BRAHMS: Symphony 4 in E minor, Op. 98 Tragic
Overture, Op.81. Hungarian Dnces (orch. Dausgaard) HAGEN: Lament for Choir ,Electronics and Percussion(2015).
ASHEIM: Muotha - Languageof Snow for Choir and String Orchestra
2015).NORDHEIM:
Aurora for Soloists, Choir and two Percusion Groups (1984) LESCHETIZKY: Zwei Klavierstüke, Op 38. Quatre Moreaux Pour Piano, Opl
36. Deux Morceaus Pour Piano, Op.43. Pastels, Quatre Morceauy Pour Piano,
Op. 44 This site has praised many recordings by Danish conductor Thomas Dausgaard (b. 1983). He already has superb recordings of the first three symphonies and other works of Brahms and here he completes his symphony series with this vital reading of Symphony No. 4, again with the fine Swedish Chamber Orchestra. We also have the Tragic Overture and nine of the Hungarian Dances orchestrated by the conductor. Wonderful music-making throughout and the recording made in 2018 in Sweden's Orebro Concert Hall is of highest quality. Always venturing into the unknown,BIS now offers this unusual choral disk of music by Norwegian composers. First we have Lament written in 2015 by Lars Petter Hagan, a song of sorrow based on a poem by e. e. Cummings who was only six years old when he wrote it. Lament is scored for choir, electronics and percussion solo. Nis Henrik Asheim wrote Mouhta - Language of Sorrow for choir and string orchestra. This is based on 18 individual words in the Sami language relating to snow. The program ends with Arne Nordheim's Aurora in a version for soli, chorus, two percussion groups and electronic sounds. Unusual, challenging repertory throughout mostly serene in nature but with some explosive outbursts as one might expect from all of the percussion instruments The program has been recorded in splendid multi-channel audio A feast for those craving unusual choral music. Complete program notes and texts are provided. A fine release. Theodor Leschetizky ( 1830 - 1914) was a famous pianist and teacher durig his era. He studied with Crl CazzCzerny, and later his students included Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Artur Schnabel, Fannie Bloomfield Zeisler, Mieczyslaw Horszowski, Alexander Brailowsky, Benno Moiseiwitsch, Elly Ney, Ossip Gabrilowitsch and Mark Hambourg, all of whom became leading virtuosos. Leschetizky composed two operas, a one-movement piano concerto,13 songs and over a hundred short piano salon pieces. This new SACD contains a group of them as mentioned above, played by German pianist Tobias Biggere (b. 1962) who gives elegant performances of this seldom-heard music. Recordings were made July 2019 in Germany's Kulturzentrum Immanuelskirche, Wuppertal, and audio quality is excellent. R.E.B. (October 2020) |