Release Date: 01 May 2006
Label: Naxos / Naxos Classics
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 3
Barcode: 747313266128
Genres: Classical
Composer/Series: BERIO
Description
This 3 CD set is the first entry in the Naxos catalogue for the music of Luciano Berio. Although he left an extended and varied output, including five major stage-works, a number of significant choral and orchestral works (including the famous 'Sinfonia' of 1968), and a sizeable body of instrumental and vocal pieces, the music of Luciano Berio is encapsulated in the 'Sequenza' series running through 34 years of his creativity. Not only have many of the 'Sequenzas' set standards for performance prowess and stamina, each embodies a redefinition of the technical limits of the instrument, many pushing boundaries that have never before been attempted. Virtuosic yet communicative, the 'Sequenzas' are a touchstone for the dialogue between performer and listener. This 3 CD set showcases all 16 Sequenzas, not only displaying Berio's seemingly boundless creativity, but also the sheer virtuosity of the performer, each bringing their own individuality to the fore as they grapple with these very challenging works.
Tracklisting
Peter Otto; Nashville Symphony; Giancarlo Guerrero
Dariia Lytvishko
Michael Kaykov
Danish Chamber Orchestra; Adam Fischer
DUO Goni-Perretta
Wenting Shi
Stuttgar
Schilli
Rolf Gupta & Oslo filharmonien
Ketil Bjornstad & Sandra Lied Haga
Vox Urbane
Sophie Dervaux, La Folia Barockorchester
Sergio Vartolo
Robert Plane (clarinet); Elias String Quaret, Gould Piano Trio; James Gilchrist (tenor); Tim Horton
Nordic Affect/Marco Casonato/Massimo Marchese/La Spagna baroque orchestra/Alejandro Marias
Michael Foyle, Iain Burnside
