Composer: Alban Berg, Gustav Mahler
Performer: Barbara Hannigan, Raoul Steffani
Orchestra: Camerata RCO
Conductor: Rolf Verbeek
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Alpha
Catalogue: ALPHA872
Release: 2022
Size: 1.48 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Berg: 7 Frühe Lieder (Arr. for Soprano and Chamber Orchestra by Reinbert de Leeuw)
01. No. 1, Nacht
02. No. 2, Schilflield
03. No. 3, Die Nachtigall
04. No. 4, Traumgekrönt
05. No. 5, Im Zimmer
06. No. 6, Liebesode
07. No. 7, Sommertage
Berg: 4 Gesänge, Op. 2 (Arr. for Baritone and Chamber Orchestra by Henk de Vlieger)
08. No. 1, Aus Dem Schmerz sein Recht
09. No. 2, Schlafend trägt man mich in mein Heimatland
10. No. 3, Nun ich der Riesen Stärksten überwand
11. No. 4, Warm die Lüfte
Mahler: Symphony No. 4 in G Major (Arr. for Chamber Orchestra by Erwin Stein)
12. I. Bedächtig, nicht eilen
13. II. In gemächlicher Bewegung, ohne Hast
14. III. Ruhevoll, poco adagio
15. IV. Wir geniessen die Himmlischen Freuden. Sehr behaglich
“Sehnsucht”, a central and nearly untranslatable word of the Viennese fin-de-siècle period, referring to aspects of longing, melancholy, and nostalgia. During the Covid-19 pandemic, a collective “Sehnsucht” arose, in performers and audiences alike. “This programme was given in the empty concert hall of De Doelen in Spring 2021. We decided to issue the recording as an album, recognizing that the performance also represents continuity and mentorship through music. Both young Dutch artists, conductor Rolf Verbeek and baritone Raoul Steffani are associated with the initiatives Equilibrium and Momentum, and joined me and the Camerata RCO for this intimate journey… In “Sehnsucht”, we explore two song cycles of Berg, written shortly after Mahler’s 4th Symphony. All these works are presented in special arrangements for chamber ensemble. The Berg Songs are expanded from their original voice and piano to a dialogue of new colours and instrumentation. Mahler’s 4th Symphony is reduced to an intimate soloistic journey, a tender conversation” (Barbara Hannigan).