Katerina Knezikova, Jakub Hrusa, Bamberger Symphoniker
Release Date: 20 September 2024
Label: Supraphon Records
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 0099925434625
Composer/Series: Richard Strauss
Description
Today, Katerina Knezikova is a well-known name in the world of opera (Glyndebourne) and on concert stages (BBC SO, Bamberger Symphoniker, Czech Philharmonic, LPO, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, RLPO etc.). After her album Phidyle, which attracted considerable critical attention (Gramophone Editor's Choice, BBC Music Magazine Award), she let herself be carried away by the world of Richard Strauss's songs, full of micro-dramas, transparent emotions, and deep intimacy. Her partner and guide on this journey is Jakub Hrusa with the Bamberger Symphoniker in an enchanting live performance of the Four Last Songs, and-- surprisingly for many--also in the supremely intimate world of songs with piano. The sensitive Lieder selection covers Strauss's entire career spanning nearly 70 years. The composer'ssongs bear the impressions of major events of his whole life and the atmosphere of his times, leading to the themes of parting and death heard in his Four Last Songs. Each of the songs is a perfectly polished gem, the beauty of which is enhanced by the extraordinarily harmonious interplay of the two artists
Pavel Haas Quartet
Prague Symphony Orchestra, Tomas Brauner
Musica Antique Praha, Pavel Klikar
Miroslav Petras, Janacek Philharmonic Ostrava, Victor Kalabis
Marek Kozak, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, Robert Jindra
Emil Viklicky Trio
Clarinet Factory
V.Hermanova / Capella Regia Musicalis / R. Hugo
Collegium Vocale Gent, Reinbert De Leeuw
Thomas Zehetmair; Camerata B
Thomanerchor Leipzig
Leipzig Radio Chorus; Horst Ne
Hansjorg Fink; Elmar Lehnen
La Petite Band & Sigiswald Kuijken
Cappella Pratensis & Stratton Bull
\uFEFFThe Choir of Christ's College, Cambridge/ David Rowland
