The music of Aribert Reimann (born 1936), one of the most prominent German composers of the second half of the twentieth century, is notable for its graphic and very effective depiction of bleakness. His most famous opera is based on King Lear, and the desolation and existential despair of the play are ideally suited to the composer's expressive ...
Composers love writing art songs, or if you are in German, lieder, as they appreciate the immediacy of words. For listeners, however, it can be a matter of taste; unfortunately, a taste for art song seems to be something that not many listeners acquire. The German Orfeo label recognizes this dichotomy and to make sure that the good lied does get ...
This disc of Ernst Krenek's lieder feels rather like a double album: not only are two stylistically different song cycles presented, but the performances by the two pairs of artists are distinct as well, particularly in tone, execution, and interpretation. Of the two works, Durch die Nacht, Op. 67 (1930-1931) seems, in spite of its tone rows and ...
Really, it's quiet beautiful. The pellucid lyricism of "O Trauenvolle," the opening Rilke song, is quite, quite beautiful. And as the gorgeous Rilke songs are followed by a glorious Goethe and a sarcastic Krauss song, five ironic Kafka songs, four ecstatic Gerard Manley Hopkins songs, an extraordinary Donne song (The Flea!), and a final set of ...
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