Zimmermann: Recomposed / Holliger, WDR Sinfonieorchester

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November 11, 2022
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Bernd Alois Zimmermann, Ferruccio Busoni, Alfredo Casella, Antonin Dvorak, Paul Haletzki, Zoltan Kod
    • PERFORMER
      Wdr Sinfonieorchester, Sarah Wegener, Marcus Weiss, Ueli Wiget
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      November 11, 2022
    • UPC
      4010228738728
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      WER73872
    • LABEL
      Wergo
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      3
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Ouvertüre

      Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    2. II. Sertanejo

      Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    3. III. Saudade

      Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    4. IV. Caboclo

      Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    5. V. Finale

      Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    6. Lenda do Caboclo (arr. B.A. Zimmermann for orchestra)

      Composer: Heitor Villa-Lobos

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    7. Saudades do Brasil, Op. 67: III. Leme (arr. B.A. Zimmermann for orchestra)

      Composer: Darius Milhaud

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    8. Saudades do Brasil, Op. 67: I. Sorocaba (arr. B.A. Zimmermann for orchestra)

      Composer: Darius Milhaud

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    9. 11 Pezzi infantili, Op. 35: No. 4. Bolero (arr. B.A. Zimmermann for orchestra)

      Composer: Alfredo Casella

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    10. 11 Pezzi infantili, Op. 35: No. 9. Carillon (arr. B.A. Zimmermann for orchestra)

      Composer: Alfredo Casella

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    11. Extemporale: No. 4. Bolero: Moderato (version for orchestra)

      Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    12. Aru Amunyas: No. 4. Chunchitos (arr. B.A. Zimmermann for orchestra)

      Composer: Hans Helfritz

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    13. Aru Amunyas: No. 10. Laquitas (arr. B.A. Zimmermann for orchestra)

      Composer: Hans Helfritz

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    14. Aru Amunyas: No. 3. Pjusi-Phias (arr. B.A. Zimmermann for orchestra)

      Composer: Hans Helfritz

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    15. Bergère légère

      Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Performer: Sarah Wegener

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    16. Maman, dites-moi

      Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Performer: Sarah Wegener

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    17. Jeunes fillettes

      Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Performer: Sarah Wegener

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    18. I. Overture des belles de la nuit

      Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    19. II. Métamorphose lunaire I

      Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    20. III. Pas trop militaire

      Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    21. IV. Petite valse lunaire

      Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    22. V. Berceuse des petits oiseaux qui ne peuvent pas s'endormir

      Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    23. VI. Métamorphose lunaire II

      Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    24. VII. Boogie-Woogie au clair de lune

      Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    25. I. Tempo di valse commodo

      Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann

      Ensemble: members Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    26. II. Allegretto

      Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann

      Ensemble: members Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    27. III. Allegretto

      Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann

      Ensemble: members Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    28. IV. Allegro commodo

      Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann

      Ensemble: members Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    29. V. Alla marcia

      Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann

      Ensemble: members Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    30. I. Introduktion. Pas de couleur: Ensemble. Sostenuto

      Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    31. II. Moreske. Rouge: Solo. Allegro giocoso

      Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    32. III. Tempo di valse. Vert: Pas de trois. Tempo di valse, ma non troppo lento

      Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    33. IV. Phantasmagorie. Blanc: Pas de deux. Sostenuto

      Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    34. V. Tempo di marcia. Noir: Pas de quatre. Tempo di marcia moderato

      Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    35. VI. Epilog. Pas de couleur: Ensemble. Cantabile molto

      Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    36. Na yuzhnom beregu Krïma (On the Southern Shore of the Crimea): No. 1. Gurzuf (arr. B.A. Zimmermann for orchestra as Reiseeindrücke aus der Krim)

      Composer: Modest Mussorgsky

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    37. Au village (arr. B.A. Zimmermann for orchestra)

      Composer: Modest Mussorgsky

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    38. Die drei Zigeuner, S320/R612 (arr. B.A. Zimmermann for voice and orchestra)

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Performer: Sarah Wegener

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    39. Intermezzo (Valse triste)

      Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    40. Oh! quand je dors, S282/2/R569b (2nd version) (arr. B.A. Zimmermann for voice and orchestra)

      Composer: Franz Liszt

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Performer: Sarah Wegener

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    41. Morceaux de salon, Op. 10: No. 6. Romance in F Minor (arr. B.A. Zimmermann for saxophone and orchestra)

