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VICTOR BRUNS (1904-1996)
Mathias Baier · Alexander Voigt · Berthold Große · Sung Kwon You · Soloists of Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
CD 1:
5 Pieces for bassoon and piano op. 12 (World Premiere Recording) · Wind Quintet op. 16 · 6 Pieces for contrabassoon and piano op. 80 · Sonata for bassoon and piano op. 20
CD 2:
Little Suite no. 3 for 3 bassoons and contrabassoon op. 92 · Sonata for bassoon and piano no. 3 op. 86 · Quartet for woodwinds op. 18 · Sonata for bassoon and piano no. 2 op. 45 · 4 virtuoso pieces for bassoon solo op. 93
Victor Bruns, born 1904 in Ollila in today’s Finland, wrote over 20 solo concertos, 50 chamber pieces and several ballet works. Bruns discovered the bassoon as his true vocation and moved to the Leningrad Conservatory in 1924, until he became bassoonist at Leningrad State Opera in 1927. Bruns completed his studies in composition with Vladimir Shtsherbatshov beside his work in the orchestra and he continued his compositional studies in 1946 with Boris Blacher. He worked as bassoonist of the Staatskapelle Berlin from 1946 until his retirement in 1969 and became a frequently performed composer, popular among musicians and audience alike far beyond the borders of the German Democratic Republic, whose works continue to deserve our attention. In 1960, Victor Bruns was awarded the Art Prize of the German Democratic Republic. In 1971, he was appointed an honorary member of the Berlin State Orchestra, and 20 years later the International Double Reed Society in the USA made him an honorary member.
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SCHUBERT: WINTERREISE
Stefan Vladar, piano
20 years ago, at the beginning of his career, the young baritone Bo Skovhus made his first recording of Schubert’s “Schöne Müllerin”. Now, as a famous opera and Lied interpreter he presents a new production of all 3 Schubert Cycles: “I’m very thankful to do this again. As a young men you do not reflect so much what happen. Now, when I’m older, I understand much more about. Especially for this cycle it’s important to have another point of view.” (Bo Skovhus)
Stefan Vladar, the famous Viennese pianist and his partner on the piano, shows us the virtuosity of the piano part in a new different light.
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GUSTAV MAHLER: DAS KLAGENDE LIED
SIMONE SCHNEIDER · TANJA ARIANE BAUMGARTNER · TORSTEN KERL · ADRIAN ERÖD · WIENER SINGAKADEMIE · ORF VIENNA RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA · CORNELIUS MEISTER
SONG OF LAMENTATION
for Soloists, Choir and Orchestra (1878-1880 / rev. 1899)
Text: Gustav Mahler after Ludwig Bechsteins fairy tale „Das Klagende Lied“
and „Der singende Knochen“ (The Singing Bone) by the Brothers Grimm
[1] Waldmärchen / Forest Legend (First Version 1880)
[2] Der Spielmann / The Minstrel (Revised Version, 1899)
[3] Hochzeitsstück / Wedding Piece (Revised Version, 1899)
The cantata Das klagende Lied even today constitutes a veritable rarity in concert programmes – in an age that without contradiction recognizes Mahler as one of the most eminent milestones in the music history, seeing him permanently embedded in the repertoire.
The salient significance of this large-scale, vocal symphonic work is to be seen in the fact that de facto it forms the beginning of Mahler’s familiar oeuvre, explaining and illustrating to the scholar and the exclusively listening music lover alike so many things that make up Mahler.
In the context of Das klagende Lied especially, it might justifiably be asserted that Mahler contains everything that was prior to him, but he also anticipates everything that came after him.
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FRANZ & CARL DOPPLER EDITION 4/10
Claudi Arimany · Walter Auer · Shigenori Kudo · Massimo Mercelli
[1] Konzert-Paraphrase, Op.18 über Motive aus der Oper “Die Verschworenen” (Der häusliche Krieg) von Franz Schubert D787 for two flutes and piano (F)
[2] Fantaisie Pastorale Hongroise, Op.26 for flute and piano (F)
[3] “Nocturne de Salon”, Op.17 for flute and piano (F)
[4] Morceaux favoris sur “Zampa” opéra de L.Hérold for solo flute with piano
ad libitum (F) (WPR)
[5] “Az ujabb zene gyöngyei. A Legkedveltebb Csárdások”. Füzet 4 ©
(WPR) (The recent Hungarian music pearls. The most popular Csardas. Book 4) for flute and piano
[6] Duo sur “Il Barbiere di Siviglia” opéra de G. Rossini for two solo flutes (F)
[7] Potpourri sur “Robert le Diable” nº1 opéra de G. Meyerbeer for piano and flute (F) (WPR)
[8] Potpourri sur “Robert le Diable” nº2 opéra de G. Meyerbeer for flute and piano (F) (WPR)
[9] “Valse di Bravura” for two flutes and orchestra (F) (WPR) for two flutes and orchestra
C = Carl Doppler / F=Franz Doppler / WPR=World premiere recording
The Doppler brothers played a dominant role in the K&K Monarchy’s musical life as composers, conductors, musicians and as orchestral soloists. They were on good terms with acknowledged artists of the era, such as Ferenc Liszt, Ferenc Erkel, or Jozsef Bajza.
This is the fourth release in a set of 10 CDs comprising the Dopplers' complete music for flute(s), including various arrangements. Flautist Claudi Arimany spent decades researching this project, inspiring many famous musicians to become involved in its realisation.
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DANIEL BEHLE - NOSTALGIA
WDR RUNDFUNKCHOR KÖLN WDR FUNKHAUSORCHESTER KÖLN · HELMUTH FROSCHAUER
[1] FRIEDRICH VON FLOTOW: Martha: „Ach, so fromm, ach so traut“
[2] OTTO NICOLAI: Die lustigen Weiber von Windsor
[3] ALBERT LORTZING: Zar und Zimmermann: Holzschuhtanz
[4] ADOLPHE ADAM: Der Postillon von Lonjumeau
[5] KARL GOLDMARK: Die Königin von Saba
[6] FRANÇOIS-ADRIEN BOILDIEU: Die weiße Dame
[7] FRANZ LEHAR: Eva
[8] FRANZ LEHAR: Giuditta
[9] FRANZ LEHAR: Der Zarewitsch
[10] DANIEL BEHLE: In Köln
[11] ROBERT STOLZ: Ob blond, ob braun, ich liebe alle Frau’n
[12] HANS MAY / ERNST NEUBACH: Ein Lied geht um die Welt
[13] GERHARD WINKLER: Chianti Lied
[14] HANS MAY/ ERNST NEUBACH: Heut ist der schönste Tag
Daniel Behle is one of the most versatile German tenors, with successes in concerts, recitals and the opera alike: “The basic idea for this programme was originally a homage to the golden 1950s and 1960s and my favourite singer of that time, Fritz Wunderlich. Earlier, not everything used to be bad, and for this reason I find it legitimate to ‘re-animate’ the greatest ‘pearls’ once more and present them to a younger audience.”
