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Chorus sine nomine
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The Most Beautiful Choral Works of All Time
Romanticism, whatever one may understand by romantic, has always found its way into the vast landscape of vocal music. The ambitious task of presenting a best-of selection of the most important and most beautiful choral works has been taken on by Ö1 icon Albert Hosp and Johannes Hiemetsberger with his Chorus sine nomine. For this format, very special personal favorites from choral music have been chosen. Unforgettable moments are guaranteed, especially when the music delves deeply into the world of emotions, with Romanticism by no means limited to the musical era of that name.
Outstanding soloists such as Martha Matscheko, Featured Artist 2025, 26 of Jeunesse, and baritone Rafael Fingerlos lend their impressive voices to the program. Further details about the program are being kept strictly under wraps, but surprises are definitely planned. It will be an evening of choral works that one simply has to hear.
Program and cast
Chorus sine nomine, Choir
Martha Matscheko, Soprano, Featured Artist 2025|26
Rafael Fingerlos, Baritone
Simon Oberleitner, Piano
Albert Hosp, Host
Johannes Hiemetsberger, Conductor
Program
A celebration of Romanticism with the most touching, sensual and fascinating choral works of all times and countries, including works by Franz Schubert, Johannes Brahms and others.
Musikverein Golden Hall
This building is located on Dumbastraße/Bösendorferstraße behind the Hotel Imperial near the Ringstraße boulevard and the Wien River, between Bösendorferstraße and Karlsplatz. However, since Bösendorferstraße is a relatively small street, the building is better known as being between Karlsplatz and Kärntner Ring (part of Ringstraße loop). It was erected as the new concert hall run by the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde, on a piece of land provided by Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria in 1863. The plans were designed by Danish architect Theophil Hansen in the Neoclassical style of an ancient Greek temple, including a concert hall as well as a smaller chamber music hall. The building was inaugurated on 6 January, 1870. A major donor was Nikolaus Dumba whose name the Austrian government gave to one of the streets surrounding the Musikverein.
Great Hall - Golden Hall
“As high as any expectations could be, they would still be exceeded by the first impression of the hall which displays an architectural beauty and a stylish splendour making it the only one of its kind.” This was the reaction of the press to the opening of the new Musikverein building and the first concert in the Großer Musikvereinssaal on 6 January 1870.
The impression must have been overwhelming – so overwhelming that Vienna’s leading critic, Eduard Hanslick, irritatingly brought up the question of whether this Großer Musikvereinssaal “was not too sparkling and magnificent for a concert hall”. “From all sides spring gold and colours.”
Brahms Hall
"In order not to promise too much it can be said that it has been made into the most beautiful, most magnificent, perfect example of a chamber concert hall that any of us knows in the world.” This was the reaction of a Vienna daily newspaper in October 1993 as the Brahms-Saal was presented to the public after extensive renovation work.
The surprise was perfect. It was a completely new hall. In contrast to the Grosse Musikvereinssaal, the Brahms-Saal had changed its appearance quite considerably over the years. When and how it acquired that slightly melancholy duskiness that was known to music lovers before 1993 cannot be precisely documented.
Glass Hall
As a venue for events from concerts to luxury banquets, the Glass Hall / Magna Auditorium is not only the largest of the Musikverein's 4 new halls but also the most flexible in terms of usage.
Hub podiums enable the smooth transformation of the concert hall into a conference centre, the cinema into a ballroom, or the stage into a catwalk. State-of-the-art equipment for sound, lighting, video and widescreen digital projection provide the ideal conditions for half-scenic productions.
The Glass Hall / Magna Auditorium was designed by the Viennese architect Wilhelm Holzbauer. With a height of 8 metres, the hall (including the gallery) can play host to up to 380 visitors.
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