Vox dilecti mei - The Voice of My Beloved The Earliest Settings of the song of Solomon (10th - 15th century) "We are very happy to present this collection of completely unknown yet outstanding pieces to the public. We hope that the charm of the Latin Song of Songs text together with the absolutely unique and elaborate musical settings we chose for this program will surprise and captivate you with its eternal beauty." (Agnieszka Budzińska-Bennett, founder and director of Ensemble Peregrina) "Come, my beloved, let us go forth into the fields and lodge in the villages; let us go out early to the vineyards; let us see whether the vines have budded, whether the flowers bear fruit, and the pomegranates are in bloom...

This is not the ninth 5th, but still the fifth 9th symphony by András Keller with Concerto Budapest on TACET! After Bruckner, Dvořák, Shostakovich and Schubert (it now counts as the 8th), now Mahler. An impressive testament to the range of this unusual orchestra and its unique conductor. Certainly there are countless other recordings, also very good, of these last finished symphonies of great composers. However, I find that Keller's interpretations, with his unconditional will to express in detail, can compete with any, even the best known. Recordings of that repertoire in TACET Real...

A romantic horn melody from the distance is taken up by the woodwinds, continued by the cellos and violas, takes hold of the entire orchestra and leads into an exuberant, lively Allegro. Seemingly so simple everything and yet highly complex. And also the interpretation seems effortless despite all finesses, hair-raising technical difficulties, despite all discussions about styles of interpretation. - Who cares? Without resistance we surrender to this flow of melodies, harmonies, coldness gives way to warmth, and willingly forget for an hour all struggle and cramp around us...