Brahms: Alto Rhapsody, Choral Music / Wolak, Wit, Warsaw Philharmonic Choir
- Naxos
- January 31, 2012
Brahms’s first connection with choral music came in 1857, and his first appointment in Vienna, in 1863, was to conduct the Singakademie. He premièred A German Requiem in the city and wrote widely for choral forces, taking a variety of poetic source material. Begräbnisgesang (Funeral Hymn) evinces a great feeling of solemnity, whilst Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny) is an urgent, volatile work. Nänie was written as a lament for the death of the painter Anselm Feuerbach, and the Alto Rhapsody has remained one of the greatest works for contralto in the repertoire.
Product Description:
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Release Date: January 31, 2012
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UPC: 747313269471
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Catalog Number: 8572694
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Label: Naxos
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Number of Discs: 1
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Composer: Johannes, Brahms
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Orchestra/Ensemble: Warsaw Philharmonic Choir, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
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Performer: Wolak, Wit
Works:
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Song of Destiny, Op. 54
Composer: Johannes Brahms
Ensemble: Warsaw Philharmonic Chorus, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Antoni Wit
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Gesang der Parzen, Op. 89
Composer: Johannes Brahms
Ensemble: Warsaw Philharmonic Chorus, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Antoni Wit
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Begräbnisgesang, Op. 13
Composer: Johannes Brahms
Ensemble: Warsaw Philharmonic Chorus, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Antoni Wit
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Ave Maria, Op. 12
Composer: Johannes Brahms
Ensemble: Warsaw Philharmonic Chorus, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Antoni Wit
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Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53
Composer: Johannes Brahms
Ensemble: Warsaw Philharmonic Chorus, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
Performer: Ewa Wolak (Mezzo Soprano)
Conductor: Antoni Wit
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Nänie, Op. 82
Composer: Johannes Brahms
Ensemble: Warsaw Philharmonic Chorus, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Antoni Wit