Composer: John Dowland, Carlo Gesualdo, György Kurtág, August Nörmiger, Franz Peter Schubert
Performer: Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Kyu-Young Kim, Maiya Papach, Shuangshuang Liu, James Wilson
Orchestra: Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Alpha
Catalogue: ALPHA265
Release: 2016
Size: 1.88 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Nörmiger: Tabulaturbuch auff dem Instrumente
01. Toden Tanz (Arr. M. Wiancko for String Orchestra & Percussion)
02. anon.: Byzantine Chant on Psalm 140 (Arr. P. Kopatchinskaja for Violin & String Orchestra)
Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D810 ‘Death and the Maiden’
03. I. Allegro (Arr. P. Kopatchinskaja for String Orchestra)
Dowland: Lachrimae, or Seaven Teares
04. No. 2, Lachrimae antiquae nouae
Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D810 ‘Death and the Maiden’
05. II. Andante con moto (Arr. P. Kopatchinskaja for String Orchestra)
06. Gesualdo: Moro, lasso, al mio duolo
Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D810 ‘Death and the Maiden’
07. III. Scherzo. Allegro molto (Arr. P. Kopatchinskaja for String Orchestra)
08. Kurtág: Ligatura (Message to Frances-Maria), Op. 31b “The Answered Unanswered Question” [Version for 2 Violins, 2 Cellos & Celesta]
Kurtág: Kafka-Fragmente, Op. 24, Pt. 1
09. No. 4, Ruhelos
Schubert: String Quartet No. 14 in D minor, D810 ‘Death and the Maiden’
10. IV. Presto (Arr. P. Kopatchinskaja for String Orchestra)
“With the wonderful Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra we are presently exploring Schubert’s quatuor ‘Death and the maiden’. Of course we have to include Schubert’s earlier song with the same title on the poem of Matthias Claudius. This song belongs to the medieval tradition of the dance of death. Therefore we also play „Toden Tanz“ (with poor me dancing), an ancient death dance written up by the German organ player August Nörmiger (1560-1613). Schubert’s song and the slow movement of his quatuor use the solemn rhythm of a Pavan, so we also play one of Dowland’s Pavans from „Seven Teares“. Add to this „Moro lasso“ a madrigal about death by the famous Renaissance composer (and murderer!) Gesualdo. In between we also refresh our ears with other unsettling works by modern composers like György Kurtag and Heinz Holliger.” – Patricia Kopatchinskaja