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Soirée - Magdalena Kožená & Friends
PENTATONE

Soirée - Magdalena Kožená & Friends

$21.99

Details

Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Kozena, Rattle, Brandl, Rilling, Deyneka, Adorjan, Marriner, Zahnder
Format
SACD
Label
PENTATONE
Released
Sep 13, 2019
Catalog #
PTC5186671
UPC
827949067167

About

Soirée captures the atmosphere of informal, domestic music-making. Czech star mezzo-soprano Magdalena Kožená offers an intimate and highly personal collection of international songs together with an outstanding group of musical friends, including Sir Simon Rattle, who makes his recording debut as a pianist. The German lied is represented by Brahms (Two Songs, Op. 91 and Five Ophelia Songs, WoO 22) and Strauss ("Morgen!"), the French chanson by Chausson (Chanson perpétuelle) and Ravel (Chansons madécasses), and 20th-century avant-gardism with Stravinsky’s Three Songs from William Shakespeare. In between these explorations, Kožená revisits her musical roots with a selection of Dvořák songs, arranged by Duncan Ward, as well as Janáček’s Nursery Rhymes.

Soirée is the second release of Magdalena Kožená’s exclusive collaboration with PENTATONE, after having presented the baroque cantatas recital album Il giardino dei sospiri in 2019.

REVIEW:

Kožená is very much at home in this repertoire. Her beautifully produced, glowing tone absorbingly catches the predominantly fleeting moods of these parlour songs. She is accompanied by a mix of seven instrumentalists, whose playing is first-rate; that includes Rattle in his recording debut as a pianist. Soirée was not recorded in the Rattle household but under studio conditions, using the renowned acoustics of Meistersaal, Berlin. The sound engineers for Pentatone provide remarkable clarity and satisfying balance on this hybrid SACD (I reviewed it on my standard player). In the booklet, Kožená gives a short foreword. The essay by James Parsons is helpful and easy to read. I am grateful for the full sung texts with English translations in the booklet.

Magdalena Kožená is at her most engaging in this exquisitely performed chamber collection of songs.

