Norddeutscher Figuralchor; Jörg Straube, Haruhi Sato & Marku
Release Date: 20 November 2015
Label: MDG
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 760623192062
Composer/Series: Johannes Brahms
Description
Although we know that Brahms was infatuated with his patroness Clara Schumann for many years, a more obvious "affair" is often overlooked. He was attracted to none other than Schumann's daughter Julie and - completely contrary to his custom - dedicated the Schumann Variations to her. He composed the Liebeslieder-Walzer under the influence of this evidently upright relationship. The fact that the Alto Rhapsody followed after what for Brahms was its surprising and unhappy ending shows how serious the supposed loner took it.
The Liebeslieder-Walzer became a sales hit during the composer's lifetime – which is hardly surprising when one listens to this new recording with the Norddeutscher Figuralchor led by the conductor Jörg Straube.
Great complexity clearly marks the design of the Five Songs op. 104. In these songs of up to six voices Brahms is shown at the zenith of his creativity. The Norddeutscher Figuralchor masters the demanding scores with bravura, and the nobly nuanced mixing on Super Audio CD produces an atmosphere of stunning naturalness.
Tracklisting
Steffen Schleiermacher
Ma'alot Quintett, Trio Roseau
Cologne Chamber Choir, Collegium Cartusianum, Peter Neumann
Stephen Marchionda
Christian Euler, Paul Rivinius
Caterva Musica, Erdal Akkaya
Leipzig String Quartet
Andrzej Szadejko, Agnieszka Budzinska-Bennett, Cracow Singers
Torsten Mossberg; Jerry Adbo; Stina Hellberg Agback; Ann-Marie Henning; Jonas Isaksson; Isak Josefs
New York Polyphony; LeStrange Viols
Miriam Feuersinger; Natasha Schnur; Alex Potter; Marie Henriette Reinhold; Benedikt Kristjansson; D
ChengCheng Ma; The Choir of the Church of the Advent, Boston; Mark Dwyer
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Augusta Read Thomas
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The Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford; Mark Williams
Suzanne Jerosme; Eleonora Bellocci; Marie-Eve Munger; Grace Durham; Magdalena Pluta; NovoCanto; The
