Description
Dmitri Shostakovich – Gedichte Op. 143a / Romanzen Op. 62 & 140 / Aus Jüdischer Volkspoesie Op. 79 (CD Album)
UPC: 4006408107781
Overview
This 1998 Capriccio release showcases Dmitri Shostakovich’s rich vocal writing across three song cycles: the Six Poems of Marina Tsvetaeva Op. 143a for alto and chamber orchestra; Six Romances Op. 62/140 on texts by Raleigh, Burns and Shakespeare for bass; and the expansive cycle From Jewish Folk Poetry Op. 79 for soprano, alto, tenor and orchestra. Recorded by the Kölner Rundfunk‑Sinfonie‑Orchester under Michail Jurowski, with soloists Tamara Sinjawskaja, Stanislaw Sulejmanow, Nina Fomina and Arkadi Mischenkin, this album captures Shostakovich’s lyrical depth and orchestral color in pristine DDD stereo.
Product Features
- Format: CD, Album
- Label & Catalog: Capriccio – 10 778 (LC 8748)
- Country of Release: Germany
- Release Year: 1998
- Genre: Classical (Vocal/Orchestral)
- Recording Quality: DDD digital stereo; co‑production Westdeutscher Rundfunk & Capriccio
- Total Runtime: 56:53
Track Listing
Sechs Gedichte von Marina Tsvetaeva, Op. 143a (for Alto & Small Orchestra)
- Meine Gedichte – 3:15
- Woher diese Zärtlichkeit? – 3:29
- Dialog Hamlets mit dem Gewissen – 2:23
- Der Dichter und der Zar – 1:28
- Nein, die Trommel schlug – 2:42
- Für Anna Achmatova – 5:32
Alto Vocals: Tamara Sinjawskaja
Sechs Romanzen, Op. 62/140 (for Bass & Small Orchestra)
- An den Sohn (Raleigh) – 4:21
- O ständest du auf jener Höh’ (Burns) – 2:53
- McPhersons Lebewohl (Burns) – 2:12
- Jenny (Burns) – 1:29
- Sonett LXVI (Shakespeare) – 3:03
- Des Königs Feldzug (Traditional) – 0:52
Bass Vocals: Stanislaw Sulejmanow
Aus Jüdischer Volkspoesie, Op. 79 (Song Cycle for Soprano, Alto, Tenor & Orchestra)
- Klagelied für ein totes Kind – 2:38
- Die umständliche Mutter und Tante – 1:48
- Wiegenlied – 3:07
- Vor einem langen Abschied – 2:30
- Eine Warnung – 1:06
- Der verlassene Vater – 1:54
- Ein Lied von der Armut – 1:16
- Winter – 3:09
- Das gute Leben – 1:46
- Lied eines Mädchens – 2:28
- Glückseligkeit – 1:21
Soprano: Nina Fomina; Alto: Tamara Sinjawskaja; Tenor: Arkadi Mischenkin
Publishers and Artists
- Orchestra: Kölner Rundfunk‑Sinfonie‑Orchester
- Conductor: Michail Jurowski
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Soloists:
- Alto: Tamara Sinjawskaja
- Bass: Stanislaw Sulejmanow
- Soprano: Nina Fomina
- Tenor: Arkadi Mischenkin
- Engineers: Peter Esser (tracks 13–23), Stefan Hackspiel (tracks 1–12)
- Digital Editing: Dirk Franken (13–23), Karin Karbach (1–12)
- Producer: Christoph Held; Heiner Müller‑Adolphi
- Recording Supervisor: Siegfried Spittler
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