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Sommer: Orchestral Songs / Erdmann, Appl, Calvo, Berlin Radio Symphony
PENTATONE

Sommer: Orchestral Songs / Erdmann, Appl, Calvo, Berlin Radio Symphony

$19.99

Details

Composer
Hans Sommer
Artist
Benjamin Appl, Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Format
CD
Label
PENTATONE
Released
Nov 04, 2022
Catalog #
PTC5187023
UPC
8717306260237

About

Pentatone presents a new album full of world-premiere recordings of orchestral songs by Hans Sommer, sung by an excellent quartet of soloists – Mojca Erdmann, Anke Vondung, Mauro Peter and Benjamin Appl – together with the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin under the baton of Guillermo García Calvo. Sommer was a Liszt student whose operas were performed and praised by Richard Strauss, but sunk into relative oblivion due to his unusual career path and independence from major publishers. The songs were discovered recently and can finally be presented to the world.

Focusing mostly on Goethe poetry, combining high Romanticism with folk styles, Sommer’s songs are colorfully orchestrated, harmonically audacious, and often highly dramatic and evocative. This album release, commemorating Sommer’s 100-year death anniversary, sheds light on a fascinating chapter in music history, and will hopefully contribute to a renaissance of this unsung hero. The Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin has a vast Pentatone discography, including Wagner’s complete operas, symphonic works by Mahler and Strauss, as well as multiple concerto recordings with renowned soloists. Mojca Erdmann, Anke Vondung, Mauro Peter, Benjamin Appl and Guillermo García Calvo all make their Pentatone debut.

