Transformations: Beethoven - Symphony no.6; R Strauss - Metamorphosen | Deux Elles DXL1195

Transformations: Beethoven - Symphony no.6; R Strauss - Metamorphosen

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Label: Deux Elles

Cat No: DXL1195

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Chamber

Release Date: 24th February 2023

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About

In their latest album, Transformations, the Amsterdam-based Ensemble Caméléon presents two fascinating chamber arrangements, both of beloved works from the orchestral repertoire, and both made within a few years of the originals. Beethoven’s ‘Pastoral’ Symphony was arranged for string sextet by Beethoven’s contemporary, Michael Gotthard Fischer, in 1810. The Caméléons have added a double bass here for extra depth of sound. The septet version of Strauss’s Metamorphosen is based on Strauss’s own early draft for the 23-part version. Rediscovered in 1990, this septet version was completed and published by Rudolf Leopold. The result is a blend of delicacy and grandeur that combines the best elements of chamber and orchestral playing: deeply felt, exquisitely voiced, and beautifully recorded.

Ensemble Caméléon, the only group of its kind in the Netherlands, was set up in 2002 by a group of principal string players from the leading Dutch symphony orchestras. Comprised of a string sextet plus double bass, the group works alongside leading composers, singers, instrumentalists, dancers and actors to create exciting and innovative programmes, blurring the lines between orchestral and chamber music, between standard repertoire and new music, and between music itself and other art forms.

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