Composer: Béla Bartók, Johannes Brahms, Modest Mussorgsky
Performer: Magdalena Kozená, Yefim Bronfman
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Pentatone
Catalogue: PTC5186777
Release: 2021
Size: 1.05 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
Bartók: Village Scenes, Sz. 78
01. No. 1, Haymaking
02. No. 2, At the Bride
03 .No. 3, Wedding
04. No. 4, Lullaby
05. No. 5, Lads’ Dance
Mussorgsky: The Nursery
06. No. 1, With Nanny
07. No. 2, In the Corner
08. No. 3, The Beetle
09. No. 4, With a Doll
10 .No. 5, Bedtime Prayer
11. No. 6, Riding on a Hobby-Horse
12. No. 7, Sailor, the Cat
13 .Brahms: Meine Liebe ist grün, Op. 63 No. 5
14. Brahms: Nachtigall, Op. 97 No. 1
15. Brahms: Verzagen, Op. 72 No. 4
16. Brahms: Bei dir sind meine Gedanken, Op. 95 No. 2
17. Brahms: Von ewiger Liebe, Op. 43 No. 1
18. Brahms: Anklänge, Op. 7 No. 3
19. Brahms: Das Mädchen spricht, Op. 107 No. 3
20. Brahms: Meerfahrt, Op. 96 No. 4
21. Brahms: Der Schmied, Op. 19 No. 4
22. Brahms: Ach, wende diesen Blick, Op. 57 No. 4
23 .Brahms: O wüsst’ ich doch den Weg zurück, Op. 63 No. 8
24. Brahms: Mädchenlied, Op. 107 No. 5
25. Brahms: Unbewegte, laue Luft, Op. 57 No. 8
26. Brahms: Vergebliches Ständchen, Op. 84 No. 4
On her third PENTATONE album Nostalgia, Magdalena Kožená presents Bartók’s Village Scenes, Mussorgsky’s The Nursery and a selection of Brahms songs, together with acclaimed pianist Yefim Bronfman. Sung in Slovak, Russian and German, these songs on love, longing and innocence show three master composers transforming folk traditions into their unique musical styles. Kožená demonstrates her vocal mastery once more, and this recording with Bronfman is the result of a two-decades-spanning congenial artistic partnership. Nostalgia is star mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená’s third album as part of her exclusive collaboration with PENTATONE, after having presented the baroque cantatas recital album Il giardino dei sospiri and the songs in chamber-musical setting project Soirée in 2019. Yefim Bronfman, whose commanding technique, power and exceptional lyrical gifts are consistently acknowledged by the press and audiences alike, makes his PENTATONE debut.