Sonya Yoncheva, Orchestre symphonique de Montreal, Rafael Payare
Release Date: 15 March 2024
Label: Pentatone Music
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8717306262019
Genres: Classical Orchestral
Composer/Series: Strauss
Description
The Orchestre symphonique de Montreal and its Music Director Rafael Payare extend their Pentatone discography with a recording of Richard Strauss's Ein Heldenleben and Gustav Mahler's Ruckert-Lieder, sung by star soprano Sonya Yoncheva. The pairing of works may seem odd at first, with Strauss at his most exuberant and Mahler at his most introspective. They share, however, a deeply personal and autobiographical approach by two giants of fin-de-siecle music coming to terms with the world they lived in and their place in it. After their acclaimed recording of Mahler's Fifth Symphony, Payare and the orchestra further explore this late-Romantic repertoire that fits them like a glove. Unique about this project is the participation of Sonya Yoncheva, an opera star presenting herself in German orchestral song for the first time on record.
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