      Composer: Sergei Rachmaninoff

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Performer: Marcus Weiss

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    42. Piano Concertino

      Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Performer: Ueli Wiget

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    43. I. Introduktion: Molto sostenuto

      Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    44. II. Fugato: Allegro ma non troppo, quasi scherzando

      Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    45. III. Caccia: Allegro commodo

      Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    46. IV. Finale: Allegro

      Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    47. Symphony in One Movement (2nd version, 1953)

      Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    48. 2 Klavierstücke, Op. 30a: No. 2. Ballettszene III (arr. B.A. Zimmermann for orchestra)

      Composer: Ferruccio Busoni

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    49. Venkovanka (The Peasant Woman), Polka (re-orchestrated by B.A. Zimmermann)

      Composer: Bedřich Smetana

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    50. Czech Dances, Book 2: No. 3. Oves (Oats) (arr. B.A. Zimmermann for orchestra)

      Composer: Bedřich Smetana

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    51. Poetické nálady (Poetic Tone Pictures), Op. 85, B. 161: No. 11. Tittle-Tattle (arr. B.A. Zimmermann for orchestra as Causerie)

      Composer: Antonín Dvořák

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    52. Japan, Op. 89: I. Das Teehaus (arr. B.A. Zimmermann for 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass, harp and piano as Im Teehaus)

      Composer: Walter Rudolph Niemann

      Ensemble: members Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    53. 7 Piano Pieces, Op. 11: No. 3. Il pleut dans la ville (arr. B.A. Zimmermann for 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass and piano)

      Composer: Zoltán Kodály

      Ensemble: members Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    54. 2 Pieces, Op. 47: No. 1. Lotus Land (arr. B.A. Zimmermann for flute, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass and harp)

      Composer: Cyril Scott

      Ensemble: members Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    55. Souvenir d'ancien balet (after J.C.F. Fischer's Musicalischer Parnassus: Calliope, Suite No. 2: II. Balet Anglois)

      Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann

      Ensemble: members Cologne West German Radio Symphony Orchestra

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    56. Vater und Sohn (arr. B.A. Zimmermann for orchestra)

      Composer: Paul Haletzki

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    57. Blues (arr. B.A. Zimmermann for orchestra)

      Composer: Edmund Nick

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger

    58. Stille und Umkehr

      Composer: Bernd Alois Zimmermann

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Conductor: Heinz Holliger


[The] new three-CD set titled “Zimmermann: Recomposed,” on the German Wergo label, is among the standout releases of 2022. -- The New York Times

Bernd Alois Zimmermann (1918–1970) was one of the most distinctive composers in the musical avant-garde after the Second World War. While Karlheinz Stockhausen served as a kind of ‘generator’ in Cologne during the 1950s and 60s, inventing completely new sounds and techniques, Zimmermann was in many ways his opposite, a ‘transformer’ who redefined previously existing material by placing it in new contexts and collage-like structures, anticipating the ideas of the Postmodernists. Zimmermann created these new contexts on many levels.

Especially in his younger years, he arranged and orchestrated songs and piano pieces using brash and daring instrumental colors. These arrangements then found their way into his works that are now recognized as modern masterpieces: “Alagoana”, “Konzert”, “Sinfonie in einem Satz”, “Stille und Umkehr”, etc. His self-composed works employing numerous quotations as well as his arrangements ‘recomposing’ previously existing music are juxtaposed in the excellent recordings presented by WERGO in this collection. It contains more than three hours of music as well as an extensive booklet with a wealth of information and an interview with Heinz Holliger, the guiding spirit behind this production.

Holliger conducted all of the recordings and has worked for years to ensure that Zimmermann’s long-forgotten arrangements were rescued, published, performed, and recorded. The performances and recordings took place as part of the celebrations organized by the WDR in Cologne in honor of Zimmermann’s 100th birthday. This new release from WERGO presents a fresh perspective on the composer Bernd Alois Zimmermann, whose tragic suicide shortly after the completion of “Stille und Umkehr” shocked the musical world. His fascinating instrumental effects and his embrace of popular and traditional music make his works feel much more at home in our contemporary world than they did in the cultural atmosphere of his time, with its faith with technology and progress.