0810042704404

Mahler: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5; Scartazzini: Incantesimo, Einklang

Jenaer Philharmonie, Simon Gaudenz

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Format: 2CD

Cat No: ODRCD440

Release Date:  17 March 2023

Label:  Odradek Records

Packaging Type:  Digipak

No of Units:  2

Barcode:  0810042704404

Genres:  Classical  Orchestral  

  • Description

    Simon Gaudenz conducts the Jenaer Philharmonic Orchestra in the first of a series of recordings of the complete Mahler Symphonies, interspersed with world-premiere recordings of pieces by Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini that reflect each symphony and pay homage to Mahler's soundworld.

    This first release features Mahler's Fourth and Fifth Symphonies, the Fourth preceded by Scartazzini's Incantesimo (2020) for soprano and orchestra, and the Fifth by Einklang (2021).

    Mahler's symphonies represent an extraordinary body of work, and it is fascinating to hear them contrasted and commented upon by a new piece specially created to shed light on or pay tribute to that symphony. Since 2018, Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini has been Composer-in-Residence with the Jenaer Philharmonic, in which role he has been writing these new companion pieces to each of Mahler's symphonies, which are being performed in Jena as a cycle in chronological order. This collaboration over a period of seven years is remarkable in many respects. At the end of the cycle there will be 10 new works, each of which can be performed individually or in groups before the Mahler symphonies, but also as full-length concert works.

    "Simon Gaudenz conducts the Fourth Symphony with great transparency and rich in details, occasionally with remarkable textures." – Pizzicato

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini - Incantesimo, for Soprano and Orchestra
      • 2. Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 4 in G major: I. Bedächtig. Nicht eilen
      • 3. Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 4 in G major: II. In gemächlicher Bewegung. Ohne Hast
      • 4. Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 4 in G major: III. Ruhevoll. Poco adagio
      • 5. Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 4 in G major: IV. Sehr behaglich: "Wir genießen die himmlischen Freuden"

      Side 2

      • 1. Andrea Lorenzo Scartazzini - Einklang
      • 2. Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor: I. Trauermarsch. In gemessenem Schritt. Streng. Wie ein Kondukt.
      • 3. Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor: II. Stürmisch bewegt, mit größter Vehemenz
      • 4. Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor: III. Scherzo. Kräftig, nicht zu schnell
      • 5. Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor: IV. Adagietto. Sehr langsam
      • 6. Gustav Mahler - Symphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor: V. Rondo-Finale. Allegro