Delius - A Mass of Life
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Label: Lawo Classics
Cat No: LWC1265
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 2
Genre: Vocal/Choral
Release Date: 24th November 2023
Contents
Artists
Roderick Williams (baritone)Gemma Summerfield (soprano)
Claudia Huckle (contralto)
Bror Magnus Todenes (tenor)
Bergen Philharmonic Choir
Edvard Grieg Kor
Collegium Musicum Choir
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor
Mark ElderWorks
A Mass of LifeArtists
Roderick Williams (baritone)Gemma Summerfield (soprano)
Claudia Huckle (contralto)
Bror Magnus Todenes (tenor)
Bergen Philharmonic Choir
Edvard Grieg Kor
Collegium Musicum Choir
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor
Mark ElderAbout
Born Fritz Delius to German parents in Bradford, England, any links to that country are offset by his various attachments to America, France, Germany and of course Norway.
Norway – its people, landscape, language and literature – never loosened its grip on Delius's imagination, and A Mass of Life also owes its existence to Norway, so Norwegian label Lawo Classics is the perfect partner to be able to bring this new recording to life.
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, a Norwegian national orchestra, dates back to 1765. Edvard Grieg served as its artistic director from 1880 to 1882. Edward Gardner is Chief Conductor and Sir Mark Elder is the orchestra's Principal Guest Conductor. The Orchestra was nominated Orchestra of the Year 2020 by Gramophone and won two Gramophone Classical Music Awards in 2021: Recording of the Year and Opera Award Winner for Britten's Peter Grimes.
Roderick Williams needs no introduction as one of the most sought-after baritones of his generation who enjoys relationships with all the major UK and European opera houses.
This stunning new recording is available at a special price.
"The score has some of the ecstasy of Schoenberg's Gurrelieder, the rolling power of Wagner's Ring, the elastic lyricism of Strauss's operas, the impressionistic sparkle of Debussy's ballets, even the front-footed passion of Puccini […]. Its moments of radiance and rapture are all Delius' own. Perhaps its those still, tender passages that prove the most remarkable of all. Capable of setting all the rest in relief." – Gramophone
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11. Teil: 1. Animato. O Du mein Wille!
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21. Teil: 2. Recitativo. Animoso. Erhebt eure Herzen, meine Brüder, hoch!
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31. Teil: 3. Andante tranquillo con dolcezza. In dein Auge schaute ich jüngst, o Leben
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41. Teil: 4. Agitato ma moderato. Wehe mir! Wo ist die Zeit hin?
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51. Teil: 5. Andante molto tranquillo. Nacht ist es
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62. Teil: Auf den Bergen. Andante
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72. Teil: 1. Con elevazione e vigore. Herauf! Nun herauf, du großer Mittag!
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82. Teil: 2. Andante. Süße Leier! Ich liebe deinen Ton
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92. Teil: 3. Lento. Laßt vom Tanze nicht ab, ihr lieblichen Mädchen
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102. Teil: 4. Lento molto. Heißer Mittag schläft auf den Fluren
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112. Teil: 5. Allegro, ma non troppo, con gravità. Gottes Weh ist tiefer, du wunderliche Welt
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122. Teil: 6. Largo, con solennita. Kommt! Laßt uns jetzt wandeln!
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