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HERSCH: Symphonies Nos. 1 and 2 / Fracta / Arrache
Championed by distinguished conductors such as Marin Alsop and Mariss Jansons, since his mid-20s, Michael Hersch’s music has been performed by leading orchestras and concert artists. Winner of the prestigious Berlin Prize and the Rome Prize for composition, he has been described as a “new hope of American musical culture” by the Berliner Morgenpost, and a composer of “phenomenal musical ability” by the Financial Times. Hersch’s music, which ranges across vast and often anguished soundscapes, has a searing yet breath-taking effect. If Symphony No. 1 shows a young composer influenced by Mahler and Berg, Symphony No. 2 represents a more innovative and complex style. Fracta and Arraché are two harrowing and intense shorter pieces illustrative of Hersch’s most recent work. All works here receive their world première recording.
Tracklist
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
|  | 1 | I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio | 08:18 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 2 | II. Andante cantabile con moto | 07:20 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 3 | III. Menuetto - Allegro molto e vivace | 03:16 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 4 | IV. Finale: Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace | 05:37 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 5 | Maniai | 11:13 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 6 | I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio | 11:00 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 7 | II. Larghetto | 09:27 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 8 | III. Scherzo: Allegro | 03:26 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 9 | IV. Allegro molto | 06:25 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 10 | Nirai | 09:00 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 1 | I. Allegro con brio | 16:54 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 2 | II. Marcia funebre: Adagio assai | 12:40 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 3 | III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace | 05:43 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 4 | IV. Finale: Allegro molto | 12:10 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 5 | Beethovens Heiligenstadter Testament | 12:09 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 1 | I. Adagio - Allegro vivace | 11:10 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 2 | II. Adagio | 08:45 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 3 | III. Allegro molto e vivace | 05:45 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 4 | IV. Allegro ma non troppo | 07:01 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 5 | I. Allegro con brio | 06:55 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 6 | II. Andante con moto | 08:50 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 7 | III. Allegro - | 04:55 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 8 | IV. Allegro | 10:31 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 9 | I. Misterioso | 05:44 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 10 | II. Con brio | 04:50 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 1 | I. Awakening of Cheerful Feelings Upon Arrival in the Country: Allegro ma non troppo | 11:50 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 2 | II. Scene by the Brook: Andante molto mosso | 11:37 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 3 | III. Merry Gathering of Country Folk: Allegro | 05:11 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 4 | IV. Thunderstorm: Allegro | 03:36 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 5 | V. Shepherd's Song: Happy and Thankful Feelings after the Storm: Allegretto | 09:60 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
Kancheli, Giya - Lyricist
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 6 | Dixi | 21:47 |
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 1 | I. Poco sostenuto - Vivace | 14:03 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 2 | II. Allegretto | 08:08 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 3 | III. Presto, assai meno presto | 08:38 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 4 | IV. Allegro con brio | 08:51 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 5 | Con brio | 11:50 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 6 | I. Allegro vivace e con brio | 09:25 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 7 | II. Allegretto scherzando | 03:45 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 8 | III. Tempo di menuetto | 04:31 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 9 | IV. Allegro vivace | 07:60 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
Schiller, Friedrich von - Lyricist
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
Karg, Christiane (soprano)
Fujimura, Mihoko (alto)
Schade, Michael (tenor)
Volle, Michael (baritone)
Bavarian Radio Chorus (Choir)
| | 1 | I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso | 14:59 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 2 | II. Molto vivace | 11:35 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 3 | III. Adagio molto e cantabile - Andante moderato | 12:39 |
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
| | 4 | IV. Finale: Presto - Allegro assai | 23:52 |
Fujimura, Mihoko (alto)
Schade, Michael (tenor)
Volle, Michael (baritone)
Bavarian Radio Chorus (Choir)
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jansons, Mariss (Conductor)
Established in 1952, the Munich Radio Orchestra has developed into a body engaged in a wide spectrum of musical activity. There have been gala concerts and opera concert performances in particular, under the direction of Marcello Viotti, as well as a Paradisi Gloria series devoted to the sacred music of the 20th century, concerts for children and young people, and theme evenings.
From 1952 to 1967 the orchestra was under the direction of Werner Schmidt-Boelcke, followed by Kurt Eichhorn until 1975, and from then until 1981 Heinz Wallberg. From 1982 to 1985 the orchestra was under the direction of Lamberto Gardelli, then, briefly, under that of Giuseppe Patané. After a series of guest conductors the direction was assumed, in 1992 by Roberto Abbado, succeeded in 1998 by Marcello Viotti, with his particular expertise in Italian and French operatic repertoire, and under whom the active musical programme of the orchestra continues to prosper.
