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Composer
ZIMMERMANN, BERND ALOIS
Artist
Cappone, Hofer, Prohaska, Schmidt
Format
CD
Label
Wergo
Released
Mar 01, 2011
Catalog #
WER67352
UPC
4010228673524

About

With the new WERGO production "Initiale - Lieder und frühe Kammermusik" (Initials - Songs and Early Chamber Music), the complete Lied compositions by Bernd Alois Zimmermann are now available as a recording for the first time. The eleven songs were all interpreted by the adorable singer Anna Prohaska. The up-and-coming 27-year-old star currently captivates the opera world with her light and lyric soprano voice. Except for "Sonate" of 1950, all works compiled on this CD were created between 1939 and 1946. WERGO thus closes a gap in Zimmermann's repertoire and puts a focus on the beginning of the career of this great composer: Never had Zimmermann been as close to the neo-romantic tonal language as in his song compositions in which he set texts by Rilke, Klabund or Nietzsche among others to music. This genre - to which he never returned again - reflects both the expression of intimate feelings and his strong interest in literature.

Tracklist 21 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. Lied der Abelone 03:43
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Lied der Abelone
    Duration
    03:43
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Anna Prohaska, Cordelia Hofer
  2. 2 No. 2. Herbstlied 03:20
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Herbstlied
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Anna Prohaska, Cordelia Hofer
  3. 3 No. 3. Imaginarer Lebenslauf 02:08
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Imaginarer Lebenslauf
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Anna Prohaska, Cordelia Hofer
  4. 4 I. Capriccioso 03:30
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Capriccioso
    Duration
    03:30
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Alessandro Cappone, Cordelia Hofer
  5. 5 II. Intermezzo 02:41
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Intermezzo
    Duration
    02:41
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Alessandro Cappone, Cordelia Hofer
  6. 6 III. Rondino 02:59
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Rondino
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Alessandro Cappone, Cordelia Hofer
  7. 7 Aria 02:20
    Track
    7
    Title
    Aria
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Alessandro Cappone, Cordelia Hofer
  8. 8 No. 1. Es fiel ein Stern ins Meer 01:23
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 1. Es fiel ein Stern ins Meer
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Anna Prohaska, Cordelia Hofer
  9. 9 No. 2. An der Brucke stand jungst ich 01:31
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 2. An der Brucke stand jungst ich
    Duration
    01:31
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Anna Prohaska, Cordelia Hofer
  10. 10 No. 3. Stimme eines Armen an der Hand eines Engles 02:49
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 3. Stimme eines Armen an der Hand eines Engles
    Duration
    02:49
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Anna Prohaska, Cordelia Hofer
  11. 11 No. 4. Initiale 01:27
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 4. Initiale
    Duration
    01:27
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Anna Prohaska, Cordelia Hofer
  12. 12 No. 5. Schenke im Fruhling 01:32
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 5. Schenke im Fruhling
    Duration
    01:32
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Anna Prohaska, Cordelia Hofer
  13. 13 I. Introduction: Sostenuto molto 02:08
    Track
    13
    Title
    I. Introduction: Sostenuto molto
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Ensemble
    Berlin Trio
  14. 14 II. Adagio 07:09
    Track
    14
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    07:09
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Ensemble
    Berlin Trio
  15. 15 III. Finale: Allegro molto, ma non troppo 03:59
    Track
    15
    Title
    III. Finale: Allegro molto, ma non troppo
    Duration
    03:59
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Ensemble
    Berlin Trio
  16. 16 No. 1. Altdeutsches Bild 02:17
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 1. Altdeutsches Bild
    Duration
    02:17
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Anna Prohaska, Cordelia Hofer
  17. 17 No. 2. Altkolnischer Meister 01:54
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 2. Altkolnischer Meister
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Anna Prohaska, Cordelia Hofer
  18. 18 No. 3. Abendglocke 02:16
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 3. Abendglocke
    Duration
    02:16
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Anna Prohaska, Cordelia Hofer
  19. 19 I. Sonata 04:41
    Track
    19
    Title
    I. Sonata
    Duration
    04:41
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Rachel Schmidt, Cordelia Hofer
  20. 20 II. Fantasia 04:32
    Track
    20
    Title
    II. Fantasia
    Duration
    04:32
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Rachel Schmidt, Cordelia Hofer
  21. 21 III. Rondo 04:38
    Track
    21
    Title
    III. Rondo
    Duration
    04:38
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Rachel Schmidt, Cordelia Hofer