FREE UK SHIPPING OVER £30!

Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal Live Vol.1: Dohnanyi & Brahms | HD Klassik HDKLASSIK3D801702

Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal Live Vol.1: Dohnanyi & Brahms

£14.51

Usually available for despatch within 3-5 working days

Label: HD Klassik

Cat No: HDKLASSIK3D801702

Barcode: 0809548018429

Format: Hybrid SACD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 19th January 2018

Contents

Artists

Sofja Gulbadamova (piano)
Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal

Conductor

Dmitri Jurowski

Works

Brahms, Johannes

Symphony no.3 in F major, op.90

Dohnanyi, Erno

Piano Concerto no.2 in B minor, op.42
Symphonic Minutes, op.36

Artists

Sofja Gulbadamova (piano)
Sinfonieorchester Wuppertal

Conductor

Dmitri Jurowski

About

This edition is the second release of the 3D Binaural Series by hd-klassik and at the same time the beginning of a new SACD series with live productions of the Sinfonieorchesters Wuppertal in 3D Binaural Stereo, recorded in one of the most beautiful concert halls in Europe, the Historische Stadthalle am Johannisberg in Wuppertal (Germany).

‘You can sum up Hungarian music in a single word: Dohnányi!’ 
– Béla Bartók

As one of the best-known pianists, composers, teachers, and conductors of his time, Ernst von Dohnányi (1877–1960) shaped musical life perhapsmore than anyone else in Hungary.

The Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, which he served as music director from 1919–1944, was a constant source of inspiration and premièred several of his orchestral works, including the Symphonic Minutes op.36 from 1933, which indeed are dedicated to his orchestra.

The circumstances leading up to the Concerto No.2 for Piano and Orchestra in B minor op.42, created in 1947, are worth recalling: After the Nazi takeover of his homeland, Dohnányi was forced to dissolve the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra and resign his post. After fleeing from Hungary in 1944 and settling in Austria, fate was constantly cruel to him: Totally baseless accusations that Dohnányi was a war criminal, which spread over radio stations worldwide in the summer of 1945, degenerating to a disgraceful media campaign and a performance ban, all of which left a profound mark on the Piano Concerto No.2.

Today we would like to spread awareness of his music and help this great work to secure a firm place in listeners' hearts.

‘He has a natural gift’ – Robert Schumann on Johannes Brahms

Johannes Brahms (1833–1897) completed his Symphony No.3 in F major op.90 in the summer of 1883 in Wiesbaden. Not much more is known about its origins: his correspondence mentions no word of it and compositional sketches were never found. So only rumours remain: Brahms was then 50 years old and supposedly in love with a much-younger woman. If true, it could explain the (...) mood (...), which is not often found in Brahms!, as his friend Antonín Dvořák, who wrote to the publisher Fritz Simrock in gushing tones: ‘I say without any exaggeration that this work surpasses both of his first two symphonies, maybe not in terms of stature and powerful concentration, but most definitely in terms of beauty! (...) What glorious melodies can be found there! It is pure love and the heart takes it in. Think of my words, and when you hear the symphony, you will say that I have listened well.’

Error on this page? Let us know here

Need more information on this product? Click here