For the new album 'Touched', the Calmus Ensemble chose songs about ‘love’ from different countries, including music from Sting, performed alongside Henry Purcell’s songs and Michael Jackson!

The ensemble describes the concept in the CD booklet as follows: “As far as themes go, nothing whatsoever has changed: love, longing, pain, but also joy, pleasure and exuberance. That which touches our hearts, which moves us, has been convincingly expressed in music since time immemorial. Then as now, songs were one thing above all – a living expression of the soul! In this common ground the boundaries of the two eras of music on this recording become blurred.”

The CD is a must for lovers of a cappella singing!

Track Listing:
[1] Shape Of My Heart (Sting)
[2] Interlude no.1 (Calmus Ensemble Leipzig)
[3] Hush, no more (Henry Purcell)
[4] If love's a sweet passion (Henry Purcell)
[5] Dance Me To The End Of Love (Leonhard Cohen)
[6] Remember The Time (Michael Jackson)
[7] Interlude no.2 (Calmus Ensemble Leipzig)
[8] Bella Olimpia (Adriano Banchieri)
[9] Interlude no.3 (Calmus Ensemble Leipzig)
[10] Le Chant Des Oyseaux (Clément Janequin)
[11] Crazy Little Thing Called Love (Freddy Mercury)
[12] Your Song (Elton John)
[13] If music be the food of love (Henry Purcell)
[14] Interlude no.4 (Calmus Ensemble Leipzig)
[15] Dindirindin (Anonymous)
[16] Interlude no.5 (Calmus Ensemble Leipzig)
[17] Love Of My Life (Freddy Mercury)
[18] Ain't No Sunshine When She's Gone (Bill Withers)
[19] Interlude no.6 (Calmus Ensemble Leipzig)
[20] Lasciatemi Morire (Claudio Monteverdi)
[21] Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life (Eric Idle)
[22] Interlude no.7 (Calmus Ensemble Leipzig)
[23] Feritevi, ferite SWV9 (op.1 no.9) (Heinrich Schütz)