Mahler: Urlicht is a recording of selected songs for voice and piano from various collections of
the composer’s Lieder, including his early settings from Des Knaben Wunderhorn, the later Wunderhorn Lieder that Mahler set in the 1890s in versions with both orchestral and keyboard accompaniment, and also his Rűckert-Lieder, performed by the young mezzo soprano Christianne Stotijn accompanied by Julius Drake.
Month: June 2007
MAHLER: Urlicht
VIVALDI: Arie per basso
In 2001 the recording company Naïve and the Istituto per beni musicali in Piemonte began a large-scale undertaking of recording the vast holdings of Vivaldi’s musical library.
Jan·?ek , From the House of the Dead
http://www.musicweb-international.com/SandH/2007/Jan-Jun07/janacek3105.htm
Italiana restored: Rossini’s afterthougts staged in Vicenza
Vicenza’s Teatro Olimpico, a jewel of Renaissance architecture inaugurated in 1585 and seating around 500, hosted in early June a run of three performances of Rossini’s Italiana in Algeri.
Wiener Staatsoper: Dominique Meyer wird Direktor ab 2010
http://www.diepresse.at/home/kultur/news/308760/index.do?_vl_backlink=/home/index.do
Pasatieri’s return to opera impressive
The June 2 world premiere of “Frau Margot” at the Fort Worth Opera might be regarded as “an historic return,” for this is Thomas Pasitieri’s first opera in 18 years.
BUSONI : Songs
Doktor Faust eclipses most of Ferrucio’s Busoni’s other work in terms of popularity. Surprisingly, though, he wrote little song. Only 40 pieces remain, many written in his youth.
The Gambler
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/stage/opera/article1877800.ece