Luciano Berio - in memoriam
Rendering
Stanze
Dietrich Henschel, baritone
French Army Chorus
Orchestre de Paris
Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Track listing
8 tracks · 62:51Luciano Berio
- Rendering (1989)for orchestra 34:38
- 1 I. Allegro 9:25
- 2 II. 12:46
- 3 III. 12:27
- Stanze (2003)for baritone, three small male choirs and orchestra 28:13
- 4 I. Tenebrae (Paul Celan) 8:02
- 5 II. Congedo del Viaggiatore cerimonioso (Giorgio Caproni) 4:34
- 6 III. (Edoardo Sanguineti) 5:00
- 7 IV. (Alfred Brendel) 4:24
- 8 V. Die Schlacht (Dan Pagis) 6:13
About this recording
This CD pays tribute to the late Italian composer Luciano Berio and includes the world première recording of his last composition, Stanze (2003). The work was the result of a commission by the Orchestre de Paris and received its first performance in Paris under Christoph Eschenbach in January 2004. Written for baritone, three small male choirs and orchestra, Stanze consists of settings of texts by five poets that were important for Berio: Paul Celan, Giorgio Caproni, Edoardo Sanguineti, Alfred Brendel and Dan Pagis. This recording features Dietrich Henschel as soloist, as well as the French Army Chorus.
Christoph Eschenbach leads the Orchestre de Paris also in Rendering (1988-89), an orchestral work based on sketches which Franz Schubert made for a Symphony in D major (D963A), in addition to fragments derived from other Schubert works. Berio filled in the gaps with his own music, and the difference between the two worlds - Schubert and Berio - is one of the major factors in the identity of this work.
Features
Booklet with liner notes in English, German, French and Finnish, and the sung texts in the original language and in English
Press
Dietrich Henschel's performance is extraordinary, one of the most impressive vocal displays to come along in many a moon. (...) Billed as "Luciano Berio: In Memoriam", this disc offers an ideal tribute to a major figure in 20th century music.
David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com, September 2005, Disc of the Month, Artistic Quality 10 / Sound Quality 10
The artists
Dietrich Henschel
Dietrich Henschel began his international career with the title roles of two opera productions: Henze's Der Prinz von Homburg at the Deutsche Oper Berlin and Busoni's Doktor Faust at the Opéra National de Lyon. These appearances were followed immediately by engagements at the two opera houses in Paris: at the Châtelet Gluck's Alceste with Gardiner, Doktor Faust with Nagano and Die schweigsame Frau with Dohnanyi; at the Opéra National de Paris he appeared as Pelléas in Bob Wilson's legendary production of Debussy's Pelléas et Mélisande and as the Count in Robert Carsen's production of Strauss Capriccio.
Orchestre de Paris
Founded in 1967, the Orchestre de Paris grew out of the renowned Société des Concerts du Conservatoire, the oldest symphonic ensemble in France, which was established in 1828 by François Habeneck, who was the first exponent of Beethoven's symphonies in France.