Format Details:
Release Date: 03 November 2023
Label: DUX Recording Producers
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 5902547017990
Genres: Classical Orchestral
Description
This new release from DUX Recording Producers features recordings of two unquestioned masterpieces for chamber orchestra. Although the compositions were composed almost half a century apart, they are kept in a similar style; and presented together, they perfectly complement each other.
Composed in 1899 in just three weeks, Verklarte Nacht is considered one of Arnold Schoenberg's most important works, and a landmark work in the development of atonal and expressionist writing. Schoenberg found his inspiration for the piece through the Richard Dehmel poem of the same name.
Metamorphosen holds a special place within Richard Strauss' oeuvre as the only piece composed for string orchestra. Written in 1945 during the final months of the Second World War, Metamorphosen is widely considered to be a representation of mourning for Germany's destruction through the war.
The musicians of the String Chamber Orchestra of the Academy of Music in Poznan, together with the artistic director and concertmaster Marcin Suszycki and conductor Jakub Chrenowicz, offer a subtle interpretation yet characterized by a saturated and expressive sound - both in the tutti parts and in the numerous episodes performed by the solo instruments.
Tracklisting
Collegium Cantorum Choir, Janusz Siadlak
Jacek Szponarski, Szymon Mechlinski, Jolanta Pszczolkowsla-Pawlik
Jan Milosz Zarzycki, Witold Lutoslowski Lomza Chamber Philharmonic
Pawel Przytocki, Lódz Philharmonic Orchestra, Wojciech Niedziolka
Tomasz Ritter, Tansman Trio
Messages Quartet, Piotr Lato
Malgorzata Wasiucionek-Potera, Andrzej Karalow
Maciej Tworek, Jerzy Semkow Polish Sinfonia luventus Orchestra
Eric Guo, Oh! Orchestra, Vaclav Luks
Hyuk Lee (piano), Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Andrzej Boreyko
Anna Gourari, Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana & Markus Poschner
Vladimir Delman; Milan RAI Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Schippers; Orchestra Sinfonica di Torino della Rai; New York Philharmonic Orchestra; Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Liepaja Symphony Orchestra
Johanna Domotor; Meesun Hong Coleman; Stuttgarter Kammerorchester
Josef Krips; Various Orchestras
