"...one of the most important releases of the last years..."(www.klassik.com, November 29, 2008)
"...Best Record - SZ-Kritikerliste 2008 (List of Critics 2008)"(Sueddeutsche Zeitung, December 13, 2008)"Here everything is unique: the composer, the piece of course, the conductor, and also the SACD surround sound."(DIE ZEIT No. 51, December 11, 2008)
Zimmermann, Bernd Alois (1918-1970): Requiem for a Young Poet (1967/69)Lingual for speakers, soprano, bass, three choirs, orchestra, jazz combo, organ and electronic sounds, to texts from various poets, features and news reports
1: Prolog / Requiem I [39:37]2: Rappresentazione [5:09]3: Elegia [1:44]4: Tratto [1:09]5: Lamento [6:48] --> Sound Example6: Dona nobis pacem [8:35]Musicians:Barainsky, Claudia (Soprano)Pittman-Jennings, David (Baritone)Rotschopf, Michael (Speaker I)Lansemann, Lutz (Speaker II)Tcheque Philharmonic Choir Brno (Choir I)Slovac Philharmonic Choir (Choir II)EuropaChorAkademie (Choir III)Eric Vloeimans Quintet (Jazz Quintet)Hage, Jan (Organ)Holland Symfonia (Orchestra)Rafael, João (Live electronics)Kontarsky, Bernhard (Conductor)
CYBELE SACD 860.501 (Hybrid SACD: Stereo and 5.0 Channel Surround Sound)Total playing time: 63:10Booklet languages: English, German (76 pages in total with Digipak)A co-production with International Koorbiennale Haarlem and KRO Radio 4Supported by Kunststiftung NRWAwards: MIDEM Classical Award 2010 in two Categories: 'Recording of the Year' and 'Choral Works', 'German Record Critics' Award' (Quarterly Best 1/2009), Excellentia Award (pizzicato), 'IRR Outstanding' Award (International Record Review), '5 de Diapason of the Month' Award and othersMore about this SACD | Biographies | Reviews | Comments
Edition Artists in Conversation Vol. 1 - Professional & Private Lives (3 SACDs)With Archival and new recordings of the Hartmann family(3 Super Audio CDs Hybrid Disc - Multichannel, DSD Recording)DoelenKwartet - Groetenboer, Wilbert - Woudenberg, Arjan - Sinfonia Rotterdam - Alphen, Conrad van - Hartmann family - Dibelius, Ulrich - Wiesemann, Mirjam
