tracks

Wa Habibi (My Beloved). Hymn From Lebanon
L’homme Armé (The Armed Man). French Renaissance Chanson
Josquin Desprez: O Domine I.Ii
Antonio Caldara: Ego Sum Panis Vivus (I Am The Living Bread)
Jog.wa (I ask for yoga). Bhajan from Kolhapur, India
Yulduz Usmanova: Shoch Va Gado (The King And The Beggar)
Yulduz Usmanova / Gerd Schuller: Shoch Va Gado. Film Score
Sus Xâtin (Lady Of Water). Uzbek Rain Song
Gerd Schuller: Sus Xâtin. Film Score
Haq Ali (Truth, Ali). Qawwali From Pakistan
No. 4/5 Coro: Gratias Agimus / Propter Magnam Gloriam Tuam
No. 8 Alto E Coro: Domine Deus
No. 9 Coro: Qui Tollis Peccata Mundi
Veni Creator Spiritus (Come, Creator Spirit). Gregorian Chant
Tarakihi (The Locust). Maori Folk Song
Alamuhan. Uyghur Folk Song
Field Hollers From Darg, Tajikistan
Guadifeng. Xiaodiao From Gansu
John Pond Ordway / Li Shutong: Li Ge (Song Bie) Farewell Song
Kou-lueull Tsian. Craftsmen’s Song From The Ordos Region, China
Gerd Schuller: Fau Dong Pe China Medley. Film Score
Franz Schubert: Die Post (The Mail), From: Die Winterreise Op. 89 D 911
Franz Schubert: Der Stürmische Morgen (The Stormy Morning), From: Die Winterreise Op. 89 D 911
Ievan Polkka (Eva’s Polka), From Finland
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart / Gerd Schuller: Terracotta Army. Film Score

notes

Internationally acclaimed filmmaker Curt Faudon brings to life an intimate and unique view of the Vienna Boy’s Choir, the most famous boys’ choir in the world. The film takes the viewer for a whirlwind spin around the world and deep into the choir’s history, with music to match. Faudon deftly changes locations, music, sounds, and moods, matching the choristers’ own fast pace of life and continually surprising the viewer with music or offbeat facts from the choir’s rich past or frank interviews with insights from the boys – straight from the horse’s mouth. Experience a touching coming-of-age-story, breathtaking musical performances and awe-inspiring international locations along the Silk Road with tidbits of mystery.

The musical offerings, culled from the choir’s long tradition and musicological field research, come in Latin, Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, French, Marathi, Maori, Savo Finnish, Tajik, Urdu, Uyghur, Uzbek, and German. Most of the pieces have not been recorded by the Vienna Boys’ Choir before.

Recording: Wien, April and June 2008
Sekirn and Villach, July 2008

Special thanks to Hermann adn Wolfgang, Christopher Frank, Martin Mayer
MG-Sounds Studios, Mister Master and SPL

credits

Art Direction – Gerald Wirth (2)
Chorus Master – Palais Ensemble (tracks: 11-13), Raoul Gehringer
Harmonium – Gerald Wirth (2) (tracks: 5,10)
Mastered By – Andreas Balaskas
Percussion – Jarrod Cagwin (tracks: 5,10)
Piano – Andy Icochea (tracks: 6, 7, 24), Gerald Wirth (2) (tracks: 4, 19, 22, 23)
Producer – Patrick Faudon
Recording Supervisor – Hartmut Pfannmüller
Solo Vocal – Gabriel Kaufmann, Gregor Eisenhut, Hibiki Sadamatsu, Kay Olugbenga, Konrad Heindl, Louis Frycer, Moritz Gabriel, Nicolas Winklmair, Tilman Tuppy
Tabla – Gerhard Rosner (tracks: 5,10)
Vocals – Nursultan Saroy (tracks: 8,10), Yulduz Usmanova

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