Composer: Hans Sommer
Performer: Benjamin Appl, Mojca Erdmann, Anke Vondung, Mauro Peter
Orchestra: Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Guillermo García Calvo
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Pentatone
Catalogue: PTC5187023
Release: 2022
Size: 703 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Freisinn
02. Der König von Thule
03. Mignons Heimath
Beherzigung
04. I. Ach, was soll der Mensch
05. II. Feiger Gedanken
06. Rastlose Liebe
07. Im Sturme, Op. 4 No. 3
08. Sir Aethelbert, Op. 11 No. 4
Lorelei, Op. 13 (Excerpts Ed. H. C. Mauruschat & M. Albrecht-Hohmaier)
09. Lore im Nachen
10. Röslein und Schmetterling
11. Lore und der Junker
12. Im Walde
13. Auf dem Felsen
14. Nachts in der Kajüte
Wandrers Nachtlied
15. I. Der du von dem Himmel bist
16. II. Über allen Gipfeln ist Ruh
17. Erinnerung
18. Im Dorfe blüht die Linde, Op. 2 No. 2
Hunold Singuf, Op. 4
19. No. 1, Zum Gruss
20. No. 6, Sommerspiel
21. No. 21, Lockung
22. No. 31, Istud Vinum
Pentatone presents a new album full of world-premiere recordings of orchestral songs by Hans Sommer, sung by an excellent quartet of soloists – Mojca Erdmann, Anke Vondung, Mauro Peter and Benjamin Appl – together with the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin under the baton of Guillermo García Calvo. Sommer was a Liszt student whose operas were performed and praised by Richard Strauss, but sunk into relative oblivion due to his unusual career path and independence from major publishers. The songs were discovered recently and can finally be presented to the world. Focusing mostly on Goethe poetry, combining high Romanticism with folk styles, Sommer’s songs are colourfully orchestrated, harmonically audacious, and often highly dramatic and evocative. This album release, commemorating Sommer’s 100-year death anniversary, sheds light on a fascinating chapter in music history, and will hopefully contribute to a renaissance of this unsung hero. The Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin has a vast Pentatone discography, including Wagner’s complete operas, symphonic works by Mahler and Strauss, as well as multiple concerto recordings with renowned soloists. Mojca Erdmann, Anke Vondung, Mauro Peter, Benjamin Appl and Guillermo García Calvo all make their Pentatone debut.