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Edition Gewandhausorchester Leipzig Vol.4 | Querstand VKJK1317

Edition Gewandhausorchester Leipzig Vol.4

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Label: Querstand

Cat No: VKJK1317

Barcode: 4025796013177

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 11th May 2015

Contents

Artists

Lea Piltti (soprano)
Charlotte Wolf-Matthaus (alto)
Heinz Matthei (tenor)
Josef Greindl (bass)
Gewandhauschor Leipzig
Chor des Reichssenders Leipzig
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Conductors

Hermann Abendroth
Riccardo Chailly

Works

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Symphony no.8 in F major, op.93
Symphony no.9 in D minor, op.125 'Choral'
» IV Finale 'Freude schoner Gotterfunken'

Cerha, Friedrich

Paraphrase on the Opening of Beethoven's Symphony no.9

Artists

Lea Piltti (soprano)
Charlotte Wolf-Matthaus (alto)
Heinz Matthei (tenor)
Josef Greindl (bass)
Gewandhauschor Leipzig
Chor des Reichssenders Leipzig
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Conductors

Hermann Abendroth
Riccardo Chailly

About

With this CD the series of recordings from the history of the Gewandhaus Orchestra presented by the label querstand in cooperation with the orchestra, MDR radio (MDR Figaro) and the German broadcast archive (Deutsches Rundfunkarchiv – DRA) continues, and firmly seeks to build bridges between history and the present day by contrasting recordings from different times.

It contains on the one hand recordings of the Gewandhaus Orchestra from 1939 and 1944. Directed by its then chief conductor Hermann Abendroth, the orchestra recorded Beethoven’s 8th Symphony for 'Deutschlandsender' at the end of 1944, whilst 'Reichssender Leipzig' broadcast the fourth movement of the composer’s 9th Symphony on New Year’s Eve 1939, directly from the Gewandhaus.

Friedrich Cerha’s Paraphrase reflects on the beginning of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony. The interpretation of the Orchestra under today’s Gewandhauskapellmeister Riccardo Chailly gives an idea of the extraordinary technical and artistic standards of a contemporary ensemble as well as those of modern recording techniques. The acoustic of the old Gewandhaus – which was destroyed in 1944 – and the contemporary Gewandhaus are demonstrated.

Between the two Abendroth recordings, another important historical broadcast document is presented: the midnight bell of the 'Deutsche Glocke am Rhein' at Cologne Cathedral on New Year’s Eve 1939/40.

These recordings have been re-mastered by the German broadcast archive in Frankfurt.

As with previous volumes in the series, the CD is presented in a hard-cover-book in DVD size. The booklet, with its texts and numerous pictures, gives an impressive insight into the music history of Leipzig.

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