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Liebesleid

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Details

Composer
Johannes Brahms, Leonard Cohen, Hugo Distler, Johann Grabbe, Gordon Kampe, Fritz Kreisler, Tom Odell
Artist
Calmus Ensemble
Format
CD
Label
Bayer
Released
Feb 14, 2025
Catalog #
BR100427
UPC
4011563104278

About

Susanne Westenfelder, music theorist and music journalist, writes in the booklet for the latest addition to the Calmus CD library 'Liebesleid', among other things: 'In 2017, the two researchers Kazuma Mori and Makoto Iwanaga published a study. The result: songs that bring tears to our eyes seem to have a cathartic effect on us, calm us down and even make us feel good afterwards. A German newspaper concluded what we all already suspected: Music helps against lovesickness. Tear-jerking songs for tear-jerking eyelids. ' We have taken on this mission - as usual across styles and eras. We move between baroque (Johann Grabbe: Three Madrigals) and contemporary music (Gordon Kampe: 'Je deviens fou... ') and also make a stopover in the German Romantic period with works by Johannes Brahms and another with folk songs from the British Isles (John Rutter: 'Five Traditional Songs'). We have also been able to recruit outstanding arrangers to tailor some of the love song dramas to us. These include our house and court arranger Juan M. V. Garcia with 'Hallelujah' and 'Another Love' as well as ex-King's singer Philip Lawson with the eponymous arrangement of Fritz Kreisler's 'Liebesleid'. Because alongside all the heartache, there is always certainty at the end: 'And if you are ever sad, don't despair, because it will always be like today: love's sorrow is followed by love's joy. '

Tracklist 18 tracks

  1. 1 Hallelujah (arr. J.M.V. Garcia for vocal ensemble) 05:04
    Track
    1
    Title
    Hallelujah (arr. J.M.V. Garcia for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    05:04
    Composer
    Leonard Cohen
    Ensemble
    Calmus Ensemble
  2. 2 Lasso, perché mi fuggi 03:21
    Track
    2
    Title
    Lasso, perché mi fuggi
    Duration
    03:21
    Composer
    Johann Grabbe
    Ensemble
    Calmus Ensemble
  3. 3 Cor mio, deh, non languire 03:40
    Track
    3
    Title
    Cor mio, deh, non languire
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Johann Grabbe
    Ensemble
    Calmus Ensemble
  4. 4 Alm'afflitta, chi ti darà più vita 03:07
    Track
    4
    Title
    Alm'afflitta, chi ti darà più vita
    Duration
    03:07
    Composer
    Johann Grabbe
    Ensemble
    Calmus Ensemble
  5. 5 Morike-Chorliederbuch, Op. 19: No. 2. Ein Stündlein wohl vor Tag (An hour before dawn) 03:03
    Track
    5
    Title
    Morike-Chorliederbuch, Op. 19: No. 2. Ein Stündlein wohl vor Tag (An hour before dawn)
    Duration
    03:03
    Composer
    Hugo Distler
    Ensemble
    Calmus Ensemble
  6. 6 12 Deutsche Volkslieder, WoO 35: No. 5. Da unten im Tale 02:02
    Track
    6
    Title
    12 Deutsche Volkslieder, WoO 35: No. 5. Da unten im Tale
    Duration
    02:02
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Calmus Ensemble
  7. 7 14 Deutsche Volkslieder, Book 1, WoO 34: No. 8. In stiller Nacht 02:32
    Track
    7
    Title
    14 Deutsche Volkslieder, Book 1, WoO 34: No. 8. In stiller Nacht
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Calmus Ensemble
  8. 8 No. 4. Verlorene Jugend 01:51
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 4. Verlorene Jugend
    Duration
    01:51
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Calmus Ensemble
  9. 9 No. 5. Im Herbst 04:10
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 5. Im Herbst
    Duration
    04:10
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Ensemble
    Calmus Ensemble
  10. 10 A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (arr. G. Puerling for vocal ensemble) 04:16
    Track
    10
    Title
    A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square (arr. G. Puerling for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Manning Sherwin
    Ensemble
    Calmus Ensemble
  11. 11 No. 1. The girl I left behind me 02:10
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 1. The girl I left behind me
    Duration
    02:10
    Composer
    John Rutter
    Ensemble
    Calmus Ensemble
  12. 12 No. 2. O waly, waly 03:50
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 2. O waly, waly
    Duration
    03:50
    Composer
    John Rutter
    Ensemble
    Calmus Ensemble
  13. 13 No. 3. The British Grenadiers 02:00
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 3. The British Grenadiers
    Duration
    02:00
    Composer
    John Rutter
    Ensemble
    Calmus Ensemble
  14. 14 No. 4. Golden slumbers 02:08
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 4. Golden slumbers
    Duration
    02:08
    Composer
    John Rutter
    Ensemble
    Calmus Ensemble
  15. 15 No. 5. Dashing away with the smoothing iron 02:50
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 5. Dashing away with the smoothing iron
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    John Rutter
    Ensemble
    Calmus Ensemble
  16. 16 Another Love (arr. J.M.V. Garcia) 04:19
    Track
    16
    Title
    Another Love (arr. J.M.V. Garcia)
    Duration
    04:19
    Composer
    Tom Odell
    Ensemble
    Calmus Ensemble
  17. 17 Je deviens fou … 04:18
    Track
    17
    Title
    Je deviens fou …
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Gordon Kampe
    Ensemble
    Calmus Ensemble
  18. 18 Liebesleid (arr. P. Lawson for vocal ensemble) 04:13
    Track
    18
    Title
    Liebesleid (arr. P. Lawson for vocal ensemble)
    Duration
    04:13
    Composer
    Fritz Kreisler
    Ensemble
    Calmus Ensemble