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The Art of English Horn / Wollenweber
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The Art of English Horn / Wollenweber

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Details

Composer
VARIOUS
Artist
Wollenweber, Berliner Philharmoniker, Rattle, Kirichenko
Format
CD
Label
Supraphon
Released
Oct 15, 2021
Catalog #
SU4303-2
UPC
099925430320

About

“The English horn needs a soft, round vibrato ... We are among those who can move people to tears,” says Dominik Wollenweber about his instrument. Let us not be misled by the humble conduct, and the absence of laudatory articles and glossy photographs. Wollenweber is one of the world’s finest cor anglais players. Claudio Abbado has even labelled him the “best player of all time”. Since 1993, Dominik Wollenweber has been with the Berliner Philharmoniker, members of which keep him company throughout the present recording. Conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, the orchestra accompany Wollenweber in Sibelius’s wonderful tone poem The Swan of Tuonela. It is difficult to imagine an album dedicated to the English horn without the Largo from Dvorák’s New World Symphony or without the solo from Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde. On the other hand, Bach’s Concerto in G major and Schubert’s Impromptu No. 3 may come as a surprise, while Jean Françaix’s Quartet is simply bound to lift the listener’s spirit. If you love the English horn’s singularly dark velvety color, which otherwise can only be heard rather as a gleam of a gem stone on the large canvases of symphonic pieces, then this album is definitely for you. And those who have yet to discover the beauty of the cor anglais will undoubtedly savor the musical menu drawn up by a true master of the instrument. An irresistibly lovely tone. The English horn in the hands of a true master.

Tracklist 12 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro 03:40
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    03:40
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Dominik Wollenweber, Madeleine Carruzzo, Simon Roturier, Igancy Miecznikowski, Solene Kermarrec, Ulrich Wolff, Raphael Alpermann
  2. 2 II. Adagio 03:38
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    03:38
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Dominik Wollenweber, Madeleine Carruzzo, Simon Roturier, Igancy Miecznikowski, Solene Kermarrec, Ulrich Wolff, Raphael Alpermann
  3. 3 III. Allegro 04:51
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro
    Duration
    04:51
    Composer
    Johann Sebastian Bach
    Performer
    Dominik Wollenweber, Madeleine Carruzzo, Simon Roturier, Igancy Miecznikowski, Solene Kermarrec, Ulrich Wolff, Raphael Alpermann
  4. 4 Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178, "From the New World": II. Largo (arr. W. Renz for cor anglais and chamber ensemble) 06:10
    Track
    4
    Title
    Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, Op. 95, B. 178, "From the New World": II. Largo (arr. W. Renz for cor anglais and chamber ensemble)
    Duration
    06:10
    Composer
    Antonín Dvořák
    Performer
    Dominik Wollenweber, Madeleine Carruzzo, Simon Roturier, Igancy Miecznikowski, Joaquin Riquelme Garcia, Solene Kermarrec, Ulrich Wolff
  5. 5 4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899: No. 3 in G-Flat Major (arr. Y. Brandstätter for cor anglais and piano) 07:21
    Track
    5
    Title
    4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899: No. 3 in G-Flat Major (arr. Y. Brandstätter for cor anglais and piano)
    Duration
    07:21
    Composer
    Franz Schubert
    Performer
    Dominik Wollenweber, Anna Kirichenko
  6. 6 Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22: II. The Swan of Tuonela 08:57
    Track
    6
    Title
    Lemminkäinen Suite, Op. 22: II. The Swan of Tuonela
    Duration
    08:57
    Composer
    Jean Sibelius
    Performer
    Dominik Wollenweber, Bruno Delepelaire
    Ensemble
    Berliner Philharmoniker
    Conductor
    Sir Simon Rattle
  7. 7 I. Allegro vivace 03:23
    Track
    7
    Title
    I. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    03:23
    Composer
    Jean Françaix
    Performer
    Dominik Wollenweber, Madeleine Carruzzo, Igancy Miecznikowski, Solene Kermarrec
  8. 8 II. Andante tranquillo 03:28
    Track
    8
    Title
    II. Andante tranquillo
    Duration
    03:28
    Composer
    Jean Françaix
    Performer
    Dominik Wollenweber, Madeleine Carruzzo, Igancy Miecznikowski, Solene Kermarrec
  9. 9 III. Vivo assai 03:27
    Track
    9
    Title
    III. Vivo assai
    Duration
    03:27
    Composer
    Jean Françaix
    Performer
    Dominik Wollenweber, Madeleine Carruzzo, Igancy Miecznikowski, Solene Kermarrec
  10. 10 IV. Andantino 02:19
    Track
    10
    Title
    IV. Andantino
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Jean Françaix
    Performer
    Dominik Wollenweber, Madeleine Carruzzo, Igancy Miecznikowski, Solene Kermarrec
  11. 11 V. Allegro giocoso 03:22
    Track
    11
    Title
    V. Allegro giocoso
    Duration
    03:22
    Composer
    Jean Françaix
    Performer
    Dominik Wollenweber, Madeleine Carruzzo, Igancy Miecznikowski, Solene Kermarrec
  12. 12 Tristan und Isolde, Act III: Hirtenreigen auf einer Schalmei (Shepherd's pipe song) 03:31
    Track
    12
    Title
    Tristan und Isolde, Act III: Hirtenreigen auf einer Schalmei (Shepherd's pipe song)
    Duration
    03:31
    Composer
    Richard Wagner
    Performer
    Dominik Wollenweber