Mahler / Strauss / Yoncheva – Ruckert-Lieder [CD]

Description

The Orchestre symphonique de Montral and it’s Music Director Rafael Payare extend their Pentatone discography with a recording of Richard Strauss’s Ein Heldenleben and Gustav Mahler’s Rckert-Lieder, sung by star soprano Sonya Yoncheva. The pairing of works may seem odd at first, with Strauss at his most exuberant and Mahler at his most introspective. They share, however, a deeply personal and autobiographical approach by two giants of fin-de-sicle music coming to terms with the world they lived in and their place in it. After their acclaimed recording of Mahler’s Fifth Symphony, Payare and the orchestra further explore this late-Romantic repertoire that fits them like a glove. Unique about this project is the participation of Sonya Yoncheva, an opera star presenting herself in German orchestral song for the first time on record.

Tracklist:

1. Heldenleben (A Hero’s Life), Op. 40, TrV 190~VIII. Des Helden Vollendung (The Hero’s Completion)
2. Rckert-Lieder~Um Mitternacht
3. Rckert-Lieder~Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen

UPC: 8717306262019
Label: Pentatone
Release Date: 1.1.22
Format: CD