Kammerchor Stuttgart; Frieder Bernius; Florian Pedarnig - Richard Strauss & Gustav Mahler: Transcriptions by Clytus Gottwald - Arnold Schonberg: Friede auf Erden

Clytus Gottwald possessed the gift of translating the most diverse vocal-soloistic-instrumental compositions into pure, polyphonic choral sound. At the center of this recording with the Kammerchor Stuttgart under Frieder Bernius are songs by Richard Strauss, to which Gottwald breathes a choral soul with almost infinite creativity. The program is complemented by the 16-part transcription of Mahler's Adagietto from the 5th Symphony. To mark the 150th anniversary of Arnold Schonberg's birth, the program also includes Friede auf Erden, one of the few choral works of the Second Viennese School.