Vox Luminis & Lionel Meunier

Something original is happening here. The texts may be familiar, the composers are not. Lionel Meunier, artistic director of Vox Luminis, delved into the texts of Johannes Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem and searched for composers who had already set them to music in the Baroque period. Classic Bible texts with a fresh, adventurous sound by almost forgotten Baroque composers such as Thomas Selle, Andreas Scharmann and Tobias Michael. ‘Vox Luminis in its purest form, pure vocal goldsmithery’, wrote the Spanish music site Scherzo. Vox Luminis has been at the top of the European baroque scene for years. Meunier and his crack team consistently deliver razor-sharp performances. In this ensemble, Vox Luminis consists of ten singers and six musicians: two violins, three violas and one organ. Ein deutsches Barockrequiem: an old and new requiem, music animated by the emotions of the Lutheran Baroque. ‘The way the programme has been put together deserves the highest praise. Vox Luminis strikes again. A special recommendation is inevitable.’ - MusicWeb International ‘Uniformly moving and instructive, the more so because the performances are exceptional.’ – The Sunday Times