-- MusicWeb International

Tracklist 30 tracks

  1. 1 Chanson perpétuelle, Op. 37 07:20
    Track
    1
    Title
    Chanson perpétuelle, Op. 37
    Duration
    07:20
    Composer
    Ernest Chausson
    Performer
    Magdalena Kožená, Wolfram Brandl, Rahel Rilling, Julia Deyneka, David Adorján, Sir Simon Rattle
  2. 2 No. 1. Má píseň zas mi láskou zní (My song resounds with love) 02:42
    Track
    2
    Title
    No. 1. Má píseň zas mi láskou zní (My song resounds with love)
    Duration
    02:42
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Magdalena Kožená, Kaspar Zehnder, Andrew Marriner, Wolfram Brandl, Rahel Rilling, Julia Deyneka, David Adorján, Sir Simon Rattle
  3. 3 No. 6. Širokými rukávy (Wide sleeves) 01:24
    Track
    3
    Title
    No. 6. Širokými rukávy (Wide sleeves)
    Duration
    01:24
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Magdalena Kožená, Kaspar Zehnder, Andrew Marriner, Wolfram Brandl, Rahel Rilling, Julia Deyneka, David Adorján, Sir Simon Rattle
  4. 4 Cypriše (Cypresses), B. 11: No. 11. Mé srdce často (My heart is often in pain) (arr. D. Ward for voice, flute, clarinet, string quartet and piano) 03:20
    Track
    4
    Title
    Cypriše (Cypresses), B. 11: No. 11. Mé srdce často (My heart is often in pain) (arr. D. Ward for voice, flute, clarinet, string quartet and piano)
    Duration
    03:20
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Magdalena Kožená, Kaspar Zehnder, Andrew Marriner, Wolfram Brandl, Rahel Rilling, Julia Deyneka, David Adorján, Sir Simon Rattle
  5. 5 No. 2. Žalo dievča (The Moweress) 01:53
    Track
    5
    Title
    No. 2. Žalo dievča (The Moweress)
    Duration
    01:53
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Magdalena Kožená, Kaspar Zehnder, Andrew Marriner, Wolfram Brandl, Rahel Rilling, Julia Deyneka, David Adorján, Sir Simon Rattle
  6. 6 No. 4. Když mne stará matka (When my mother taught me) 02:40
    Track
    6
    Title
    No. 4. Když mne stará matka (When my mother taught me)
    Duration
    02:40
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Magdalena Kožená, Kaspar Zehnder, Andrew Marriner, Wolfram Brandl, Rahel Rilling, Julia Deyneka, David Adorján, Sir Simon Rattle
  7. 7 No. 5. Struna naladěna (The strings are tuned) 01:05
    Track
    7
    Title
    No. 5. Struna naladěna (The strings are tuned)
    Duration
    01:05
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Magdalena Kožená, Kaspar Zehnder, Andrew Marriner, Wolfram Brandl, Rahel Rilling, Julia Deyneka, David Adorján, Sir Simon Rattle
  8. 8 No. 1. Dobrú noc, má milá (Good-night, my darling) 03:19
    Track
    8
    Title
    No. 1. Dobrú noc, má milá (Good-night, my darling)
    Duration
    03:19
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Magdalena Kožená, Kaspar Zehnder, Andrew Marriner, Wolfram Brandl, Rahel Rilling, Julia Deyneka, David Adorján, Sir Simon Rattle
  9. 9 No. 1. Gestillte Sehnsucht (Longing Eased) 06:20
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 1. Gestillte Sehnsucht (Longing Eased)
    Duration
    06:20
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Magdalena Kožená, Julia Deyneka, Sir Simon Rattle
  10. 10 No. 2. Geistliches Wiegenlied (Sacred Lullaby) 05:05
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 2. Geistliches Wiegenlied (Sacred Lullaby)
    Duration
    05:05
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Magdalena Kožená, Julia Deyneka, Sir Simon Rattle
  11. 11 No. 1. Musick to heare 02:50
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 1. Musick to heare
    Duration
    02:50
    Composer
    Igor Stravinsky
    Performer
    Magdalena Kožená, Kaspar Zehnder, Andrew Marriner, Julia Deyneka
  12. 12 No. 2. Full fadom five 01:52
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 2. Full fadom five
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Igor Stravinsky
    Performer
    Magdalena Kožená, Kaspar Zehnder, Andrew Marriner, Julia Deyneka
  13. 13 No. 3. When dasies pied 02:05
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 3. When dasies pied
    Duration
    02:05
    Composer
    Igor Stravinsky
    Performer
    Magdalena Kožená, Kaspar Zehnder, Andrew Marriner, Julia Deyneka
  14. 14 No. 1. Nahandove 06:10
    Track
    14
    Title
    No. 1. Nahandove
    Duration
    06:10
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Magdalena Kožená, Kaspar Zehnder, David Adorján, Sir Simon Rattle
