The Sunday Telegraph ★★★★★
Strauss’s virtuosity in scoring for the orchestra was equalled in his works for unaccompanied choirs, of which the Deutsche Motette, his 1913 setting of a poem by Rückert in 20 real parts (16 for the choir, four for the soloists), is the greatest example. The colours, contrasts and contrapuntal wizardry are magnificently presented by the Latvian Radio Choir, conducted by Laurence Equilbey. Less complex but just as spellbinding are the better-known Der Abend (Schiler) and Hymne (Rückert).
By Michael Kennedy
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