieder Waltzer, a delightful potpourri tinged by the Ländler, a rustic forerunner of the Viennese Waltz. Steeped in his Bohemian roots, Suk’s idyllic opus was inspired by an anthology of Slavic folk songs. The programme also features Drei Volksliedsätze, a signature choral work by its namesake Arnold Schoenberg and Arvo Pärt’s Nunc dimittis, both drawing their inspirations from antique yet timeless choral traditions.

^{Approx 1 hr 15 mins}

Schoenberg
Excerpts from Drei Volksliedsätze, Op 49

Pärt
Nunc dimittis

Suk
Ten Songs, Op 15

Johann Nepomuk David
Excerpts from Zehn Volksliedsätze

Pärt
Virgencita

Brahms
Liebeslieder Waltzer, Op 52 and 65


Artistic Director: Erwin Ortner

National Theatre Brno -
Piano Recital by Jan Bartoš