Strauss / Grigorian / Franck- Four Last Songs - Laws Of Solitude (CD)
Singer Asmik Grigorian has chosen to record both versions of Richard Strauss's ultimate masterpiece, composed in 1948: the version with orchestra and the much rarer version with piano. For her, this work is associated with the idea of solitude, but not an unhappy solitude, rather a journey towards infinity: "Now all my senses long to sink into slumber. And the soul, unguarded, longs to soar up in freedom, so that, in night's magic circle, it may live deeply and a thousandfold." writes Hermann Hesse in Beim Schlafengehen (Going to Sleep), the third song in the cycle. For this unique coupling, Asmik is joined by two long-time accomplices: conductor Mikko Franck, with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, and pianist Markus Hinterhauser, artistic director of the Salzburg Festival. The combination of the two versions opens up new sensations: after the well-known abundance of Strauss's orchestration an incredible sensitivity is revealed by the piano version.
Tracklist:
- Four Last Songs (Orchestral Version)~I. Frühling
- Four Last Songs (Orchestral Version)~II. September
- Four Last Songs (Orchestral Version)~III. Beim Schlafengehen
- Four Last Songs (Orchestral Version)~IV. Im Abendrot
- Four Last Songs (Piano Version)~I. Frühling
- Four Last Songs (Piano Version)~II. September
- Four Last Songs (Piano Version)~III. Beim Schlafengehen
- Four Last Songs (Piano Version)~IV. Im Abendrot
> Due to the current limited nature of music titles, ALL CD & Vinyl purchases are limited to FOUR copies per customer, per item. If you place multiple orders for multiples of the same title, your subsequent orders will be canceled.
Singer Asmik Grigorian has chosen to record both versions of Richard Strauss's ultimate masterpiece, composed in 1948: the version with orchestra and the much rarer version with piano. For her, this work is associated with the idea of solitude, but not an unhappy solitude, rather a journey towards infinity: "Now all my senses long to sink into slumber. And the soul, unguarded, longs to soar up in freedom, so that, in night's magic circle, it may live deeply and a thousandfold." writes Hermann Hesse in Beim Schlafengehen (Going to Sleep), the third song in the cycle. For this unique coupling, Asmik is joined by two long-time accomplices: conductor Mikko Franck, with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, and pianist Markus Hinterhauser, artistic director of the Salzburg Festival. The combination of the two versions opens up new sensations: after the well-known abundance of Strauss's orchestration an incredible sensitivity is revealed by the piano version.
Tracklist:
- Four Last Songs (Orchestral Version)~I. Frühling
- Four Last Songs (Orchestral Version)~II. September
- Four Last Songs (Orchestral Version)~III. Beim Schlafengehen
- Four Last Songs (Orchestral Version)~IV. Im Abendrot
- Four Last Songs (Piano Version)~I. Frühling
- Four Last Songs (Piano Version)~II. September
- Four Last Songs (Piano Version)~III. Beim Schlafengehen
- Four Last Songs (Piano Version)~IV. Im Abendrot
> Due to the current limited nature of music titles, ALL CD & Vinyl purchases are limited to FOUR copies per customer, per item. If you place multiple orders for multiples of the same title, your subsequent orders will be canceled.