Composer: Frank Martin
Performer: Okka von der Damerau
Orchestra: Philharmonia Zurich
Conductor: Fabio Luisi
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Accentus
Catalogue: PHR0108
Release: 2017
Size: 1.02 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Die Weise von Liebe und Tod des Cornets Christoph Rilke
01. Reiten
02. Der kleine Marquis
03. Jemand erzählt von seiner Mutter
04. Wachtfeuer
05. Das Heer
06. Ein Tag durch den Tross
07. Spork
08. Der Schrei
09. Der Brief
10. Das Schloss
11. Rast
12. Das Fest
13. Und einer steht
14. Bist Du die Nacht?
15. Hast Du vergessen?
16. Die Turmstube
17. Im Vorsaal
18. War ein Fenster offen?
19. Ist das der Morgen?
20. Aber die Fahne ist nicht dabei
21. Die Fahne
22. Der Tod
23. Im nächsten Frühjahr
«It seems as if this text became a part of my life», wrote Swiss composer Frank Martin about Rainer Maria Rilke’s famous prose poem «The Lay of the Love and Death of Cornet Christoph Rilke», on which he based his composition for alto singer and orchestra. Rilke’s short text describes the fate of a young soldier in a powerful way, who pointlessly rode off into his death during the Ottoman wars in the 17th century. Frank Martin devoted himself to this poem during Second World War and created a highly expressive and thrilling setting. Philharmonia Records releases a live recording of Frank Martin’s Cornet at the Zurich Opera House with the Philharmonia Zurich under the direction of Fabio Luisi. The solo part is sung by German alto singer Okka von der Damerau who is particularly known for her interpretations of major Wagner and Verdi roles and her vast concert repertoire.