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Korngold - Lieder des Abshieds (Songs of Farewell) Op 14, Symphony in F sharp major Op 40

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Label: Chandos - Classics

Cat No: CHAN10431X

Barcode: 0095115143124

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 2nd July 2007

Works

Korngold, Erich Wolfgang

Abschiedslieder (4) (Songs of Farewell), op.14
Symphony in F sharp major, op.40

Artists

Linda Finnie (contralto)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor

Sir Edward Downes

Works

Korngold, Erich Wolfgang

Abschiedslieder (4) (Songs of Farewell), op.14
Symphony in F sharp major, op.40

Artists

Linda Finnie (contralto)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductor

Sir Edward Downes

About

Scored for large forces – the rare Symphony in F Sharp major is a work of real imaginative power and ranks alongside the major symphonic works of Mahler and Bruckner; with a powerful and deeply felt slow movement of grandiose character.

It is coupled with the exquisite yet, rarely performed Lieder des Abshieds, a cycle of four orchestral songs are much earlier and completed in 1920; clearly influenced by Strauss, Mahler and Zemlinsky and performed here with the persuasive soloist, Linda Finnie. Conducted by Edward Downes, the BBC Philharmonic performs with enthusiasm and sensitivity.

These are richly inventive and brilliantly scored works, sadly neglected but making a welcome return, and at the first time on Chandos Classics.

Quotes from original release:
"Korngold’s lush orchestration needs sound with a full bloom, and the Chandos engineers provide that in spades." The Times
"Downes’s insightful reading (and the BBC Philharmonic’s impeccable playing) is all that the discerning Korngold collector could wish for, especially when coupled with Linda Finnie’s rapt and majestic account of the Lieder des Abshieds cycle." Gramophone Critic’s Choice