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CELLO CONCERTOS
Eckart Runge · Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin · Frank Strobel
In recent years, the jazz-like, classical and modern music by the Ukrainian composer Nikolai Kapustin (*1937) has become an inside tip on classical concert stages. During a visit to Nikolai Kasputin in Moscow ten years ago, the composer entrusted the cellist Eckart Runge with the notes for his Cello Concerto No. 1 op. 85, which, unlike the second one, had neither been performed nor recorded. The work vibrant with energy combines in unparalleled manner colourful symphonic music with the groovy sound of the big band tradition and the virtuosity of a Charlie Parker with the chamber music intimacy of a Miles Davis into a new and fulminant musical diction. With his fascinating, poly-stylistic realm of sound, mirroring an absolutely personal diction, two decades after his death Alfred Schnittke has become one of the composers of the 20thcentury permanently established in the repertoire. The Concerto for Cello and Orchestra No. 1was commissioned by the City of Munich for the inauguration of the Gasteig Cultural Centre in 1985/86.
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HENZE: DER PRINZ VON HOMBURG
STAATSORCHESTER STUTTGART · CORNELIUS MEISTER
‚But tell me, who could have written a better libretto than my friend Heinrich von Kleist. When I was searching for a language in combination with which my music could produce something new, a diction targeted by my music, I hit on the Prince. . […] The tension between the life of the individual and raison d’état, issues as to the disregard of law and order, man’s quivering before the might of ruling authorities and the courage to resist it, all of that might happen today or might have occurred one or two thousand years ago. […]Many of my endeavours in works of recent years appear through this drama to have reached a new point, i.e. a new polyphony and ist concomitant, freely chosen rigour.’ Hans-Werner Henze
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FERRUCCIO BUSONI: Early Masterpieces
Holger Groschopp, piano
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PH. SCHARWENKA
Albrecht Laurent Breuninger Lise Berthaud Oliver Triendl
Throughout his life, Philipp Scharwenka (1847-1917) was eclipsed by his younger brother, Franz Xaver Scharwenka (1850-1924), who made a world career as a piano virtuoso. It is only from the historical perspective that it becomes clear that Philipp was superior to his brother as a composer. This is demonstrated by this CD, supplementing Philipp Scharwenka’s (meagre) discography with his works for violin, viola and piano.
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PARK – ESCHENBACH
Christopher Park · NDR SINFONIEORCHESTER · CHRISTOPH ESCHENBACH
Conductor Christoph Eschenbach always promoted besides his own career young talented musicians. Like the German and Korean rooted pianist Christopher Park who started meanwhile his own successful path. In one of the meanwhile seldom moments both artists came together for a concert and production with NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester in 2014. This on the present CD documented event is compiled with solo piano pieces by Christopher Park and shows us that he has not to hide anymore his virtuos and high musically talent.
