Aribert Reimann: Cantus | Ollea | Arietta | Solo for Clarinet | …Ni Una Sombra (CD)

UPC: 845221050201

Overview

This landmark 2009 Capriccio release spotlights Aribert Reimann’s most compelling vocal and wind chamber works, featuring clarinetist Jörg Widmann, soprano Mojca Erdmann, pianist Axel Bauni, and the WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln under Peter Rundel. From the expansive clarinet concerto Cantus (2005) and the haunting soprano cycle Ollea (2006) to the virtuosic clarinet solo Solo (2000), the mysterious trio …Ni Una Sombra (2005–06), and the rare Arietta for contrabass clarinet, this collection showcases Reimann’s gift for intense lyricism, dramatic color, and instrumental innovation.

Überblick (German Translation)

Diese herausragende Capriccio‑Einspielung von 2009 präsentiert Aribert Reimanns bedeutendste Werke für Sopran und Klarinette: Jörg Widmann (Klarinette/Bassettklarinette), Mojca Erdmann (Sopran), Axel Bauni (Klavier) und das WDR‑Sinfonieorchester Köln unter Peter Rundel. Vom groß angelegten Klarinettenkonzert Cantus (2005) und dem eindringlichen Liederzyklus Ollea (2006) über das virtuose Solo (2000) und das geheimnisvolle Trio …Ni Una Sombra (2005–06) bis zur seltenen Einzelwerk‑Arietta für Bassettklarinette: Reimanns Musik besticht durch intensive, expressive Klangsprache und instrumentale Raffinesse.

Product Features

• Format & Packaging: CD; Jewel case with 20‑page booklet (German & English texts and translations)
• Label & Catalog: Capriccio – 5020 / WDR 3 – 5020 (DDD; 68:00)
• Release Date: 2009
• Country: Germany
• Genre: Contemporary Classical
• Recording: Digital stereo, live studio sessions at WDR Köln
• Duration: Approx. 68 minutes
• Artwork & Design: sowiesodesign.de; photography by Arkadius Zagrabski

Track Listing

1. Cantus (2005) for clarinet and orchestra – 16:54

2. Ollea (2006) – Four poems by Heinrich Heine for soprano

   1. Sehnsüchtelei – 3:31
   2. Helena – 3:59
   3. Winter – 3:26
   4. Kluge Sterne – 3:14
3. Solo (2000) for clarinet – 9:08
4. …Ni Una Sombra (2005–06) – Trio for soprano, clarinet & piano (texts by Friedrich Rückert & Antonio Porchia) – 16:52
5. Arietta (2002) for contrabass clarinet – 4:56

Publishers and Artists

• Composer: Aribert Reimann (*1936)
• Clarinet／Basset Clarinet: Jörg Widmann (tracks 1, 5–6, 7)
• Soprano: Mojca Erdmann (tracks 2–5, 6)
• Piano: Axel Bauni (track 6)
• Orchestra & Conductor: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln; Peter Rundel (track 1)
• Producer: WDR Köln & Capriccio coproduction
• Design: sowiesodesign.de
• Photography: Arkadius Zagrabski

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