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Berio: Orchestral Realisations - Schubert, Mahler, Brahms / Gardner, Bergen Philharmonic
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Berio: Orchestral Realisations - Schubert, Mahler, Brahms / Gardner, Bergen Philharmonic

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Composer
BERIO SCHUBERT BRAHMS MAHLE
Artist
Williams, Collins, Gardner
Format
CD
Label
Chandos
Released
Feb 28, 2012
Catalog #
CHSA 5101
UPC
095115510124

About

Berio had an abiding fascination with reconciling the past and the present, which can be seen in his orchestral realisations of works by Mahler and Brahms, and most notably, in Rendering (1990), his typically creative completion of unfinished symphonic sketches by Schubert. In Rendering, Berio - in his own words - sets himself the target of 'following those modern restoration criteria that aim at reviving the old colours without, however, trying to disguise the damage that time has caused, often leaving inevitable empty patches in the composition'. In the 'restoration', Schubert's sketches have been beautifully orchestrated in period style, and the 'empty patches' have been filled with music composed by Berio himself, in his own voice - thereby successfully combining the musical worlds of the early nineteenth and late twentieth centuries into one convincing whole. The Clarinet Sonata by Brahms embodies the composer's taut and concentrated compositional style. In transcribing the work, Berio felt that, when experienced in the less intimate surroundings of today's concert halls, the extreme compression of Brahms's late chamber music style was in need of some additional support, and his version, recorded here, includes a fourteen-bar orchestral introduction to the first movement, leading into Brahms's own, much shorter opening phrase, as well as five additional bars at the beginning of the second movement. Berio completed his orchestration of six early songs by Gustav Mahler in 1987, and conducted the first performance with the Toscanini Orchestra on 7 December that year,with Thomas Hampson the baritone soloist. The six songs in this orchestrated set are 'Hans und Grete', 'Phantasie', 'Scheiden und Meiden', 'Erinnerung', 'Frühlingsmorgen', and 'Ich ging mit Lust durch einen grünen Wald'. The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra is conducted by Edward Gardner, with Roderick Williams the baritone soloist in the songs by Mahler and Michael Collins the soloist in Brahms's Clarinet Sonata.

Tracklist 13 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro 09:44
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    09:44
    Composer
    Luciano Berio
    Ensemble
    Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
    Conductor
    Edward Gardner
  2. 2 II. — 10:53
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. —
    Duration
    10:53
    Composer
    Luciano Berio
    Ensemble
    Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
    Conductor
    Edward Gardner
  3. 3 III. — 11:51
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. —
    Duration
    11:51
    Composer
    Luciano Berio
    Ensemble
    Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
    Conductor
    Edward Gardner
  4. 4 I. Allegro appassionato 08:25
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro appassionato
    Duration
    08:25
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Michael Collins
    Ensemble
    Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
    Conductor
    Edward Gardner
  5. 5 II. Andante un poco adagio 06:06
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Andante un poco adagio
    Duration
    06:06
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Michael Collins
    Ensemble
    Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
    Conductor
    Edward Gardner
  6. 6 III. Allegretto grazioso 04:09
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Allegretto grazioso
    Duration
    04:09
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Michael Collins
    Ensemble
    Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
    Conductor
    Edward Gardner
  7. 7 IV. Vivace 05:06
    Track
    7
    Title
    IV. Vivace
    Duration
    05:06
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Michael Collins
    Ensemble
    Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
    Conductor
    Edward Gardner
  8. 8 No. 3. Hans und Grethe 02:39
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 3. Hans und Grethe
    Duration
    02:39
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Performer
    Roderick Williams
    Ensemble
    Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
    Conductor
    Edward Gardner
  9. 9 Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit, Book 2: No. 2. Ich ging mit Lust durch einen grunen Wald (arr. L. Berio for voice and orchestra) 04:07
    Track
    9
    Title
    Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit, Book 2: No. 2. Ich ging mit Lust durch einen grunen Wald (arr. L. Berio for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    04:07
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Performer
    Roderick Williams
    Ensemble
    Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
    Conductor
    Edward Gardner
  10. 10 No. 1. Fruhlingsmorgen 01:47
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 1. Fruhlingsmorgen
    Duration
    01:47
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Performer
    Roderick Williams
    Ensemble
    Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
    Conductor
    Edward Gardner
  11. 11 No. 5. Phantasie aus Don Juan 02:25
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 5. Phantasie aus Don Juan
    Duration
    02:25
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Performer
    Roderick Williams
    Ensemble
    Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
    Conductor
    Edward Gardner
  12. 12 Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit, Book 3: No. 3. Scheiden und Meiden (arr. L. Berio for voice and orchestra) 02:16
    Track
    12
    Title
    Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit, Book 3: No. 3. Scheiden und Meiden (arr. L. Berio for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Performer
    Roderick Williams
    Ensemble
    Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
    Conductor
    Edward Gardner
  13. 13 No. 2. Erinnerung 03:10
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 2. Erinnerung
    Duration
    03:10
    Composer
    Gustav Mahler
    Performer
    Roderick Williams
    Ensemble
    Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester
    Conductor
    Edward Gardner