Thomas Oliemans; Malcolm Martineau
Release Date: 25 August 2023
Label: Outhere / Linn
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 691062069328
Composer/Series: Brahms
Description
Malcolm Martineau is the brilliant initiator of this new one-of-a-kind series on Linn. The Brahms Songbook has set the unprecedented goal to record Brahms's lieder by complete opus number. For its first instalment, Martineau has teamed up with famed Dutch baritone Thomas Oliemans in the expansive Romanzen aus Magelone, Op. 33. Composed between 1861 and 1869, the youthful, inevitably romantic fifteen-song cycle tells the story of a noble warrior, a Neapolitan princess and a sultan's daughter. The operatic-like cycle goes through the emotions of each character as the tale unfolds. Oliemans's busy stage career and 'communicative singing style' (The New York Times) make him the perfect fit. The album concludes with the virtually unknown 'Regenlied' cycle: four songs that were later included in Acht Lieder und Gesange, Op. 59. Volume 2 will see Dame Sarah Connolly and Hanno Muller-Brachmann share the bill.
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