NEW ON NAXOS | FEBRUARY 2024
Johannes BRAHMS (1833–1897) Complete Songs, Vol. 5 Opp. 70, 71, 95, 97 and 107 Fünf Ophelia-Lieder, WoO 22 Alina Wunderlin, Soprano • Kieran Carrel, Tenor • Ulrich Eisenlohr, Piano
In grouping his Lieder into sets with opus numbers, Brahms was concerned with thematic unity and poetic contrasts. The theme of Op. 71 is love, whether ardent, ironic or courtly, and contains one of his best-loved songs, Minnelied . In Op. 70 the connections are more subtle: past, present and future create the thematic framework. The serenity of Op. 95 is heightened through the use of Serbian folk songs, and for the Op. 107 set Brahms once again illuminates love in all its intensity and humour. Key Features: • Alina Wunderlin has been called a singer ‘with radiantly bright top notes and clear, never glaringly sparkling coloratura’. On Vol. 3, Classical Explorer described her as ‘a wonderfully pure-voiced soprano…’ • Anglo-German tenor Kieran Carrel ‘sang six of Haydn’s English- language canzonettas with a voice as clear and sweet as an Austrian Eiswein’, wrote The Spectator of his appearance with Sir András Schiff at Wigmore Hall in London.
8.574490 Release Date: 23 Feb 2024
Companion Titles – Previous releases in the series 8.574489 | 8.574268 | 8.574345 | 8.574346
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Luxembourg Contemporary Music, Vol. 3 DARTEVELLE • GRETHEN • HAMMES • KONTZ • WALTZING Ernie Hammes Group • Solistes Européens, Luxembourg • Christoph König
As both previous volumes in this series have shown, Luxembourg has a wealth of composers writing vibrant new orchestral scores. Featured on this third volume, Luc Grethen’s Upswing is a crescendo of energy, while Ernie Hammes’ Concertino No. 1 fuses jazz modes with classical patterns, and his West End Avenue evokes the atmosphere of an afternoon in New York. Catherine Kontz explores feminist ideas in The Waves , while Gast Waltzing allows his music to ‘speak for itself’. Volume 1 (8.579059) was acclaimed as ‘an outstanding disc’ by Fanfare , and Volume 2 (8.579116) showcases the music of Marco Pütz. Key Feature: Christoph König has been principal conductor and music director of the Solistes Européens, Luxembourg since 2010. He is a frequent guest of orchestras like the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Warsaw Philharmonic, the Pittsburgh Symphony and many other leading world orchestras.
8.579138 Release Date: 23 Feb 2024 Companion Titles – Other volumes in the series 8.579059 | 8.579116
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