Schoenberg: Gurrelieder
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ARNOLD SCHOENBERG
Schoenberg: Gurrelieder
Barbara Haveman, Claudia Mahnke, Brandon Jovanovich, Gerhard Siegel, Thomas Bauer, Johannes Martin Kränzle (speaker) / Kartäuserkantorei Köln
[ Hyperion / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Saturday 25 July 2015
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The six sublime singers of Cinquecento have for seven years now been championing the lesser-known masters of the Austrian court. Now they turn to one of the greats: Lassus. The Missa super Dixit Joseph is based on one of Lassus' own motets and combines the composer's characteristic flair for vibrant text-setting with the nascent polychoral style of which he would become an early master.
Glorious performances of the Mass and a diverse range of motets comprise a most satisfying album which culminates with the famous Timor et tremo
"Live recording's cast is swept along with élan by conductor Markus Stenz." Financial Times, 26th June 2015
"This superb performance crowns Stenz's tenure as Cologne's general music director, with opulent playing from the Gürzenichers and six Cologne and Dutch choirs. Brandon Jovanovich's thrilling Waldemar and Claudia Mahnke's plangent Wood Dove are the pick of a fine team of soloists." Sunday Times, 28th June 2015
"a good resumé of Stenz's qualities, his confidence in handling massive forces and his affinity with music composed on the cusp of modernism; he's at his best in passages such as the orchestral interlude that precedes the Song of the Wood Dove...and the Wild Hunt of the Summer Wind." The Guardian, 25th June 2015 ***
"Excellent performances throughout from orchestra, soloists and choruses - rarely have the lush textures of Schoenberg's late-Romantic cantata sounded this fresh." (Gramophone Award WINNER 2016 - Choral)
