Schreker - Der ferne Klang: Orchestral Works & Songs | Deutsche Grammophon 4863990

Schreker - Der ferne Klang: Orchestral Works & Songs

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Label: Deutsche Grammophon

Cat No: 4863990

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 2

Release Date: 12th May 2023

Contents

Artists

Chen Reiss (soprano)
Matthias Goerne (baritone)
Konzerthausorchester Berlin

Conductor

Christoph Eschenbach

Works

Schreker, Franz

Chamber Symphony
Der ferne Klang
» Nachtstuck
Gesange (5)
Kleine Suite fur Kammerorchester
Lyrische Gesange (2) from 'Leaves of Grass' by Walt Whitman
Romantic Suite, op.14
Valse lente

Artists

Chen Reiss (soprano)
Matthias Goerne (baritone)
Konzerthausorchester Berlin

Conductor

Christoph Eschenbach

About

Christoph Eschenbach conducts this generous survey of the sumptuous, hyper-Romantic music of Austrian composer Franz Schreker. Not only was he the pre-eminent opera composer of his generation, he also, says Eschenbach, “took Mahler’s symphonic writing to a whole new level”. The album includes the ecstatic “Nachtstück” from Der ferne Klang, the exquisite Chamber Symphony and some ravishing orchestral songs, featuring Chen Reiss and Matthias Goerne.

Reviews

Given the limited representation of Schreker’s music in DG’s catalogue, the release of this excellent double album of works by a composer whose operas once rivalled those of Richard Strauss in popularity in the German-speaking world is most welcome. ... The playing of the Berlin Konzerthaus Orchestra under Christoph Eschenbach is both meticulously prepared and wonderfully idiomatic. ... I marginally prefer Chen Reiss’s performance here to the fine recording by Valda Wilson on Capriccio, while Matthias Goerne delivers a similarly warm and perceptive account of the Five Songs. ... With recorded sound of splendid presence and definition, this is altogether a most recommendable release.  Christian Hoskins
Gramophone June 2023
Gramophone Editor's Choice

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