Schoenberg: Gurrelieder; Sir Simon Rattle; Berlin Philharmonic & soloists
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Composer: Karita MattilaOrchestra: Anne Sofie von Otter
Edition: Music CD
Format: Live
CD Release Date: 2002-06-04
Music Label: EMI Classics
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Music CD 1
- Gurrelieder, oratorio for 5 soloists, reciter, chorus & orchestra: Orchestervorspiel
- Gurrelieder, oratorio for 5 soloists, reciter, chorus & orchestra: Nun d?mpft die D?mm'rung
- Gurrelieder, oratorio for 5 soloists, reciter, chorus & orchestra: O, wenn des Mondes Strahlen
- Gurrelieder, oratorio for 5 soloists, reciter, chorus & orchestra: Ross! Mein Ross!
- Gurrelieder, oratorio for 5 soloists, reciter, chorus & orchestra: Sterne Jubeln
- Gurrelieder, oratorio for 5 soloists, reciter, chorus & orchestra: So tanzen die Engel vor Gottes Thron nicht
- Gurrelieder, oratorio for 5 soloists, reciter, chorus & orchestra: Nun sag ich dir zum ersten Mal
- Gurrelieder, oratorio for 5 soloists, reciter, chorus & orchestra: Es ist Mitternachtszeit
- Gurrelieder, oratorio for 5 soloists, reciter, chorus & orchestra: Du sendest mir einen Liebesblick
- Gurrelieder, oratorio for 5 soloists, reciter, chorus & orchestra: Du wunderliche Tove!
- Gurrelieder, oratorio for 5 soloists, reciter, chorus & orchestra: Orchesterzwischenspiel
- Gurrelieder, oratorio for 5 soloists, reciter, chorus & orchestra: Tauben von Gurre!
- Gurrelieder, oratorio for 5 soloists, reciter, chorus & orchestra: Herrgott, wei?t du, was du tatest
- Gurrelieder, oratorio for 5 soloists, reciter, chorus & orchestra: Erwacht, K?nig Waldemars Mannen wert!
- Gurrelieder, oratorio for 5 soloists, reciter, chorus & orchestra: Deckel des Sarges klappert
- Gurrelieder, oratorio for 5 soloists, reciter, chorus & orchestra: Ger??t, o K?nig
- Gurrelieder, oratorio for 5 soloists, reciter, chorus & orchestra: Mit Toves Stimme fl?stert der Wald
- Gurrelieder, oratorio for 5 soloists, reciter, chorus & orchestra: "Ein seltsamer Vogel ist so'n Aal..."
- Gurrelieder, oratorio for 5 soloists, reciter, chorus & orchestra: Du strenger Richter droben
- Gurrelieder, oratorio for 5 soloists, reciter, chorus & orchestra: Der Hahn erhebt den Kopf zur Kraht
- Gurrelieder, oratorio for 5 soloists, reciter, chorus & orchestra: Des Sommerwindes wilde Jagd: Orchestervospiel
- Gurrelieder, oratorio for 5 soloists, reciter, chorus & orchestra: Herr G?nsefu?, Frau G?nsekraut
- Gurrelieder, oratorio for 5 soloists, reciter, chorus & orchestra: Seht die Sonne!
Music reviews of Schoenberg: Gurrelieder; Sir Simon Rattle; Berlin Philharmonic & soloists
Music Review: A Vivid Recording
Rating: 5 Stars
I have recently downloaded Schoenberg's Gurrelieder performed by the Berliner Philharmoniker under the baton of Simon Rattle.
Twenty years ago, I had great impressions of Rattle as a young conductor; I had bought a recording (EMI) of Mahler's 10th Symphony (with the completion) which Rattle had conducted. That recording was haunting and vivid--one of the best recordings in my collection. This recording of Gurrelieder joins this most special group. The recording, which is typical of EMI's engineering, is awesome. But Rattle's handling of this complex work is even more striking. Rattle treats this work as a vivid 'aural' picture. It is a picture story of love, a tragedy, anger, a journey through darkness, and a triumph of light. It is unfortunate that Chailly's rendition of Gurrelieder is not in print. Until Rattle came to the Berlin scene, Chailly's performance garnered much praise from listeners. Until Chailly's recording is back in print, I highly recommend the Rattle recording. It is well worth the sacrifice in your computer's hard disk to add this fine recording to your music folder.
Description of Schoenberg: Gurrelieder; Sir Simon Rattle; Berlin Philharmonic & soloists
Schoenberg's melodic, tonal Wagnerian masterpiece Gurrelieder calls for one of the largest orchestras ever assembled on one concert platform, including 25 woodwind, 25 brass, 11 percussion, three four-part male voice choirs, and a mixed eight-part choir. Simon Rattle fondly remembers it as the "biggest score in Liverpool's Music Library." In the interview with him that's included in the liner notes, he adds: "although 400 people are involved, Gurrelieder is in fact the world's largest string quartet."Through music of sumptuous beauty, it tells the story of a king, Waldemar, whose beautiful young mistress Tove is murdered by his wife. Waldemar joins a terrifying nighttime ride of skeletons and corpses while railing against God. Although the themes and sound-world are Wagnerian, Rattle treats the score like Strauss--using a light, even ironically Mozartean touch. The effect is overwhelmingly powerful, and the work's climaxes (the skeletons' "Wild hunt" and the massive "Hymn to the sun at the end") are all the more spine-tingling for the careful restraint and generally quick tempi that have gone before.
The singers couldn't be bettered. Tenor Thomas Moser has a rich baritone range perfect for the demanding role of Waldemar, the king whose lover is foully murdered. Karita Mattila is both creamy and intense as the lover in question. Philip Langridge and Anne Sofie von Otter are also in top form. Stunning. --Warwick Thompson
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