NEW ON NAXOS | SEPTEMBER 2022
INCLUDES WORLD PREMIERE RECORDINGS
Erich ZEISL (1905–1959) Lieder
Weich küsst die Zweige der weiße Mond Ulf Bästlein, Baritone • Charles Spencer, Piano
‘Melody is the heart of music – and you can’t construct melodies. They are the essence of a musical gift’. This was the firm belief of Erich Zeisl, who in the 1930s was considered one of the most promising musical talents in Austria. Zeisl mastered the most disparate of musical styles, and although his output was firmly rooted in the Romantic idiom, he permanently pushed its harmonic boundaries. Central to Zeisl’s output was the lied, but having been silenced by the Nazis in 1938 he composed no more lieder in exile in America. It is shameful that these works which have such an important place in the history of music and ideas are only now made accessible to a wider public (20 world premiere recordings). Key Feature: Ulf Bästlein is a Lieder specialist as well as an oratorio singer; he has recorded for many labels including Naxos, Capriccio and Orfeo. His previous release featured to ballads, songs and legends of Martin Plüddemann (8.551460-61). Click to listen to Go down Moses (Spiritual) LISTEN
8.551459 Release Date: 09 Sep 2022
Companion Titles – Ulf Bästlein, Baritone 8.551422 | 8.551460-61 Companion Titles – Viennese Songs 8.554665 | 8.570219
Richard DANIELPOUR (b. 1956) Twelve Études for Piano Piano Fantasy • Lullaby • Song Without Words Stefano Greco, Piano
Richard Danielpour is one of the most decorated, frequently performed and recorded composers of his generation. His commissions include works for some of the most celebrated artists of our day. Each of the Twelve Études is dedicated to a particular pianist with its own substantial technical demands, but all are conceived as concert pieces with a self-contained narrative. The variations in the Piano Fantasy are based on the final chorale of Bach’s St Matthew Passion . All of these world premiere recordings were made in close collaboration between the composer and acclaimed pianist Stefano Greco. Key Feature: Richard Danielpour ’s Naxos catalogue boasts critical acclaim, including a Best Choral Performance GRAMMY for The Passion of Yeshua (8.559885-86), recorded by the Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus and Orchestra, and UCLA Chamber Singers, conducted by JoAnn Falletta. Choir & Organ declared it ‘a fine recording of a substantial and powerful work’. ( ) Click to listen to Twelve Études for Piano: Étude No. 3 (Full Sounding Chords) LISTEN Patrick Yim, Violin • Kiu Tung Poon, Piano • Sebastian Currier, Pre-recorded sound samples This recording represents a survey of American music composed for violin and piano between 1980 and 2010. These masterpieces are by four American composers distinguished by the highest honors of their profession, and whose international careers and creative voices have been shaped by major political, social, and cultural events during the last 50 years. From the ethereal electronic sounds that surround the players in Sebastian Currier’s Digital Mist to the Chinese evocations in the complete violin and piano works of Chen Yi, this collection has been made in close collaboration with the composers and includes three world premiere recordings. Key Feature: Digital Mist – Works for Violin and Piano CHEN YI • N. CURRIER • S. CURRIER • TSONTAKIS Praised for his ‘superb performances’ ( Fanfare Magazine ), Honolulu-born violinist Patrick Yim has performed all over the world in the most prestigious venues and with distinguished orchestras and conductors. His debut disc, Memory , released in 2020 on Navona Records features world premiere recordings of works by Chen Yi, Michael-Thomas Foumai, Austin Yip, Kai- Young Chan and Yao Chen, and has been broadcast internationally. Click to listen to TSONTAKIS, G.: Three Sighs, Three Variations: Variation 3: Largo – With chaotic energy – Dream-like, as if slow-motion LISTEN
WORLD PREMIERE RECORDINGS
8.559922 Release Date: 09 Sep 2022
Companion Titles – Richard Danielpour, Composer 8.559669 | 8.559845 | 8.559792 | 8.559885-86
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8.559903 Release Date: 09 Sep 2022
Companion Titles – American Classics series 8.559150 | 8.559119 | 8.559306 | 8.559725
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