Composer: Gerald Finzi, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Modest Mussorgsky, Wolfgang Plagge, Maja Solveig Kjelstrup Ratkje, Jean Sibelius
Performer: Marianne Beate Kielland, Sergej Osadchuk
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: 2L
Catalogue: 2L64
Release: 2011
Size: 552 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Korngold: from Songs of the Clown, op. 29
01. Come Away, Death
Plagge: Södergran-sanger op. 146
02. I. Jag kan ej fånga värmen
03. II. Det var en fågel som sjöng
04. III. Din längtan är ett hav
05. IV. Molnet
Sibelius: from Twelfth Night, op. 60
06. Nr. 1, Come Away, Death
07. Ratkje: HVIL
Finzi: from Let Us Garlands Bring, op.18
08. Come Away, Death
Mussorgsky: Songs and Dances of Death
09. I. Lullaby
10. II. Serenade
11. III. Trepak
12. IV. The Field-Marshal
Death is as natural as love. But whereas love is bright and beautiful, death is dark and irreversible. Our modern society encourages us to live out our dreams and desires to try to achieve personal goals, and to strive for immortality through medication, operations and beauty treatment – no wonder death frightens us. There is a general tendency in our western culture to avoid coming to terms with death. We all know that one day Death will come knocking at our door, but we do not want to think about it. Contemplating death through words and music can evoke those beautiful, sad stories, wonderful music and the ability to experience emotions beyond those that are simply superficial.