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Reisebuch aus den osterreichischen Alpen

Modern Dark Dramatic Virtuosic Melancholic
$24.99

Details

Composer
Ernst Krenek
Artist
Alexander Kaimbacher, Anna Sushon
Format
CD
Label
Gramola Records
Released
May 15, 2026
Catalog #
GRAM99356
UPC
9003643993563

About

In early summer 1929, after returning home from Germany, the Austrian Composer Ernst Krenek embarked on a twenty-day journey through the Austrian Alps, accompanied by his parents and his second wife, Berta. They covered the longer distances between the 14 stops by bus and train, from which they undertook their hikes and excursions. Their route took them from Vienna to Upper Styria, the Salzkammergut region, Carinthia, and East Tyrol, then back to Vienna via Lower Austria. On this journey, Krenek is not just a composer traveling, but rather a poet, stage designer, and philosopher tracing the spirit of the times in his homeland. Just a few days after returning to Vienna, he set to work and, while the impressions of the trip were still fresh, created the music and text for the song cycle almost simultaneously. The Austrian tenor Alexander Kaimbacher and Anna Sushon on piano present the resulting entertaining, often humorous "Reisebuch aus den osterreichischen Alpen" (Travel Book from the Austrian Alps).

Tracklist 20 tracks

  1. 1 No. 1. Motiv 01:37
    Track
    1
    Title
    No. 1. Motiv
    Duration
    01:37
    Composer
    Ernst Krenek
    Performer
    Alexander Kaimbacher, Anna Sushon
  2. 2 No. 2. Verkehr 02:58
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 2. Verkehr
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Ernst Krenek
    Performer
    Alexander Kaimbacher, Anna Sushon
  3. 3 No. 3. Kloster in den Alpen 03:17
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 3. Kloster in den Alpen
    Duration
    03:17
    Composer
    Ernst Krenek
    Performer
    Alexander Kaimbacher, Anna Sushon
  4. 4 No. 4. Wetter 01:36
    Track
    4
    Title
    No. 4. Wetter
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Ernst Krenek
    Performer
    Alexander Kaimbacher, Anna Sushon
  5. 5 No. 5. Traurige Stunde 03:19
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 5. Traurige Stunde
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Ernst Krenek
    Performer
    Alexander Kaimbacher, Anna Sushon
  6. 6 No. 6. Friedhof im Gebirgsdorf 04:41
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 6. Friedhof im Gebirgsdorf
    Duration
    04:41
    Composer
    Ernst Krenek
    Performer
    Alexander Kaimbacher, Anna Sushon
  7. 7 No. 7. Regentag 02:14
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 7. Regentag
    Duration
    02:14
    Composer
    Ernst Krenek
    Performer
    Alexander Kaimbacher, Anna Sushon
  8. 8 No. 8. Unser Wein 03:05
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 8. Unser Wein
    Duration
    03:05
    Composer
    Ernst Krenek
    Performer
    Alexander Kaimbacher, Anna Sushon
  9. 9 No. 9. Rückblick 02:32
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 9. Rückblick
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Ernst Krenek
    Performer
    Alexander Kaimbacher, Anna Sushon
  10. 10 No. 10. Auf und Ab 02:01
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 10. Auf und Ab
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Ernst Krenek
    Performer
    Alexander Kaimbacher, Anna Sushon
  11. 11 No. 11. Alpenbewohner 03:29
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 11. Alpenbewohner
    Duration
    03:29
    Composer
    Ernst Krenek
    Performer
    Alexander Kaimbacher, Anna Sushon
  12. 12 No. 12. Politik 05:08
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 12. Politik
    Duration
    05:08
    Composer
    Ernst Krenek
    Performer
    Alexander Kaimbacher, Anna Sushon
  13. 13 No. 13. Gewitter 03:12
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 13. Gewitter
    Duration
    03:12
    Composer
    Ernst Krenek
    Performer
    Alexander Kaimbacher, Anna Sushon
  14. 14 No. 14. Heimweh 04:20
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 14. Heimweh
    Duration
    04:20
    Composer
    Ernst Krenek
    Performer
    Alexander Kaimbacher, Anna Sushon
  15. 15 No. 15. Heißer Tag am See 02:43
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 15. Heißer Tag am See
    Duration
    02:43
    Composer
    Ernst Krenek
    Performer
    Alexander Kaimbacher, Anna Sushon
  16. 16 No. 16. Kleine Stadt in den südlichen Alpen 02:35
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 16. Kleine Stadt in den südlichen Alpen
    Duration
    02:35
    Composer
    Ernst Krenek
    Performer
    Alexander Kaimbacher, Anna Sushon
  17. 17 No. 17. Ausblick nach Süden 02:59
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 17. Ausblick nach Süden
    Duration
    02:59
    Composer
    Ernst Krenek
    Performer
    Alexander Kaimbacher, Anna Sushon
  18. 18 No. 18. Entscheidung 02:01
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 18. Entscheidung
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Ernst Krenek
    Performer
    Alexander Kaimbacher, Anna Sushon
  19. 19 No. 19. Heimkehr 01:42
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 19. Heimkehr
    Duration
    01:42
    Composer
    Ernst Krenek
    Performer
    Alexander Kaimbacher, Anna Sushon
  20. 20 No. 20. Epilog 03:44
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 20. Epilog
    Duration
    03:44
    Composer
    Ernst Krenek
    Performer
    Alexander Kaimbacher, Anna Sushon