  15. 15 No. 2. Aoua! 04:03
    Track
    15
    Title
    No. 2. Aoua!
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Magdalena Kožená, Kaspar Zehnder, David Adorján, Sir Simon Rattle
  16. 16 No. 3. Il est doux 04:11
    Track
    16
    Title
    No. 3. Il est doux
    Duration
    04:11
    Composer
    Maurice Ravel
    Performer
    Magdalena Kožená, Kaspar Zehnder, David Adorján, Sir Simon Rattle
  17. 17 No. 1. Wie erkenn' ich dein Treulieb 00:58
    Track
    17
    Title
    No. 1. Wie erkenn' ich dein Treulieb
    Duration
    00:58
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Magdalena Kožená, Wolfram Brandl, Rahel Rilling, Julia Deyneka, David Adorján
  18. 18 No. 2. Sein Leichenhemd weiss wie Schnee 00:30
    Track
    18
    Title
    No. 2. Sein Leichenhemd weiss wie Schnee
    Duration
    00:30
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Magdalena Kožená, Wolfram Brandl, Rahel Rilling, Julia Deyneka, David Adorján
  19. 19 No. 3. Auf morgen ist Sankt Valentins Tag 00:57
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 3. Auf morgen ist Sankt Valentins Tag
    Duration
    00:57
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Magdalena Kožená, Wolfram Brandl, Rahel Rilling, Julia Deyneka, David Adorján
  20. 20 No. 4. Sie trugen ihn auf der Bahre bloss 01:05
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 4. Sie trugen ihn auf der Bahre bloss
    Duration
    01:05
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Magdalena Kožená, Wolfram Brandl, Rahel Rilling, Julia Deyneka, David Adorján
  21. 21 No. 5. Und kommt er nicht mehr zurück? 01:54
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 5. Und kommt er nicht mehr zurück?
    Duration
    01:54
    Composer
    Johannes Brahms
    Performer
    Magdalena Kožená, Wolfram Brandl, Rahel Rilling, Julia Deyneka, David Adorján
  22. 22 No. 3. Leze krtek (The mole creeps) 01:08
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 3. Leze krtek (The mole creeps)
    Duration
    01:08
    Composer
    Leoš Janáček
    Performer
    Magdalena Kožená, Andrew Marriner, Sir Simon Rattle
  23. 23 No. 4. Karel do pekla zajel (Karel rode off to hell) 00:36
    Track
    23
    Title
    No. 4. Karel do pekla zajel (Karel rode off to hell)
    Duration
    00:36
    Composer
    Leoš Janáček
    Performer
    Magdalena Kožená, Andrew Marriner, Sir Simon Rattle
  24. 24 No. 6. Franta rasůl hrálna basu (Franta Rusal playing bass) 01:03
    Track
    24
    Title
    No. 6. Franta rasůl hrálna basu (Franta Rusal playing bass)
    Duration
    01:03
    Composer
    Leoš Janáček
    Performer
    Magdalena Kožená, Andrew Marriner, Sir Simon Rattle
  25. 25 No. 8. Dĕlám, dĕlám kázání (Children, hear my sermon) 01:06
    Track
    25
    Title
    No. 8. Dĕlám, dĕlám kázání (Children, hear my sermon)
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Leoš Janáček
    Performer
    Magdalena Kožená, Andrew Marriner, Sir Simon Rattle
  26. 26 No. 10. Hó, hó, krávy dó (Ho, ho, off the cows go) 01:03
    Track
    26
    Title
    No. 10. Hó, hó, krávy dó (Ho, ho, off the cows go)
    Duration
    01:03
    Composer
    Leoš Janáček
    Performer
    Magdalena Kožená, Andrew Marriner, Sir Simon Rattle
  27. 27 No. 13. Koza bílá hrušky sbírá (The white goat’s picking up the pears) 00:40
    Track
    27
    Title
    No. 13. Koza bílá hrušky sbírá (The white goat’s picking up the pears)
    Duration
    00:40
    Composer
    Leoš Janáček
    Performer
    Magdalena Kožená, Andrew Marriner, Sir Simon Rattle
  28. 28 No. 16. Vašek, pašek (Vacek, scallywag) 00:37
    Track
    28
    Title
    No. 16. Vašek, pašek (Vacek, scallywag)
    Duration
    00:37
    Composer
    Leoš Janáček
    Performer
    Magdalena Kožená, Andrew Marriner, Sir Simon Rattle
  29. 29 No. 17. Frantíku, Frantíku (Frantik, Frantik) 00:25
    Track
    29
    Title
    No. 17. Frantíku, Frantíku (Frantik, Frantik)
    Duration
    00:25
    Composer
    Leoš Janáček
    Performer
    Magdalena Kožená, Andrew Marriner, Sir Simon Rattle
  30. 30 4 Lieder, Op. 27, TrV 170: No. 4. Morgen (arr. for voice, violin and piano) 04:01
    Track
    30
    Title
    4 Lieder, Op. 27, TrV 170: No. 4. Morgen (arr. for voice, violin and piano)
    Duration
    04:01
    Composer
    Richard Strauss
    Performer
    Magdalena Kožená, Wolfram Brandl, Sir Simon Rattle