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Zimmermann: Violin Concerto, Photoptosis & Die Soldaten Vocal Symphony / Lintu, Finnish Radio Symphony

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Composer
ZIMMERMANN, BERND ALOIS
Artist
Lintu
Format
CD
Label
Ondine
Released
Feb 08, 2019
Catalog #
ODE 1325-2
UPC
761195132524

About

This new release by the award-winning Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Hannu Lintu is dedicated to the music of Bernd Alois Zimmermann (1918–1970), a leading figure in the music of post-Second World War Germany. This album includes a rendering of the composer’s magnificent violin concerto featuring star violinist Leila Josefowicz, orchestral score Photoptosis, as well as the first album recording of Die Soldaten Vocal Symphony based on an opera that is widely considered as one of the greatest German operas of the 20th century. Zimmermann wrote his Die Soldaten opera, one of his keyworks, during the 1950s and 60s. The premiere of the opera was cancelled, and upon hearing the claim that the opera would be ‘impossible’ to perform, the composer adapted parts of the opera into a 40-minute vocal symphony suitable for concert performance. This work, filled with power and drama, is much more than a description of the apocalypse of modern war, and deserves its rightful place alongside the operas of Alban Berg. Zimmerman’s Violin Concerto is a relatively early work in the composer’s oeuvre. It was premiered in 1950 but has suffered much neglect. The influence of Schoenberg, Hindemith, Bartók, Stravinsky and Prokofiev are visible in this work which we might consider to manifest echoes of war. Photoptosis (1968), ‘Incidence of Light’, is among Zimmermann’s final orchestral pieces. Inspired by a painting created by Yves Klein for the Gelsenkirchen music theatre, this work includes quotations by Scriabin, Beethoven, Bach, and Wagner, among others. Yet, this “Prélude”, as described by the composer, is not a collage, but a study in orchestral sonority and light. Recordings by the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Hannu Lintu on Ondine have gathered excellent reviews in the international press. Two of their recordings were nominated for Gramophone Awards in 2018.

Tracklist 12 tracks

  1. 1 I. Sonata: Allegro moderato, rubato 04:14
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Sonata: Allegro moderato, rubato
    Duration
    04:14
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Leila Josefowicz
    Ensemble
    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hannu Lintu
  2. 2 II. Fantasia 08:55
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Fantasia
    Duration
    08:55
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Leila Josefowicz
    Ensemble
    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hannu Lintu
  3. 3 III. Rondo: Allegro con brio 04:21
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegro con brio
    Duration
    04:21
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Leila Josefowicz
    Ensemble
    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hannu Lintu
  4. 4 Photoptosis 14:04
    Track
    4
    Title
    Photoptosis
    Duration
    14:04
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Ensemble
    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hannu Lintu
  5. 5 I. Prelude 05:39
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Prelude
    Duration
    05:39
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Ensemble
    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hannu Lintu
  6. 6 II. Act I: Introduction 00:38
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Act I: Introduction
    Duration
    00:38
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Ensemble
    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hannu Lintu
  7. 7 III. Act I Scene 3: Ricercari I: Meine göttliche Mademoiselle … 08:34
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Act I Scene 3: Ricercari I: Meine göttliche Mademoiselle …
    Duration
    08:34
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Anu Komsi, Peter Tantsits, Juha Uusitalo
    Ensemble
    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hannu Lintu
  8. 8 IV. Act I Scene 5: Nocturno I: Ach, Herr Jesus! 04:47
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Act I Scene 5: Nocturno I: Ach, Herr Jesus!
    Duration
    04:47
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Anu Komsi, Juha Uusitalo
    Ensemble
    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hannu Lintu
  9. 9 IV. Act I Scene 5: Nocturno I: Das herz ist mir so schwer 04:55
    Track
    9
    Title
    IV. Act I Scene 5: Nocturno I: Das herz ist mir so schwer
    Duration
    04:55
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Anu Komsi
    Ensemble
    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hannu Lintu
  10. 10 V. Act II: Intermezzo 04:56
    Track
    10
    Title
    V. Act II: Intermezzo
    Duration
    04:56
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Ensemble
    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hannu Lintu
  11. 11 VI. Act II Scene 2: Capriccio, Corale e Ciacona II: Was fehlt Ihnen, mein goldnes Mariel … 05:36
    Track
    11
    Title
    VI. Act II Scene 2: Capriccio, Corale e Ciacona II: Was fehlt Ihnen, mein goldnes Mariel …
    Duration
    05:36
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Anu Komsi, Peter Tantsits
    Ensemble
    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hannu Lintu
  12. 12 VI. Act II Scene 2: Capriccio, Corale e Ciacona II: Kindlein mein 06:44
    Track
    12
    Title
    VI. Act II Scene 2: Capriccio, Corale e Ciacona II: Kindlein mein
    Duration
    06:44
    Composer
    Bernd Alois Zimmermann
    Performer
    Jeni Packalen, Hilary Summers, Ville Rusanen
    Ensemble
    Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hannu Lintu