Tracklist 22 tracks

  1. 1 Freisinn (Free Spirit) (version for voice and orchestra) 02:01
    Track
    1
    Title
    Freisinn (Free Spirit) (version for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    02:01
    Composer
    Hans Sommer
    Performer
    Benjamin Appl
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Guillermo García Calvo
  2. 2 Der König von Thule (The King of Thule) (version for voice and orchestra) 04:16
    Track
    2
    Title
    Der König von Thule (The King of Thule) (version for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    04:16
    Composer
    Hans Sommer
    Performer
    Benjamin Appl
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Guillermo García Calvo
  3. 3 Mignons Heimath (Mignon's Homeland) (version for voice and orchestra) 04:25
    Track
    3
    Title
    Mignons Heimath (Mignon's Homeland) (version for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    04:25
    Composer
    Hans Sommer
    Performer
    Anke Vondung
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Guillermo García Calvo
  4. 4 Beherzigung I (Heeding I) (version for voice and orchestra) 01:29
    Track
    4
    Title
    Beherzigung I (Heeding I) (version for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    01:29
    Composer
    Hans Sommer
    Performer
    Anke Vondung
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Guillermo García Calvo
  5. 5 Beherzigung II (Heeding II) (version for voice and orchestra) 01:50
    Track
    5
    Title
    Beherzigung II (Heeding II) (version for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Hans Sommer
    Performer
    Mojca Erdmann
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Guillermo García Calvo
  6. 6 Rastlose Liebe (Restless Love) (version for voice and orchestra) 03:16
    Track
    6
    Title
    Rastlose Liebe (Restless Love) (version for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Hans Sommer
    Performer
    Mojca Erdmann
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Guillermo García Calvo
  7. 7 33 Rattenfängerlieder, "Hunold Singuf", Op. 4: No. 3. Im Sturme (In the Storm) (version for voice and orchestra) 06:22
    Track
    7
    Title
    33 Rattenfängerlieder, "Hunold Singuf", Op. 4: No. 3. Im Sturme (In the Storm) (version for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    06:22
    Composer
    Hans Sommer
    Performer
    Anke Vondung
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Guillermo García Calvo
  8. 8 7 Balladen und Romanzen, Op. 11: No. 4. Sir Aethelbert (version for voice and orchestra) 08:10
    Track
    8
    Title
    7 Balladen und Romanzen, Op. 11: No. 4. Sir Aethelbert (version for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    08:10
    Composer
    Hans Sommer
    Performer
    Benjamin Appl
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Guillermo García Calvo
  9. 9 No. 1. Lore im Nachen (Lore in the Little Boat) 02:28
    Track
    9
    Title
    No. 1. Lore im Nachen (Lore in the Little Boat)
    Duration
    02:28
    Composer
    Hans Sommer
    Performer
    Mojca Erdmann
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Guillermo García Calvo
  10. 10 No. 2. Röslein und Schmetterling (Rose and Butterfly) 02:20
    Track
    10
    Title
    No. 2. Röslein und Schmetterling (Rose and Butterfly)
    Duration
    02:20
    Composer
    Hans Sommer
    Performer
    Mojca Erdmann
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Guillermo García Calvo
  11. 11 No. 3. Lore und der Junker (Lore and the Squire) 00:59
    Track
    11
    Title
    No. 3. Lore und der Junker (Lore and the Squire)
    Duration
    00:59
    Composer
    Hans Sommer
    Performer
    Mojca Erdmann
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Guillermo García Calvo
  12. 12 No. 4. Im Walde (In the Forest) 02:12
    Track
    12
    Title
    No. 4. Im Walde (In the Forest)
    Duration
    02:12
    Composer
    Hans Sommer
    Performer
    Mojca Erdmann
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Guillermo García Calvo
  13. 13 No. 5. Auf dem Felsen (On the Rock) 03:02
    Track
    13
    Title
    No. 5. Auf dem Felsen (On the Rock)
    Duration
    03:02
    Composer
    Hans Sommer
    Performer
    Mojca Erdmann
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Guillermo García Calvo
  14. 14 Nachts in der Kajüte (At Night in the Cabin) (version for voice and orchestra) 04:18
    Track
    14
    Title
    Nachts in der Kajüte (At Night in the Cabin) (version for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    04:18
    Composer
    Hans Sommer
    Performer
    Mauro Peter
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Guillermo García Calvo
  15. 15 Wandrers Nachtlied I (Wanderer's Nightsong I) (version for voice and orchestra) 02:45
    Track
    15
    Title
    Wandrers Nachtlied I (Wanderer's Nightsong I) (version for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    02:45
    Composer
    Hans Sommer
    Performer
    Benjamin Appl
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Guillermo García Calvo
  16. 16 Wandrers Nachtlied II (Wanderer's Nightsong II) (version for voice and orchestra) 02:33
    Track
    16
    Title
    Wandrers Nachtlied II (Wanderer's Nightsong II) (version for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    02:33
    Composer
    Hans Sommer
    Performer
    Benjamin Appl
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Guillermo García Calvo
  17. 17 Erinnerung (Memento) (arr. O. Kroupova for voice and orchestra) 01:52
    Track
    17
    Title
    Erinnerung (Memento) (arr. O. Kroupova for voice and orchestra)
    Duration
    01:52
    Composer
    Hans Sommer
    Performer
    Mojca Erdmann
    Ensemble
    Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
    Conductor
    Guillermo García Calvo
  18. 18 15 Lieder und Gesänge, Op. 2: No. 2. Im Dorfe blüht die Linde (In the Village Blooms the Lime Tree) (version for voice and clarinet quintet) 02:58
    Track
    18
    Title
    15 Lieder und Gesänge, Op. 2: No. 2. Im Dorfe blüht die Linde (In the Village Blooms the Lime Tree) (version for voice and clarinet quintet)
    Duration
    02:58
    Composer
    Hans Sommer
    Performer
    Anke Vondung, Christoph Korn, Anne Feltz, Brigitte Draganov, Alejandro Regueira Caumel, Peter Albrecht
  19. 19 No. 1. Zum Gruss (As a Salute) 01:35
    Track
    19
    Title
    No. 1. Zum Gruss (As a Salute)
    Duration
    01:35
    Composer
    Hans Sommer
    Performer
    Benjamin Appl, Christoph Korn, Anne Feltz, Brigitte Draganov, Alejandro Regueira Caumel, Peter Albrecht
  20. 20 No. 6. Sommerspiel (Summer Game) 03:06
    Track
    20
    Title
    No. 6. Sommerspiel (Summer Game)
    Duration
    03:06
    Composer
    Hans Sommer
    Performer
    Benjamin Appl, Christoph Korn, Anne Feltz, Brigitte Draganov, Alejandro Regueira Caumel, Peter Albrecht
  21. 21 No. 23. Lockung (Enticement) 04:32
    Track
    21
    Title
    No. 23. Lockung (Enticement)
    Duration
    04:32
    Composer
    Hans Sommer
    Performer
    Benjamin Appl, Christoph Korn, Anne Feltz, Brigitte Draganov, Alejandro Regueira Caumel, Peter Albrecht
  22. 22 No. 31. Istud Vinum 03:33
    Track
    22
    Title
    No. 31. Istud Vinum
    Duration
    03:33
    Composer
    Hans Sommer
    Performer
    Mojca Erdmann, Anke Vondung, Mauro Peter, Benjamin Appl, Christoph Korn, Anne Feltz, Brigitte Draganov, Alejandro Regueira Caumel, Peter Albrecht